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§ 25-1-5 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE Section 25-1-5. Definitions. (a) Building construction and development terms that are not defined in this chapter shall be given their respective definitions as found in the County construction code, including chapters 5 and 5A through 5F. (b) The following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, are defined as follows: “Accessory building” means a building, no more than twenty feet in height, detached from and subordinate to a main building or main use on the same building site and used for the purposes customarily incidental to those of the main building or use. “Accessory dwelling unit” means a structure or portion thereof designed and used for single-family residential purposes and which can be detached from or attached to an existing residence, to be used for single-family occupancy and containing one kitchen. “Accessory use” means a use which is customarily associated with and subordinate to the main or principal use and which is located on the same building site as the main or principal use. “Adult day care home” means a private residence, approved by the state, providing supportive and protective care, without overnight accommodations, to a limited number of adult disabled or aged persons. The term shall not include day care centers for elderly, disabled and aged persons as defined by chapter 346, part IV, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended. “Agricultural activities” means income producing activities or uses as characterized by the cultivation of crops, including but not limited to flowers, vegetables, foliage, fruits, forage, and timber; and farming or ranching activities or uses related to animal husbandry, aquaculture, or game and fish propagation. “Agricultural products processing, major” means activities involving a variety of operations on crops or livestock which may generate dust, noise, odors, pollutants or visual impacts that could adversely affect adjacent properties. These uses include, but are not limited to, slaughterhouses, mills, refineries, canneries and milk processing plants. “Agricultural products processing, minor” means activities used for crop production, which are not regulated as major agricultural products processing and which involve a variety of operations on crops after harvest to prepare them for market, or further processing and packaging at a distance from the agricultural area. Included activities are cleaning, milling, pulping, drying, roasting, hulling, storing, packing, honey processing, poi-making, selling and other similar activities. Also included are the facilities or buildings related to such activities. “Agricultural tourism” means visitor-related commercial activities or periodic special events designed to promote agricultural activities conducted on a working farm, ranch, or agricultural products processing facility. “Alley” means a narrow street through a block primarily for access by service vehicles to the back or side of properties fronting on another street. SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 25-2