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CHAPTER 25
ZONING
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 25-1-1. Title.
Section 25-1-2. Scope, purposes and applicability.
Section 25-1-3. Severability.
Section 25-1-4. Adoption of rules.
Section 25-1-5. Definitions.
Article 2. Administration and Enforcement.
Division 1. General Administration.
Section 25-2-1. Duties of county officers.
Section 25-2-2. Issuance of permits or licenses in conformance with chapter.
Section 25-2-3. Review and acceptance of applications.
Section 25-2-4. Notice to property owners and lessees of record of pending
application.
Section 25-2-5. Public hearing notices.
Section 25-2-6. Waiting period after denial of application.
Section 25-2-7. Utilization of approvals within two years.
Section 25-2-8. Effect of changing districts on prior approvals.
Section 25-2-9. Applications including lesser actions; concurrent applications.
Section 25-2-10. Privileges granted run with land.
Section 25-2-11. Waiver of requirements in consolidation and resubdivision.
Section 25-2-12. Posting of signs for public notification.
Division 2. Appeals.
Section 25-2-20. Persons who may appeal; procedure.
Section 25-2-21. Performance of permit conditions pending appeal.
Section 25-2-22. Conduct of appeal hearing; costs.
Section 25-2-23. Standard of review.
Section 25-2-24. Adoption of rules.
Section 25-2-25. Further appeal rights.
Division 3. Violations, Penalties, Enforcement.
Section 25-2-30. Violations.
Section 25-2-31. Criminal prosecution.
Section 25-2-32. Right of entry for authorized personnel.
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Section 25-2-33. Limited liability of authorized personnel.
Section 25-2-34. Injunctive action.
Section 25-2-35. Administrative enforcement.
Section 25-2-36. Remedies cumulative.
Division 4. Amendments.
Section 25-2-40. When zoning code may be amended.
Section 25-2-41. Who initiates amendment.
Section 25-2-42. Amendments initiated by property owners and other persons.
Section 25-2-43. Amendments initiated by the council and director.
Section 25-2-44. Conditions on change of zone.
Section 25-2-45. Nonsignificant zoning changes.
Section 25-2-46. Concurrency requirements.
Division 5. Variances.
Section 25-2-50. Variances permitted.
Section 25-2-51. Grounds for variance.
Section 25-2-52. Application for variance; requirements.
Section 25-2-53. Notice of action on variance application.
Section 25-2-54. Actions by director on variance.
Section 25-2-55. Repealed.
Section 25-2-56. Repealed.
Section 25-2-57. Repealed.
Section 25-2-58. Appeals.
Division 6. Use Permits.
Section 25-2-60. Purpose.
Section 25-2-61. Applicability; use permit required.
Section 25-2-62. Application for use permit; requirements.
Section 25-2-63. Procedure for use permit.
Section 25-2-64. Action on use permit.
Section 25-2-65. Criteria for granting a use permit.
Section 25-2-66. Appeal of a use permit decision.
Section 25-2-67. Revocation of a use permit.
Division 7. Plan Approval.
Section 25-2-70. Purpose.
Section 25-2-71. Applicability; plan approval required.
Section 25-2-72. Application for plan approval; requirements.
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Section 25-2-73. Plan approval application and processing requirements for special
districts with design guidelines and/or standards.
Section 25-2-74. Plan approval application requirements for telecommunication
antennas.
Section 25-2-75. Plan approval application requirements for agricultural tourism.
Section 25-2-76. Action on plan approval application.
Section 25-2-77. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
Section 25-2-78. Construction in conformity with plan approval.
Section 25-2-79. Appeal of a plan approval decision.
Article 3. Establishment of Zoning Districts.
Section 25-3-1. Designation of districts.
Section 25-3-2. Designation of special districts.
Section 25-3-3. Method and effect of establishment of districts.
Section 25-3-4. Establishment of building lines, future width lines and plan lines for
future streets.
Section 25-3-5. Application of district regulations.
Section 25-3-6. Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
Section 25-3-7. District classification of streets.
Section 25-3-8. Legal effect of establishment of building lines, future width lines,
and plan line.
