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Policy 19 Amend Planning Department Rule 11 to establish shoreline setbacks for the Hamakua CDP Planning Area at the earliest stages of the land use planning and development process. The minimum shoreline setback from the top of cliff shall be either: a) A minimum of 40 feet from the top of cliff, in addition to a distance equal to the average elevation of the top of cliff within the subject parcel; or, b) A minimum of 40 feet from the top of cliff, in addition to a distance equal to the anticipated 100 years of erosion as determined by a coastal erosion study. This study, including a cliff stability analysis and/or a geological analysis, shall be conducted by a licensed engineer. This policy shall only apply to properties that are located within the Special Management Area and abutting or within five hundred feet of the shoreline. For lots created (final subdivision approval or a legal lot of record as determined by the Planning Department) prior to the date of adoption of the Hamakua CDP with an average lot depth of two hundred feet or less, the shoreline setback line shall be a minimum of 40 feet from top of cliff. Policy 20 Develop objective guidelines for determining and defining the "top of cliff". (HRS 205A-1, and HAIR Section 13-222-2, Planning Department Rule 11.) • Add references to "top of cliff" to Criteria for Shoreline Setback Variances in Planning Commission Rule 8. Policy 22 To further protect coastal resources in the Special Management Area, review SMA boundaries in the Hamakua Planning Area and initiate appropriate amendments; • Consider proximity to coastline and assess vulnerabilities to coastal changes; • Consider including within the SMA boundaries appropriate near -shore riparian corridors. Policy 27 Amend the Zoning Code Section 25-2-71 to require Plan Approval for commercial open area recreational uses in the "Important Agriculture Land" and "Extensive Agriculture" designations. Policy 29 Revise Planning Commission Rule 6, and/or to the Special Permit Application form (for Special Permits in the Agricultural District) to include clarity on the potential impacts to be evaluated in the application process and to clearly articulate the types of mitigating conditions that may be required. (HRS 205-6(c) and Planning Commission Rules 6- 3(a)(5)(G), 6-7, & 6-8). Policy 30 Amend the County Code and associated Planning Department Rules to establish reporting and inspection requirements, as well as enforcement for additional farm dwellings to ensure that dwellings are used for farm -related purposes. Policy 37 Develop and establish viewshed regulations to preserve and to protect from obstruction scenic resources, vistas, viewsheds, open space, prominent landscapes, and areas of natural beauty identified in the General Plan. 14 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies