2024-11-1 Chuck Flaherty Testimony GP 2045 2 of 2

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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project 0±®¦± ¬ %«¤¬¤³² Major program elements include: Standardized review and approval process. The RHOD process is codified in the Townoverlay district ordinance, which clearly describes considered to ; projects having significant impacts are subject to DRB review. The ordinance also contains standards and guidelines for determining potential impacts to vantage points and for guiding development in a manner that minimizes its impact upon scenic resources. Application Submission/Content Requirements application submission/content requirements are materials that may include: 1) Site development plan, 2) Grading plan, 3) Lighting plan, 4) Visibility studies, 5) Stormwater management/erosion control plan, 6) architectural plans and renderings, 7) Access plan, and 8) Slope analysis. Visibility studies may include viewshed analysis, line of site sections, site photography and other means to assess the visual impact of the proposed application. On site measures such as plywood and pole mock-ups, and survey tape layout of site elements may also be required in the event the site is deemed to be sensitive by the DRB. Standards and Guidelines. The RHOD ordinance contains Standards and Guidelines that the Applicant, Staff and the DRB rely upon to mitigate scenic resource impacts. The ordinance defines the following terms as follows: "Adverse" indicates a negative impact on an identified resource. "Undue Adverse" indicates that the proposed development violates one or more of the Standards set forth in this ordinance and that the impacts cannot be mitigated. Standards are statements that express the development and design intentions of this overlay district. All development within this district must comply with these standards. The Standards reflect Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page | 16