Article 4. General Development Regulations.
Division 1. Use Regulations.
Section 25-4-1. Existing buildings.
Section 25-4-2. Conditions for construction of buildings designed for human
occupancy.
Section 25-4-3. Establishment of permitted uses.
Section 25-4-4. Uses prohibited.
Section 25-4-5. Uses authorized by other permits.
Section 25-4-6. Use of streets.
Section 25-4-7. Bed and breakfast establishments.
Section 25-4-8. Temporary real estate offices and model homes.
Section 25-4-9. Guest houses.
Section 25-4-10. Mobile dwellings.
Section 25-4-11. Power lines, utility substations, public buildings.
Section 25-4-12. Telecommunication antennas or towers.
Section 25-4-13. Home occupations.
Section 25-4-14. Flag lots.
Section 25-4-15. Agricultural tourism.
Section 25-4-16. Short-term vacation rentals.
Section 25-4-16.1. Short-term vacation rental nonconforming use certificate.
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Section 25-4-16.2. Prima facie evidence; short-term vacation rentals.
Section 25-4-16.3. Short-term vacation rental enforcement account.
Section 25-4-17. Meeting facilities.
Section 25-4-18. Household henneries.
Division 2. Heights.
Section 25-4-20. Height; general rules.
Section 25-4-21. Basements and underground structures.
Section 25-4-22. Exemptions from height limitations.
Section 25-4-23. Accessory structure height limitations.
Division 3. Street Frontage, Lot Areas and Widths.
Section 25-4-30. Minimum street frontage.
Section 25-4-31. Minimum building site area; minimum average width.
Section 25-4-32. Reduction of building site below minimum area.
Section 25-4-33. Effect of delinquent tax sale; recordation of land.
Section 25-4-34. Waiver of minimum building site area for utilities.
Division 4. Yards and Open Space.
Section 25-4-40. General requirements for yards and open space.
Section 25-4-41. Triangular or irregular building sites.
Section 25-4-42. Corner building sites.
Section 25-4-43. Fences and accessory structures.
Section 25-4-44. Permitted projections into yards and open spaces.
Section 25-4-45. Projection of porte-cocheres.
Section 25-4-46. Projection of pools.
Section 25-4-47. Minimum distance between main buildings on same building site.
Section 25-4-48. Apiaries.
Division 5. Off-Street Parking and Loading.
Section 25-4-50. Off-street parking and loading: purpose.
Section 25-4-51. Required number of parking spaces.
Section 25-4-52. Method of determining number of parking spaces.
Section 25-4-53. Minimum dimensions of parking spaces.
Section 25-4-54. Standards and improvements to off-street parking spaces.
Section 25-4-54.1. Parking for electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging systems.
Section 25-4-54.2. Alternatives and exemptions; parking for electric vehicles; electric
vehicle charging systems.
Section 25-4-55. Parking for persons with disabilities.
Section 25-4-56. Off-street loading requirements.
Section 25-4-57. Method of determining number of loading spaces.
Section 25-4-58. Dimension of loading spaces.
Section 25-4-59. Location and improvement of loading spaces.
Section 25-4-59.1. Director determination of parking and loading requirements.
Section 25-4-59.2. Exceptions to the off-street parking and loading requirements.
Section 25-4-59.3. Landscaping and screening for parking lots and loading spaces.
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Division 6. Nonconforming Uses and Buildings.
Section 25-4-60. Nonconforming buildings; maintenance and repair.
Section 25-4-61. Continuance of nonconforming uses of land and buildings.
Section 25-4-62. Abandonment of nonconforming use.
Section 25-4-63. Destruction of building with nonconforming use.
Section 25-4-64. Maintenance of building with nonconforming use.
Section 25-4-65. Expansion of nonconforming use; changes to building with
nonconforming use.
Section 25-4-65.1. Exceptions to nonconforming use and building provisions.
Division 7. De Minimis Structure Position Discrepancy.
Section 25-4-66. Procedure for recognizing a de minimis structure position
discrepancy.
Section 25-4-67. Review by director.
Section 25-4-68. Grounds for approval or denial.
