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§ 25-5-113 HAWAII COUNTY CODE Section 25-5-113. Height limit. (a) The height limit in the CG district shall be forty-five feet, except in those areas designated in subsection (b) below. (b) The height limit in the City of Hilo shall be one hundred twenty feet. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999; Am. 2002, Ord. No. 02-88, sec. 2.) Section 25-5-114. Minimum building site area. The minimum building site area in the CG district shall be seven thousand five hundred square feet. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) Section 25-5-115. Minimum building site average width. Each building site in the CG district shall have a minimum building site average width of sixty feet. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) Section 25-5-116. Minimum yards. The minimum yards in the CG district shall be as follows: (1) Front or rear yards, fifteen feet; and (2) Side yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side yard adjoins the side yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, there shall be a side yard which conforms to the side yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) Section 25-5-117. Landscaping of yards. (a) All front yards in the CG district shall be landscaped, except for necessary access drives and walkways, and except for the construction of one single-family dwelling and accessory buildings per lot. (b) Where any required side or rear yard in the CG district adjoins a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, the side or rear yard shall be landscaped with a screening hedge not less than forty-two inches in height, within five feet of the property line, except for necessary drives and walkways, and except for the construction of one single-family dwelling and accessory buildings per lot. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999; Am. 2005, Ord. No. 05-155, sec. 12.) Section 25-5-118. Other regulations. (a) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the CG district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling and any accessory buildings per lot. (b) Exceptions to the regulations for the CG district regarding heights, building site areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the director within a planned unit development. (1996, Ord. No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999; Am. 2005, Ord. No. 05-155, sec. 13.)