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§ 25-1-5 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE “Building height” means the vertical distance above a reference datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The reference datum shall be selected by either of the following, whichever yields a greater height of building: (A) The elevation of the highest adjoining sidewalk or ground surface within a five-foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the building when such sidewalk or ground surface is not more than ten feet above lowest grade. (B) An elevation ten feet higher than the lowest grade when the sidewalk or ground surface described in (A) above is more than ten feet above lowest grade. The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of the building. “Building line” means a line on a building site indicating the limit beyond which buildings or structures may not be erected. “Building site” means a parcel of land which is occupied or is to be occupied by a principal use and accessory uses or a building or group of buildings, and includes a lot and a plot. “Building site average width” means that figure obtained by dividing the total area of a building site by the maximum depth of the building site measured in the general direction of the side lines. “Business service” means an establishment which primarily provides goods and services to other business, including but not limited to minor job printing, duplicating, binding and photographic processing, office security, maintenance and custodial services, and office equipment and machinery sales, rentals and repair. “Care home” means a facility which is approved by the state pursuant to chapter 346, part IV or part VIII, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended, to provide living accommodations and general or rehabilitative care in homes with not more than one kitchen, to accommodate unrelated children or elderly, handicapped, or disabled adults. The term includes adult residential care homes, group child care homes and other facilities for children, elderly, handicapped, developmentally disabled and totally disabled. “Catering establishment” means an establishment primarily involved in the preparation and transfer of finished food products for immediate consumption upon delivery to off-premises destinations including, but not limited to, hotels, restaurants, airlines and social events. “City of Hilo” means all of that portion of the district of South Hilo, County of Hawai‘i, which is bounded on the south side by the district of Puna; bounded on the Paukaa in the district of South Hilo and on the east by the sea. “Commercial excavation” means any excavation or removal of natural materials for profit which is not related to or not occasioned by an impending development of the site of such excavation. “Commercial parking lot and garage” means any building or parking area designed or used for temporary parking of automotive vehicles, which is not accessory to another use on the same building site and within which no vehicles are repaired. SUPP. 13 (1-2023) 25-4