PD Recommendation Report (SMA 21-000078)

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(4) substantially affects the economic or social welfare and activities of the community,County or State. (5) involves substantial secondary impacts, such as population changes and effects on public facilities. (6) in itself has no substantial adverse effect but cumulatively has considerable adverse effect upon the environment or involves a commitment for larger actions. (7) substantially affects a rare, threatened, or endangered species of animal or plant, or its habitat. (8) detrimentally affects air or water quality or ambient noise levels. (9) affects an environmentally sensitive area, such as flood plain, tsunami zone, erosion-prone area, geologically hazardous land, estuary, fresh water, or coastal water; or (10) is contrary to the objectives and policies of the Coastal Zone Management Program and the Special Management Area Guidelines of Chapter 205A, HRS. It should be noted that under Planning Commission Rule 9-10 (H) (9), a proposed use, activity or operation may constitute a substantial adverse impact if it affects an environmentally sensitive areas, such as flood plain, tsunami zone, erosion-prone area, geologically hazardous land, estuary, fresh water, or coastal water. In this review, it has been determined that the subject property is located approximately 200 feet from the shoreline, and the proposed project will not have any activity within the shoreline area. Additionally, the shoreline public access trail located adjacent to the subject parcel will not be affected by this project and pedestrian access along this trail will remain at its current state throughout the project development and use. Some unavoidable visual impacts will occur from the proposed development; however, they will be moderate due to the existing development located makai of the project site and topography of Ali'i Drive. Presently there are no coastal views from Ali'i Drive across the subject property due to the adjacent existing condominium. The project site is currently overgrown with non-native and invasive trees and shrubs; therefore, the development and associated landscaping will aim to improve the visual nature of the site and align with the existing development located on adjacent parcels. -3-