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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project <br /> <br />6) Is located on a major or minor arterial highway, or collector road. <br />7) Significantly possesses at least one of the following intrinsic qualities: scenic, <br />natural, historic, cultural, archaeological, recreational, or demonstrates local, <br />private, and public support and participation. <br />Moreover, the ordinance establishes a clear process for the establishment of scenic <br />resource corridors. These steps include: <br />1) The Planning Director or Council introduces a resolution to initiate the <br />establishment of a scenic corridor. <br />2) Notice is served to all owners and lessees of property within 300 feet of the <br />proposed corridor. <br />3) Within 24 months of the adoption of the resolution, the Planning Director or a <br />corridor advocacy group identified in the resolution completes a corridor <br />management plan and enabling ordinance. A scenic corridor management plan <br />is a written document that assesses the intrinsic qualities of the corridor and <br />specifies actions, procedures, controls, and administrative as well as community <br />strategies that will be pursued to maintain those qualities. <br />4) Within 120 days, the Planning Commission reviews the proposed plan and <br />ordinance, holds a public hearing, and makes a recommendation to Council. <br />5) The Council may adopt the plan by ordinance, with or without conditions. <br />Programmatic Needs <br /> <br />While the County has a strong policy foundation upon which to develop a scenic <br />1 <br />resources protection program, such a program has not yet been developed. <br />Programmatic gaps that currently exist include: <br /> Establishing scenic roadway corridors pursuant to the requirements of Hawaii <br />County Code §25-6-60; <br /> Preparing the Scenic Corridor Management Plan; <br /> Developing application requirements; <br /> Developing permit conditions, such as design guidelines, landscaping, screening, <br />or structural setbacks from major thoroughfares and highways, to mitigate any <br />visual impacts from development. <br /> <br />ΐ <br /> 3¤¤ 0 ¦¤² ΐ ³§±®´¦§ Β ®¥ ³§¤ ( ¶ ¨¨ #®´­³¸ 3¢¤­¨¢ 2¤²®´±¢¤² )­µ¤­³®±¸  ­£ - ¯¯¨­¦ 0±®©¤¢³ &¨­ « -¤³§®£² <br />2¤¯®±³ȁ <br /> <br />Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page | 3 <br /> <br /> <br />