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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project <br /> Maui County's Experience <br /> HRS Chapter 205A requires that the SMA boundary be located at least 100 yards inland <br /> from the shoreline. However, Maui County's Special Management Area typically <br /> extends inland to the nearest State Highway paralleling the coastline, which in coastal <br /> communities like Kihei, extends nearly a mile inland. In some areas, Maui County's <br /> Special Management Area extends inland of the State highway, such as in Kahului, <br /> where the boundary extends approximately 3,000 feet inland to the intersection of <br /> Wakea Avenue and West Kamehameha Avenue. Because a preponderance of Maui's <br /> urban lands are located along the shoreline and inland of the State Highways, much of <br /> its urban development has been subject to SMA permitting requirements, which <br /> requires an analysis of consistency with HRS 205A-2 (c) (3). <br /> SMA Permitting <br /> Maui County SMA Minor permits are approved administratively by the Planning <br /> Department. Maui County SMA Major Permits are processed by the Planning <br /> Department, but ultimately approved, approved with conditions, or denied by the Maui <br /> Planning Commission. The Planning Department prepares the staff and <br /> recommendation reports and transmits these to the Maui Planning Commission for <br /> decision making at a noticed public hearing. <br /> Prior to finalizing its staff and recommendation reports, the Planning Department will <br /> require that the project be presented to the County's Urban Design and Review Board <br /> (UDRB) for comment. The UDRB is a nine member board appointed by the Mayor that <br /> has specialized professional expertise in urban design. The UDRB will review the <br /> project's site plan, architecture and civil engineering. It is not uncommon for the UDRB <br /> to raise concerns pertaining to scenic resource impacts. Thus, the SMA permitting <br /> process provides the Planning Department, UDRB and the Maui Planning Commission <br /> the opportunity to address development impacts to scenic resources within the coastal <br /> zone. <br /> Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page 17 <br />