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EXHIBIT "A" tY 01 y,�y COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ZONING CODE, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 25-1-5, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 25-3-1, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 25-4-51 AND 25-4-54, AND ADDING A NEW DIVISION TO ARTICLE 5, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPERSTORE ZONING DISTRICT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAVI: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide greater scrutiny over the establishment of large stores/outlets that sell from its premises goods and merchandise b}' limiting them to a new zoning district, the `superstore" district. SECTION 2. 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 similar retail activities. The term does not include open storage yards for new or used building materials, yards for scrap, salvage operations for storage or display of automobile parts, service stations, repair garages, [ee] veterinary clinics and hospitals, or "superstores" as defined in this section." SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: ""Superstore" means a business whose gross square footage exceeds 90.000 square feet. and is dedicated primarilv to sales operations selling, merchandise and/or goods (including or excluding groceries), or providing service to the public. "this includes sales establishments that require membership or charge a periodic fee for purchasing privileges. The gross square feet in floor area of anv retail or wholesale establishments within eight hundred (800) feet of each other, regardless of whether they are attached or detached, shall be aggregated in cases where the stores: