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§ 25-5-60 HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE
<br /> Division 6. FA,Family Agricultural Districts.
<br /> Section 25-5-60.Purpose and applicability.
<br /> The FA(family agricultural) district provides for a blend of small-scale agricultural operations
<br /> associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage
<br /> farms, or subsistence lots.The FA district is intended to be in areas designated as being within the State
<br /> land use agricultural district,where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very
<br /> low density residential needs of a rural community and where substantial number of parcels are less than
<br /> five acres in size, and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be detrimental to existing agricultural
<br /> uses in the surrounding area.
<br /> In addition,this district is intended to be primarily comprised of agricultural lands less than five acres
<br /> in area,which are not classified as A or B lands under the land study bureau's master productivity rating,
<br /> or classified as prime,unique, or other important agricultural lands. Provided,that this district may
<br /> include lands so classified if the lands are situated within an urban expansion or other urban designation
<br /> under the general plan land use pattern allocation guide(LUPAG)map.
<br /> (1996, Ord.No. 96-160, sec.2; ratified April 6, 1999.)
<br /> Section 25-5-61.Designation of FA districts.
<br /> Each FA(family agricultural)district shall be designated on the zoning map by the symbol"FA"
<br /> followed by a number and the lower case letter"a"which indicates the required number of acres for each
<br /> building site. For example,FA-1 a means a family agricultural district with a minimum building site area
<br /> of one acre.
<br /> (1996, Ord.No. 96-160, sec. 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)
<br /> Section 25-5-62. Permitted uses.
<br /> (a) The following uses shall be permitted in FA districts:
<br /> (1) Agricultural products processing,minor,provided that the area or buildings used for such
<br /> processing, shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any street.
<br /> (2) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15.
<br /> (3) Animal hospitals.
<br /> (4) Aquaculture.
<br /> (5) Botanical gardens,nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms,plant experimental stations,
<br /> arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants.
<br /> (6) Campgrounds,parks,playgrounds,tennis courts, swimming pools,and other similar open area
<br /> recreational facilities,where none of the recreational features are entirely enclosed in a
<br /> building.
<br /> (7) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6,article 1 of this Code.
<br /> (8) Crop production.
<br /> (9) Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205,Hawai`i Revised Statutes and as
<br /> permitted under section 25-5-67(b).
<br /> (10) Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-67(b)and(c).
<br /> (11) Game and fish propagation.
<br /> (12) Group living facilities.
<br /> (13) Kennels.
<br /> (14) Livestock, grazing; provided that any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run,barn, shed, stable,
<br /> house,hutch, or other enclosure for the keeping of any permitted animals shall be located at
<br /> least seventy-five feet from any lot line.
<br /> (15) Public uses and structures,necessary for agricultural practices.
<br /> (16) Retention, restoration,rehabilitation, or improvement of buildings or sites of historic or scenic
<br /> interest.
<br /> Planning Dept.
<br /> Exhibit 1
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