Section 25-4-69. Recognition of de minimis structure position discrepancy.
Section 25-4-70. Disclosure.
Section 25-4-71. Appeals.
Article 5. Zoning District Regulations.
Division 1. RS, Single-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-1. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-2. Designation of RS districts.
Section 25-5-3. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-4. Height limit.
Section 25-5-5. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-6. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-7. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-8. Other regulations.
Division 2. RD, Double-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-20. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-21. Designation and density of RD districts.
Section 25-5-22. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-23. Height limit.
Section 25-5-24. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-25. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-26. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-27. Other regulations.
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Division 3. RM, Multiple-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-30. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-31. Designation and density of RM districts.
Section 25-5-32. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-33. Height limit.
Section 25-5-34. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-35. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-36. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-37. Landscaping.
Section 25-5-38. Other regulations.
Division 4. RCX, Residential-Commercial Mixed Use Districts.
Section 25-5-40. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-41. Designation and density of RCX districts.
Section 25-5-42. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-43. Height limit.
Section 25-5-44. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-45. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-46. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-47. Landscaping.
Section 25-5-48. Commercial use restrictions.
Section 25-5-49. Other regulations.
Division 5. RA, Residential and Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-50. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-51. Designation of RA districts.
Section 25-5-52. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-53. Height limit.
Section 25-5-54. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-55. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-56. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-57. Other regulations.
Division 6. FA, Family Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-60. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-61. Designation of FA districts.
Section 25-5-62. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-63. Height limits.
Section 25-5-64. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-65. Minimum building site average width.
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Section 25-5-66. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-67. Other regulations.
Division 7. A, Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-70. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-71. Designation of A districts.
Section 25-5-72. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-73. Height limit.
Section 25-5-74. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-75. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-76. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-77. Other regulations.
Division 8. IA, Intensive Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-80. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-81. Designation of IA districts.
Section 25-5-82. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-83. Height limit.
Section 25-5-84. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-85. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-86. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-87. Other regulations.
Division 9. V, Resort-Hotel Districts.
Section 25-5-90. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-91. Designation and density of V districts.
Section 25-5-92. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-93. Height limit.
Section 25-5-94. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-95. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-96. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-97. Landscaping.
Section 25-5-98. Other regulations.
Division 10. CN, Neighborhood Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-100. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-101. Designation of CN districts.
Section 25-5-102. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-103. Height limit.
Section 25-5-104. Minimum building site area.
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Section 25-5-105. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-106. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-107. Landscaping of yards.
Section 25-5-108. Other regulations.
Division 11. CG, General Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-110. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-111. Designation of CG districts.
Section 25-5-112. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-113. Height limit.
Section 25-5-114. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-115. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-116. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-117. Landscaping of yards.
Section 25-5-118. Other regulations.
Division 12. CV, Village Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-120. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-121. Designation of CV districts.
Section 25-5-122. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-123. Height limit.
Section 25-5-124. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-125. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-126. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-127. Landscaping of yards.
Section 25-5-128. Other regulations.
Division 13. MCX, Industrial-Commercial Mixed Districts.
Section 25-5-130. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-131. Designation of MCX districts.
Section 25-5-132. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-133. Height limit.
Section 25-5-134. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-135. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-136. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-137. Landscaping of yards.
Section 25-5-138. Other regulations.
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Division 14. ML, Limited Industrial Districts.
Section 25-5-140. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-141. Designation of ML districts.
Section 25-5-142. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-143. Height limit.
Section 25-5-144. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-145. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-146. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-147. Other regulations.
Division 15. MG, General Industrial Districts.
Section 25-5-150. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-151. Designation of MG districts.
Section 25-5-152. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-153. Height limit.
Section 25-5-154. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-155. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-156. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-157. Other regulations.
Division 16. O, Open Districts.
Section 25-5-160. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-5-161. Designation of O districts.
Section 25-5-162. Permitted uses.
Section 25-5-163. Height limit.
Section 25-5-164. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-5-165. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-5-166. Minimum yards.
Section 25-5-167. Other regulations.
Article 6. Optional Development Regulations.
Division 1. Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.).
Section 25-6-1. Purpose.
