PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000038)

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Planning Department to SHPD via their online review portal HICRIS (No. 2023PR01257); to date no response has been received. 29. Cultural Resources: The subject parcel is not adjacent to the shoreline and there are no known trails that traverse or cross the project site. The current shoreline access runs along the southern property boundary along Kahakai Road towards a shoreline trial makai of the subject parcel and across Kahakai Road. The subject site is fully developed, and has been completely graded during the past development, and the existing foundation structure. As such no cultural resources would be anticipated to exist on the parcel. 30. Public Access: Shoreline access is provided via a trail that runs along Kahakai Road towards a shoreline access path located makai of the project site. The proposed project will not impact current access and will aim to improve pedestrian access around the project parcel by improving sidewalks. 31. Coastal Resources: The proposed development is not adjacent to the shoreline, and is separated by the shoreline development by the north-south section of Kahakai Road that bounds the makai side of the subject parcel. To address any potential flooding impacts the applicant has designed the project to not direct any stormwater towards the ocean, and drywells (subject to State approval) will be designed to accommodate stormwater. Additionally, excess water from the development will be directed to landscaped areas to absorb some of the water. The proposed project should not have any impact on coastal resources in this area. 32. Recreational Resources: Recreational resources include the shoreline access trail that runs along the southern property boundary on Kahakai Road to a shoreline path located makai of the subject parcel. There are no specific recreational resources located on the subject parcel, however, the proposed project aims to improve the shoreline trail by building pedestrian sidewalks to accommodate visitors in this area. 33. Scenic and Open Space Resources: Coastal views from the subject parcel are already diminished by the existing development fronting the shoreline and as such, the proposed development will not impact views or open space resources in this area. The applicant has addressed viewplane impacts and plans to mitigate any potential impacts by recessing the structures at least 20-feet from Ali`i Drive which will include landscaping within and around the project site. Additionally, the applicant will utilize color schemes and -5-