PD Recommendation Report (PL-SMA-2021-000007)

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and a PV system for energy,the small scale of the proposed project would not produce any major secondary impacts, such as population changes or effects on public facilities. In itselfhas no substantial adverse effect but cumulatively has considerable adverse effect upon the environment or involves a commitment for larger actions: The adverse effects of building a single-family residence are limited to very minor and temporary disturbance to traffic, air quality, noise, and visual quality during construction. This area is isolated from sweeping or coastal views and there are no traffic issues associated with the highway access point, which provides access for a few properties and therefore will generate negligible traffic increases. There are no substantial government or private projects in construction or planning in the area, and no accumulation of adverse construction effects would be expected. Other than the precautions for preventing adverse effects during construction listed above, no special mitigation measures will be required for this proposed project. Substantially affects a rare, threatened, or endangered species of animal or plant, or its habitat: The site has been surveyed for threatened and endangered plants, and none were observed or recorded. Other than Hawaiian hoary bats and Hawaiian hawks, island wide-ranging species will experience no adverse impacts due to mitigation through seasonal timing of vegetation removal and seasonal hawk surveys as needed. There are no rare, threatened, or endangered faunal species known to exist on or near the property, and none would be affected by any project activities. Only very minor exterior lighting is planned, and it will be down-shielded and will consist of blue-deficient lighting such as filtered LED lights or amber LED lights, with a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 2700 Kelvin. This will reduce the risk that transiting threatened or endangered seabirds may be attracted to and then disoriented by the lighting. Detrimentally affects air or water quality or ambient noise levels: No substantial effects to air, water, or ambient noise would occur from the proposed project. Brief, temporary effects that are common to all construction projects (i.e., noise, dust) would occur during construction and would be mitigated. The context of the property's location, with no residences, parks, or other sensitive uses nearby, will help avoid noise impacts. Erosion and sedimentation impacts will be avoided by implementation of Best -6-