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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ZONING CODE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCII, OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide greater scrutiny over the establishment of large [department] retail or membership stores that may include [a gFeeefy-seetien] groceries -defined as "superstores" in this ordinance - by limiting them to a new zoning district, the "Superstore" district, and establishing a cap on "gross floor area" in order to: 1) reduce substantial, negative impacts to the community. including noise, traffic, flooding from impervious surfaces, and loss of community character; 2) reduce additional costs on public facilities, infrastructure (roads, sewers, water, etc.) and services (police, Tire, etc.): 3) foster a competitive and diverse mia of retail establishments: 4) protect local retailers who provide diverse products and who support local farmers; 5) encourage and support small businesses that have been an integral part of the landscape; 6) provide more efficient use of land: 7) encourage the purchase of locally-grown produce by stores that sell groceries: 8) utilize the more pedestrian-friendly "village" concept being advocated in Community Development Plans by perpetuating walkable, bikeable. small town communities: 9) promote tourism by providing more locally-produced products that characterize our island community; 10) lessen our oil dependency: 11) use very 'smart growth' policies that the island is seeking to follow: 12) reduce light pollution; and 13) generate substantially greater economic impact on spending within the local community. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a definition for "groceries" to read as follows: "'Groceries' means food and drink for human consumption, including beer, wine, and liquor. SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition for "Retail establishment" to read as follows: ""Retail establishment" means an establishment which sells commodities or goods to the consumer and may include display rooms and incidental manufacturing of goods for retail sale on premises only. Typical retail establishments include convenience stores, grocery and specialty food stores, general department stores, drug and pharmaceutical stores, hardware stores, pet shops, appliance and apparel stores, tour, travel and ticket agencies, and other similaz retail activities. The term does not include open storage yards for new or used building materials, yazds for scrap, salvage operations for storage or display of automobile parts, service stations, repair gazages, [er] veterinary clinics and hospitals. or `superstores' as defined in this section. `Superstores' shall be permitted only in the `Superstore' zoning district."