2017-3-15 Land Use Policy Guide FINAL COMPLETE 06.07.2018

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Policy 118: Evaluate County Zoning Code Section 15-5-72(a)(17) relating to "livestock production of piggeries, apiaries, and pen feeding of livestock shall be [ ... ] located no closer than one thousand feet away from any major public street or from any other zoning district." ■ Define what qualifies as an "apiary", - Determine if the minimum distance of 1,000 feet from any public street or other zone is appropriate for each use referenced; recommend revision to minimum distance if research justifies adopting new minimum distances. 5.4 Scenic Areas, Viewsheds, & Open Space Policy 35: Develop and establish viewshed regulations to preserve and to protect scenic resources, vistas, viewsheds, open space, prominent landscapes, and areas of natural beauty identified in the General Plan. • Conduct a scenic resources inventory and map for the Hamakua Planning Area; • Develop a corridor management plan to direct viewshed protections along roadways; • Consider structural setbacks from major thoroughfares and highways to protect viewshed. (Charter 13-29, HRS 205A, GP 7.2(a), 7.2(b), 7.3(b), 7.3(e), 7.3(f), 7.3(h), 7.3(i), & 14.8.3(d)) Policy 36: Amend the Zoning Code to create a conservation designation for lands (or portions thereof) that should be kept in a largely natural state but that may not be in the Conservation District, such as certain important viewsheds, riparian buffer areas, gulches, and very steep slopes. (GP 14.8.3 (e)) 5.5 tcosystems ana Watersneas Develop and adopt policies (including setback requirements) to protect riparian (streamside) areas from incompatible development and uses. o iTcy 4T To further ecosystem protections, revise Planning Department Rule 17, Landscaping Requirements, to incorporate and encourage native and noninvasive alternatives for landscaping and restoration activities for Plan Review and County projects, and to include the noxious weed list from Hawaii Administrative Rules 4-68 and the invasive plant lists from the Hawaii -Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (HPWRA) as plants to avoid. Consult HPWRA's Plant Pono program (http://plantpono.org) and collaborate with the Big Island Invasive Committee (BIISC) and the University of Hawaii to determine which native and noninvasive plants to include with this rule revision. See also Policy 36 and Policy 86 Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide 15