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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 167 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 3 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOTS PERMITTED INA SUBDIVISION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 25, article 4 , division 3 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending its title to read as follows: "Division 3. Street Frontage, Lot Areas, Amount of Lots, and Widths. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 4, division 3 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: Section 25-4- . Maximum amount of lots in a subdivision. (a) In determining the maximum amount of lots permitted in a subdivision approved by the director under chapter 23 of this Code, the square footage of the following improvements and features shall be subtracted from the total land size of the subdivision: (1) Required streets, sidewalks, and gutters, including all parking and loading zones; (2) Landscaping for the streets; (3) Setbacks for future road widening; (4) Open space, green belts, and endangered species habitat, (5) Required parks and sites for community building(s); and (6) One -hundred year floodplain(, drainage ditches, drywells (if not located in the street), and pondingareas. bb) After reductions are applied pursuant to subsection (a), the maximum amount of lots permitted in a subdivision shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the applicable district classification, or district classifications, as the case may be, as provided in this chapter. If the figure that represents the maximum amount of lots permitted in a subdivision is not a whole number, that figure shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number."