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396002008: Open (ope) <br /> 396002037: Open (ope) <br /> 396002038: Open (ope), Medium Density Urban (mdu), Resort (res) <br /> 396002041: Road <br /> 396002053: Road <br /> 28. State Land Use Zoning District: The subject parcels are primarily within the State Land <br /> Use (SLU) Urban District, except for those areas within 150 feet of the shoreline that are <br /> within the SLU Conservation District. <br /> 29. Kau Community Development Plan (KCDP): The Ka'u CDP, was adopted by <br /> Ordinance 17-66 on October 17,2017,by the Hawai`i County Council.The significant of the <br /> Project area was highlighted in the KCDP which states that a large number of CDP <br /> objectives and strategies intersect at Punalu'u, which has a rich ecological, historical, and <br /> cultural legacy and outlines a community-driven, collaborative process for planning the <br /> future ofPunalu'u. <br /> 30. Special Management Area(SMA): A majority of the project area is located entirely within <br /> the Special Management Area(SMA);however,TMK: 9-5-019:024,which is located mauka <br /> of Mdmalahoa Highway (State Rte. 11) is not within the SMA. The following parcels are <br /> also considered "shoreline parcels" as defined by Section 205A-41(as amended), Hawaii <br /> Revised Statutes(HRS): TMKs: 9-5-019:011, 9-6-001:006, 9-6-001:003, and 9-6-001:002. <br /> Staff notes that portions of the shoreline frontage area are under the management of the <br /> County of Hawaii as the Black Sands Beach Park complex. A review of this use indicates <br /> that facility maintenance activities for the County Park are continuous and ongoing by <br /> County staff in all areas of the Beach Park complex. <br /> 31. HRS Chapter 343:Based on a review of the project components within the SMA area,there <br /> are no triggers that would require an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental <br /> Impact Statement(EIS). The applicant submitted a review of the specific actions that trigger <br /> the EA/EIS and the Planning Department has concurred with the review (Planning <br /> Department Exhibit 4—Email dated December 29,2023). Staff notes that a Final EIS was <br /> completed in 1988 to develop the Punalu'u Resort, and a Draft EIS was completed in 2006 <br /> for a project that was not completed; the applicant has conducted numerous additional <br /> studies and reviews for this current application. <br /> -8- <br />