Section 25-6-2. Minimum land area required.
Section 25-6-3. Application for P.U.D. permit; requirements.
Section 25-6-4. Notice of action on P.U.D. application.
Section 25-6-5. Procedure for processing application when use not permitted in
district.
Section 25-6-6. Actions by commission on P.U.D. permit applications.
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Section 25-6-7. P.U.D. permit application and processing requirements located
within special districts with design guidelines and/or standards.
Section 25-6-8. Repealed.
Section 25-6-9. Repealed.
Section 25-6-10. Criteria for granting a P.U.D. permit.
Section 25-6-11. Height exceptions authorized.
Section 25-6-12. Approvals issued under P.U.D. permit.
Section 25-6-13. Effect of P.U.D. permit on other zoning provisions.
Section 25-6-14. Time extensions and amendments.
Section 25-6-15. Appeals.
Division 2. Cluster Plan Development (C.P.D.).
Section 25-6-20. Purpose.
Section 25-6-21. Minimum land area required.
Section 25-6-22. Application for C.P.D.
Section 25-6-23. Computation of maximum number of lots.
Section 25-6-24. Minimum lot size in C.P.D.
Section 25-6-25. Common land in a C.P.D.
Section 25-6-26. Appeal of a C.P.D. decision.
Division 3. Accessory Dwelling Units.
Section 25-6-30. General provisions, applicability.
Section 25-6-31. Where permitted.
Section 25-6-32. Prohibited areas.
Section 25-6-33. Designation of the accessory dwelling unit.
Section 25-6-34. Height and size limit.
Section 25-6-35. Minimum yard requirements; duplex permitted.
Section 25-6-36. Density limit.
Section 25-6-37. Off-street parking spaces.
Section 25-6-38. Permitted uses.
Section 25-6-39. Limiting and prohibiting
Section 25-6-39.1. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.2. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.3. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.4. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.5. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.6. Repealed.
Section 25-6-39.7. Repealed.
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Division 4. Project Districts (PD).
Section 25-6-40. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-6-41. Criteria for establishing a project district.
Section 25-6-42. Minimum land area required.
Section 25-6-43. Permitted uses.
Section 25-6-44. Application for project district; requirements.
Section 25-6-45. Conditions imposed on project district.
Section 25-6-46. Review and approval of site plans.
Section 25-6-47. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
Section 25-6-48. Construction in conformity with approved site plans.
Section 25-6-49. Plan approval issued by approval of site plans.
Section 25-6-49.1. Amendments.
Section 25-6-49.2. Appeal of director’s actions on project district site plans.
Division 5. Agricultural Project Districts (APD).
Section 25-6-50. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-6-51. Criteria for establishing a project district.
Section 25-6-52. Minimum land area required.
Section 25-6-53. Permitted uses; overall density.
Section 25-6-54. Application for agricultural project district; requirements.
Section 25-6-55. Conditions imposed on agricultural project district.
Section 25-6-56. Review and approval of site plans.
Section 25-6-57. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
Section 25-6-58. Construction in conformity with approved site plans.
Section 25-6-59. Plan approval issued by approval of site plans.
Section 25-6-59.1. Amendments.
Section 25-6-59.2. Appeal of director’s actions on agricultural project district site plans.
Division 6. Scenic Corridor Program.
Section 25-6-60. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-6-61. Criteria for establishing a scenic corridor.
Section 25-6-62. Permitted uses.
Section 25-6-63. Initiation of a scenic corridor; requirements.
Section 25-6-64. Corridor advocacy groups.
Section 25-6-65. Conditions and standards imposed on a scenic corridor.
Section 25-6-66. Review and approval of applications.
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Article 7. Special District Regulations.
Division 1. Kailua Village Design Commission.
Section 25-7-1. Purpose and applicability; boundaries.
Section 25-7-2. Design commission membership; appointment; term.
Section 25-7-3. Rules of procedure.
Section 25-7-4. Powers and duties of the Kailua Village design commission.
Section 25-7-5. Amendment of district boundaries.
Division 2. CDH, Downtown Hilo Commercial District.
Section 25-7-20. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-7-21. Designation of CDH district.
