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BRPDInitiated-PrimaryAirportsRev.jwd 06-17-20 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED _ AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE), ARTICLE I & ARTICLE 5 RELATING TO PRIMARY AIRPORTS The Planning Director has initiated the following amendments to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 1 and Article 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to Primary Airports. The purpose of these amendments is to establish a land use called "Primary Airport" by adding a definition, identifying accessory land uses, and adding the land use as a permitted use within the County's Limited Industrial (ML) and General Industrial (MG) zoning districts. BACKGROUND The Planning Director is initiating an amendment to the Zoning Code relating to Primary Airports. Currently, the only reference in the Zoning Code that refers to an airport type use is listed as "airfields, heliports and private landing strips." Additionally, these uses are not defined in the Zoning Code and do not mention any accessory uses that may normally be associated with them. This amendment will define "Primary Airport" in the definition section of the Zoning Code, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Also included in the definition is a general list of accessory land uses that are normally associated with a Primary Airport. This definition is as follows: "Primary airport" means a publicly owned airport that has more than 10,000 passenger boardings each calendar year, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Standard accessory uses for Primary Airports include, but are not limited to, retail establishments for shopping including duty- free shops, dining establishments that may be consolidated in food courts, automobile rentals, service businesses, offices, conference centers and hotels. The accessory uses must be located on publicly owned lands and support airport operations. -1-