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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project <br /> <br />0±®¦± ¬ 3´¢¢¤²² <br /> <br />It SMA policies have had just <br />limited success in protecting scenic resources within Maui coastal zone. <br />There are several reasons for the modest performance, including: <br />1. Existing Community Plan and Zoning Designations. <br />developed shoreline and coastal lands were community planned and zoned in <br />ch significant development <br />could impact scenic early community plans neither <br />documented the scenic resources warranting special protections nor provided <br />sufficient guidance to help mitigate development impacts. As such, during a <br />period of prolonged and rapid urbanization <br />SMA permitting was the principal safeguard to address scenic resource <br />impacts, but it was just modestly successful at protecting these resources. <br /> <br />2. Lack of Scenic Resources Protection Process, Procedures and <br />Standards. Although developments within the SMA are reviewed for <br />consistency with SMA scenic resource objectives and policies, there are no <br />criteria for determining when an impact has occurred, if the impact is <br />acceptable or not acceptable, and what measures should be taken to mitigate <br />scenic resource impacts. The current SMA process relies upon the discretion <br />of most likely has not received formal training <br />nor been provided with sufficient guidance for how best to mitigate scenic <br />resource impacts within the SMA. <br /> <br /> <br />Considerable urban development SMA boundaries. <br /> <br />Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page | 8 <br /> <br /> <br />