Section 25-7-22. Permitted uses.
Section 25-7-23. Height limit.
Section 25-7-24. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-7-25. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-7-26. Minimum yards.
Section 25-7-27. Other regulations.
Division 3. UNV, University District.
Section 25-7-30. Purpose and applicability.
Section 25-7-31. Designation of UNV districts.
Section 25-7-32. Permitted uses.
Section 25-7-33. Height limit.
Section 25-7-34. Minimum building site area.
Section 25-7-35. Minimum building site average width.
Section 25-7-36. Minimum yards.
Section 25-7-37. Other regulations.
Section 25-7-40. Purpose and applicability; boundaries.
Section 25-7-41. Design guidelines; intent; adoption; applicability.
Section 25-7-42.
Article 8. Zoning Map, District and Urban Zone Maps.*
Section 25-8-1. Maps incorporated by reference.
Section 25-8-2. North and South Kona districts zone map.
Section 25-8-3. North Kona zone map.
Section 25-8-4. South Kona zone map.
Section 25-8-5. Kailua urban zone map.
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Section 25-8-6. Kailua-Honalo urban zone map.
Section 25-8-7. North and South Kohala districts zone map.
Section 25-8-8. Upolu Point-Kaauhuhu homesteads zone map.
Section 25-8-9. Hawi-Kapaau zone map.
Section 25-8-10. Halaula-Niulii zone map.
Section 25-8-11. Lalamilo-Puukapu zone map.
Section 25-8-12. Kawaihae-Puako zone map.
Section 25-8-13. Puako-Anaehoomalu zone map.
Section 25-8-14. Waikoloa Village zone map.
Section 25-8-15.
Section 25-8-16.
Section 25-8-17. Haina-Honoka‘a-Kukuihaele zone map.
Section 25-8-18. Pa‘auilo-Kukaiau zone map.
Section 25-8-19. North Hilo district zone map.
Section 25-8-20.
Section 25-8-21. -
Section 25-8-22. Puna district zone map.
Section 25-8-23. Volcano-Mt. View zone map.
Section 25-8-24. Kurtistown zone map.
Section 25-8-25. Kea‘au zone map.
Section 25-8-26.
Section 25-8-27. Kalapana-
Section 25-8-28.
Section 25-8-29.
Section 25-8-30.
Section 25-8-31.
Section 25-8-32. -
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Section 25-8-33. City of Hilo zone map.
Section 25-8-34. -Onomea zone map.
Section 25-8-35.
Section 25-8-36. Hakalau-
* Editor’s Notes:
1. On 12/21/1998, Judge Ronald Ibarra, of the State of Hawai‘i Third Circuit Court ordered that Bill
250 Draft 4 be referred back to the County Council for ratification. The Council completed the
ratification process by passing Bill 250 Draft 9 (Ordinance 96-160) on second and final reading
on 4/6/1999.
2. A schedule of amendments to the zoning maps can be found in an annex to the zoning code,
pursuant to section 25-3-3.
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CHAPTER 25
ZONING
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 25-1-1. Title.
The provisions of this chapter, inclusive of any amendments, shall be known as the
zoning code.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-1-1
Section 25-1-2. Scope, purposes and applicability.
(a) This chapter shall be applied and administered within the framework of the
general plan which is a long-range, comprehensive, general plan prepared to guide
the overall future development of the County.
(b) For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the
County, this chapter regulates and restricts the height, size of buildings, and other
structures, the percentage of a building site that may be occupied, off-street
parking, setbacks, size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of
population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade,
industry, residence, or other purposes. Should any conflict between this chapter
and other parts of the Code exist, this chapter shall prevail.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-1-2
Section 25-1-3. Severability.
If any portion of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance, shall
be held unconstitutional or invalid because it violates any provision of the County
Charter or for any other reason, the remainder of the chapter and the application of
such portion to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-1-3
Section 25-1-4. Adoption of rules.
The director and the commission may, as appropriate, each adopt rules, in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, for the purpose of implementing
the provisions of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-1-4
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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.
