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v os~ 1-~ ~r COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII .~h•~.M' . BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. DRAFT AMENDING DEFINITION OF "FAMILY" AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, SUBSECTION 25-1-5(b), (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, SUBSECTION 25-2-61(a), APPLICABILITY; USE PERMIT REQUIRED. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 25, article 1, subsection 25-1-5(b), (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "family" to read as follows: ""Family" means an individual or two or more persons related by blood, state- sanctioned adoption, foster parentage, guardianship or marriage, or a group of not more than five unrelated persons (excluding servants), occupying a dwelling unit. The term includes individuals in larger group living situations described as group living facilities and family child care homes and a group of not more than eieht unrelated persons plus into two resident staff members, livine in a dwelling otherwise licensed or certified by the department of health provided that if more than one such licensed or certified dwelling on a tax map ke~arcel, or there is another such licensed or certified dwellin¢ located within five hundred feet, the number of unrelated persons in each dwelling shall not exceed five, plus up to two resident staff members." SECTION 2. Chapter 25, Article 1, Subsection 25-2-61, Applicability; use permit required (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection (a)(6) to read as follows: (a) The following uses shall be permitted within designated County zoning districts only if a use permit is obtained for the use from the commission: (1) Bed and breakfast establishments in RS districts. (2) Crematoriums in all districts. (3) Churches, temples and synagogues, including meeting facilities for churches, temples, synagogues and other such institutions, in RS, RD, RM, RA, FA and A districts; provided that a minimum building site area of ten thousand square feet is required within the RS, RD, RM, and RA districts.