PD Recommendation Report PL-SMA-2024-000049

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public use or recreation in this area as it is limited by topography. In reviewing the proposed development against the factors that may constitute a substantial adverse effect as listed under Planning Commission Rule 9-10 (H) (1-10), it has been determined that the proposed project to construct a single-family dwelling and related improvements on 2.56-acres of land will not have a significant adverse environmental or ecological effect upon the Special Management Area. This determination is based on the following: In review of the SMA guidelines as listed under HRS 205A-26, the proposed development is consistent with the objectives and policies as provided by Chapter 205A-26, HRS, and Special Management Area guidelines contained in Rule No. 9 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. The purpose of Chapter 205A-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) and Rule 9 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, is to preserve, protect, and where possible, to restore the natural resources of the coastal zone areas. Therefore, special controls on development within an area along the shoreline are necessary to avoid permanent loss of valuable resources and the foreclosure of management options. The objectives and policies of Chapter 205A-26, HRS and Rule 9-10(h) include, but are not limited to, the protection of coastal recreational resources, historic resources, scenic and open space resources, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, beaches, and controlling development in coastal hazard areas. The proposed development of a single-family dwelling and related improvements is consistent with the objectives and policies of the Coastal Zone Management Program (Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes)including: Recreational Resources: The proposed project will support public coastal recreational opportunities by not interfering with or impeding any public shoreline access. The proposed dwelling will be sited over 200 feet from the makai boundary of the parcel, which terminates at an approximately 120-foot high pali and is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land at the base of the Pali. The nearest shoreline public access way is the Laupdhoehoe Point Beach Park approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the subject site. Thus, the -4-