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Z ONING § 25-1-5
“Alternating current Level 2 charging station,” commonly referred to as “Level 2
charging station,” means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes alternating
current electricity providing at least six kilowatts per plug and means a system that:
(1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the
batteries of one or more electric vehicles;
(2) Meets recognized standards and protocols including, but not limited to, Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1772™ of SAE International and Tesla
protocol; and
(3) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai‘i County
Code.
“Amusement and recreation facility, indoor” means an establishment providing
indoor amusement or recreation. Typical uses include: martial arts studios; billiard and
pool halls; electronic and coin-operated game rooms; bowling alleys; skating rinks;
health and fitness establishments; indoor tennis, handball and racquetball courts;
auditoriums; theaters; and indoor archery and shooting ranges.
“Amusement and recreation facility, major outdoor” means a permanent facility
providing outdoor amusement and entertainment, including theme and other types of
amusement parks, stadiums, skateboard parks, go-cart and automobile race tracks,
miniature golf and drive-in theaters.
“Apartment house” means a multiple-family dwelling.
“Apiary” means a site where one or more colonies of bees and beehives are kept and
that are maintained in accordance with generally accepted apiary management
practices pursuant to section 4-5-4 of this Code.
“Aquaculture” means the production of aquatic plant or animal life for food or fiber
within ponds and other bodies of water.
“Authorized personnel” means a police officer or a person or persons authorized in
writing by the director.
“Automobile service station” means a retail establishment which primarily provides
gasoline, automobile accessories and service, but not including tire recapping or
regrooving, body work, straightening of frames or body parts, steam cleaning, painting,
welding, or storage of automobiles, except for storage of vehicles for short periods
pending repair or servicing on the site and pick-up by the owner.
“Bed and breakfast establishment” means any single-family dwellings and/or guest
houses (pursuant to section 25-4-9), which have been permitted on a building site, in
which overnight accommodations and only breakfast meals are provided to a maximum
of ten guests, for compensation, for periods of less than thirty days.
“Beginning of construction” means placing of construction materials in their
permanent position, fastened in a permanent manner.
“Building” means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any
use or occupancy.
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“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.
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“Commission” means either the windward planning commission or the leeward
planning commission, or both acting as a joint commission, as provided for in the
Charter.
“Conforming” means in compliance with the regulations of the pertinent zoning
district.
“Convenience store” means a small retail establishment intended to serve the daily
or frequent needs of the surrounding neighborhood population by offering for sale pre-
packaged food products, household items, newspapers and magazines, and freshly
prepared foods.
“Council” means the County council.
“County environmental report” means an informational document in a form
prescribed by the director in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. The County environmental report shall contain a description
of the physical, social, historical, economic, and natural resource consequences of a
proposed action, including but not limited to a discussion of alternatives to the proposed
action, any environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be
implemented, the relationship between local short-term uses of the environment and
the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, any irreversible and
irretrievable commitments of natural resources which would be involved in the
proposed action, and an analysis of the proposed action. The term “County
environmental report” does not include a State environmental impact statement
prepared in compliance with chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. Copies of the
County environmental report shall be available to the public for inspection and written
comment. Public comments on the document shall be made a part of the record of the
application under consideration by the director, and made available to the council.
“Crematorium” means a business that contains a crematory or a place to incinerate
a decedent. It may also contain a morgue or funeral home, and may provide funeral
services.
“Crop production” means agricultural and horticultural uses, including, but not
limited to, production of grains, field crops, vegetables, fruits, tree nuts, flower fields
and seed production, ornamental crops, tree and sod farms.
“Day care center” means a facility which is licensed or approved by the State,
pursuant to chapter 346, part IV or part VIII, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended,
where persons who are not members of the family occupying the premises are cared for
without overnight accommodations. This term includes day nurseries, preschools, and
kindergartens which are not licensed by the State department of education and adult
day care centers.
“Data processing facility” means an establishment primarily involved in the
compiling, storage and maintenance of documents, records and other types of
information in digital form utilizing a mainframe computer. This term does not include
general business offices, computer-related sales establishments, and business or
personal services.
