2024-11-21 Moku Loa Hawaii Island Sierra Club Testimony (2)

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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project resource protection program. Any program developed should include the following key elements that are already supported by County policy: • Identification of scenic view planes, areas of natural beauty, and other visual resources by mapping them (HRS 205A-2(c)(3)(A)); • Establishment of application requirements for all land use and construction reviews to assess potential impacts on view planes and other natural and scenic beauty resources, likely including line-of-sight analysis (GP 7.3 (e), (h), & (i)); and • Development of permit conditions, such as design guidelines, landscaping, screening, or structural setbacks from major thoroughfares and highways, to mitigate any visual impacts from development (GP 7.3(f)). The following summarizes this study's recommendations: 1 . Identification of scenic view planes, areas of natural beauty, and other visual resources. 1 .A Conduct additional community outreach to support recommendations 1 .13 and 1 .C. 1 .13 Rate the viewsheds and roadway corridors documented in the Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project (June, 2016); and 1 .0 Develop scenic resource and viewshed corridor maps. 2. Develop administrative rules to implement Hawaii County Code §25-6-60. These rules will provide a consistent framework and process for the implementation of HCC §25-6-60. The rules should include: 1 . Purpose and intent language; 2. Criteria used to determine significant impacts when reviewing development projects; 3. An application review and approval process for the review of development projects; and 4. Application content requirements. Models documented in this report include: Napa, California; Stowe Vermont; and State Department of Environmental Protection, Maine. Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page 129