9890 Kahakai Rd, Waimea, HI 96796

Open Space/Parks - Special Treatment District - Coastal Edge

The Open District is established and regulated to create and maintain an adequate and functional amount of predominantly open land to provide for the recreational and aesthetic needs of the community or to provide for the effective functioning of land, air, water, plant and animal systems or communities. To preserve, maintain or improve the essential characteristics of land and water areas that are: Of significant value to the public as scenic or recreational resources; Important to the overall structure and organization of urban areas and which provide accessible and usable open areas for recreational and aesthetic purposes; Necessary to insulate or buffer the public and places of residence from undesirable environmental factors caused by, or related to, particular uses such as noise, dust, and visually offensive elements.; Special Treatment - Coastal Edge: The Special Treatment District specifies the additional performance required when critical or valuable social or aesthetic characteristics of the environment or community exist in the same area as a parcel where particular functions or uses may be developed. To designate and guide development of County areas which because of unique or critical cultural, physical or locational characteristics have particular significance or value to the general public. To ensure that development within those areas recognize, preserve, maintain and contribute to the enhancement of those characteristics which are of particular significance or value to the general public. To ensure that development within those applicable areas is constructed in a manner that safely mitigates impacts from coastal hazards, including but not limited to sea level rise, coastal erosion, high wave runup, passive flooding, and an increased frequency and intensity of storms. Any of these districts may overlap any Use Districts, creating accumulated regulations that more nearly relate to the conditions of the specific location where the development or use may occur.