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“De minimis structure position discrepancy” means a difference between the
distance from a property boundary required by the zoning code for a yard or open space
and the actual distance, of not more than the following:
(a) For property zoned Multiple-Family Residential (RM), Residential-Commercial
Mixed Use (RCX), Resort-Hotel (V), Neighborhood Commercial (CN), General
Commercial (CG), Village Commercial (CV), Industrial-Commercial Mixed
(MCX), Limited Industrial (ML), General Industrial (MG), Downtown Hilo
Commercial (CDH), or within a Planned Unit Development (PUD), Cluster
Plan Development (CPD), or Project District (PD): 0.25 feet;
(b) For property zoned Single-Family Residential (RS) or Double-Family
Residential (RD): 0. 5 feet;
(c) For property zoned Residential and Agricultural (RA), Family Agricultural
(FA), Agricultural (A), Intensive Agricultural (IA), or Agricultural Project
District (APD): 0.75 feet.
“Density” means the number of dwelling units or rentable units for a particular
unit of gross land area.
“Direct current fast charger” means an electric vehicle charger that:
(1) Utilizes direct current electricity providing at least fifty kilowatts or greater;
(2) Is network-capable;
(3) Meets recognized standards and protocols, including but not limited to SAE
Combined Charging System, Tesla protocol, and CHAdeMO protocol;
(4) Is safety certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory;
(5) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai‘i County
Code; and
(6) Contains ports to support at least two industry standard charging protocols for
more equitable distribution and access to charging.
“Director” means the director of the planning department.
“Duplex” and “double-family dwelling” means a building containing only two
dwelling units.
“Dwelling” means a building or part thereof designed for or used for residential
occupancy or both and containing one or more dwelling units, and includes double-
family dwelling or duplex, mobile dwelling, multiple-family dwelling and single-family
dwelling.
“Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms designed for or containing or used as the
complete facilities for the cooking, sleeping and living area of a single-family only and
occupied by no more than one family and containing a single kitchen.
“Electric vehicle” means:
(1) A neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in this section;
(2) A vehicle, with four or more wheels, that draws propulsion energy from a
battery with at least four kilowatt hours of energy storage capacity that can be
recharged from an external source of electricity; or
(3) A fuel cell electric vehicle.”
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“Electric vehicle charging system” means a system that:
(1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the
batteries of one or more electric vehicles;
(2) Meets recognized standards, including standard SAE J1772 of SAE
International; and
(3) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai‘i County
Code;
provided that the term shall not include facilities or systems for refueling the
hydrogen storage tank of a fuel cell electric vehicle.
“Energy-saving device” means any facility, equipment, apparatus or the like which
makes use of nonfossil fuel sources for lighting, heating or cooling or which reduces the
use of other types of energy dependent on fossil fuel for generation.
“Environmental impact statement” means an informational document prepared in
compliance with chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and which discloses the
environmental effects of a proposed action, effects of a proposed action on the economic
and social welfare of the community and state, effects of the economic activities arising
out of the proposed action, measures proposed to minimize adverse effects, and
alternatives to the action and their environmental effects.
“Erected” means constructed, reconstructed, altered, placed, or moved.
“Family” means an individual or two or more persons related by blood, state-
sanctioned adoption, foster parentage, guardianship or marriage, or a group of not more
than five unrelated persons (excluding servants), occupying a dwelling unit.
“Family child care home” means a private residence licensed or approved by the
state pursuant to chapter 346, part VIII, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended, at
which care or the responsibility for the supervision, development, safety and protection
is provided for a limited number of children, who are living in the residence apart from
the parent or guardian.
“Farm” means land used for the purpose of agricultural, livestock, poultry, or
aquatic production.
“Farm dwelling” means a single-family dwelling located on or used in connection
with a farm, or if the agricultural activity provides income to the family occupying the
dwelling.
“Farmers market” means an area, open or partially enclosed, at which vendors
gather to sell personal property. The activity may also be referred to as an “open or open
air market.”
“Flag lot” means a building site consisting of an access drive and a body in such a
manner that the body would be landlocked from a public street or private way except for
connection by the access drive.
“Floor area, gross” means the total area of all floors of a building including a
basement measured along the exterior walls of such building.
