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5.6 Sacred Places — Waipi'o <br />Policy 52: <br />Designate Waipi'o Valley, including the Valley rim, as a Wahi Pana and create a resource protection overlay <br />and regulations that will protect Waipi'o Valley's natural resources, preserve its storied past and perpetuate its <br />agricultural traditions and unique rural lifestyle. <br />The Wahi Pana designation should address the following: <br />■ Create a Natural Resource Overlay Zone: <br />o Prepare viewshed siting guidelines in the County Zoning Code for parcels along the southeast and <br />eastern portions of Waipi'o Valley rim (GP Policy 7.3 (b)); <br />o Extend the SMA boundary beyond Waipi'o Valley on the east and southeast Valley rim to ensure <br />that greater setbacks and viewshed protections are incorporated into the review of structures in <br />those areas; <br />■ Collaborate with Community Groups: <br />o Collaborate with the Waipi'o Valley community to develop along range management plan for <br />Waipi'o that addresses public access, carrying capacity, resource management, and potential <br />funding sources for on-going maintenance of streams and roads. <br />o Support community organizations such as the Waipi'o Valley Stakeholders Alliance, the <br />Waipi'o Community Circle, the Traditional Waipi'o Taro Farmers Assoc., and Hd Ola O <br />Waipi'o Valley in developing and implementing a community-based watershed plan based <br />on the Waipi'o Valley Stream Management Plan. <br />5.7 Affordable Housing Options <br />Policy 61 <br />Develop and implement a County -wide, cross -agency affordable housing plan. <br />• Develop affordable housing options within existing towns and villages, near services, and critical <br />infrastructure. <br />• Propose and support amendments to the County's taxing powers as a means to increase the supply of <br />affordable housing. <br />• Revise the Zoning Code, Chapter 25, relating to 'Ohana Dwellings and develop an Accessory Dwelling <br />Unit policy aimed at facilitating affordable housing and aging -in-place opportunities. Evaluate and <br />incorporate applicable policy criteria from the City and County of Honolulu's Chapter 21 Accessory <br />Dwelling Unit policy; see also www.accessorvdwellings.org as a resource for how other municipalities <br />are handling accessory dwelling unit regulations. <br />• Revise the building code requirements for renovating older houses to facilitate the redevelopment of <br />affordable housing. <br />Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide 16 <br />