“Floor area, net” means the total gross floor area of all buildings occupying a
building site exclusive of floor area permanently allocated for parking or loading spaces.
“Food manufacturing and processing facility” means an establishment primarily
involved in the manufacture and processing of food products, other than an animal
products processing establishment. Typical activities include, but are not necessarily
limited to, noodle factories, and coffee grinding.
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“Frontage” means that portion of a building site which abuts a road, street, or
highway.
“Fuel cell electric vehicle” means a zero-emission electric vehicle that uses a fuel
cell to convert hydrogen gas and oxygen into electricity that is used in a vehicle
powertrain for propulsion.
“Funeral home” or “funeral parlor” means a business establishment where the
bodies of the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and religious or memorial
services can be held.
“Funeral services” means an assortment of services provided by mortuaries,
crematoriums, and funeral homes that may provide for: the sale of pre-death final
expenses insurance, sale of caskets or closed containers for cremains, coordination for
burials of caskets and cremains, embalming, viewings, storage and transportation of the
decedent or cremains, funeral planning, religious or memorial services, and completion
of death certificates and other legal documents.
“Future width lines” means lines established on the zoning map, for purposes of
future widening of an existing street and establishing the front property line of an
affected building site. The area within these lines or between a future width line and an
existing street right-of-way line, shall be deemed to be a street right-of-way, and cannot
be considered in computing the minimum yard required on any building site.
“Group living facility” means a 24-hour residential facility licensed or certified, and
monitored by the State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Health (DOH) or Department of
Human Services (DHS), for persons covered under the Fair Housing Act, as amended,
containing between six and eight unrelated adults and/or children, plus unrelated home
operator or staff who shall not be included in the resident count.
(a) The purpose of this definition is to provide housing to protected and targeted
populations that require therapeutic, medicinal, life skills training, or other
support systems. These facilities shall be integrated into a variety of
neighborhoods while maintaining the integrity and character of the
neighborhood(s), to promote a non-institutional environment and provide the
maximum therapeutic and beneficial value to residents of a group living
facility.
(b) Unless a use permit or special permit is obtained:
(1) A group living facility shall have no more than eight residents;
(2) Only one group living facility per tax map key parcel;
(3) No other such licensed or certified dwelling shall be located within 500
feet of the perimeter of any tax map key parcel containing any other
group living facility, with the exception of an adult residential care home
or an intermediate care facility/mental retardation community
(ICF/MR-C).
(c) A group living facility in existence on the effective date of this ordinance may
continue in operation despite non-compliance with the criteria contained in the
definition of “group living facility” for a maximum of 15 months from the
effective date of this ordinance to allow the group living facility to come into
compliance with said criteria or to obtain a use permit or special permit.
“Guest house” means an accessory building used as sleeping quarters for guests of
the occupants of the main dwelling and having no cooking facilities.
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“Guest ranch” means an establishment with its surrounding land which offers
recreational facilities for activities such as riding, swimming and hiking, and living
accommodations.
“Home improvement center” means a single establishment primarily involved in
providing a large variety of goods and services directly associated with building and
home improvements.
“Home occupation” means any activity intended to provide income that is carried on
within a dwelling, within an accessory structure to a dwelling, or on a portion of a
building site used principally for dwelling purposes.
“Hospital” means an institution in which patients or injured persons are given
medical or surgical care, and unless otherwise modified, the term is limited to the care
of persons only.
“Hotel” means a building or group of buildings containing six or more rooms or
suites which provides transient lodging accommodations, meals, entertainment, and
various personal services for compensation, whether such establishment is called a
hotel, motel, motor hotel, motor lodge, inn, or otherwise.
“Household hennery” means an outdoor site on a parcel or lot that is an accessory
use to a dwelling where female chickens, ducks, guinea hens, and quails are kept,
raised, and maintained for the non-commercial production and consumption of eggs.
“Junkyard” means an outdoor or partially enclosed area, more than two hundred
square feet in size, used for storage or keeping of junk, scrap, or nonhazardous waste
materials, or for dismantling or wrecking vehicles or machinery or for storage of parts
resulting therefrom.
“Kennel” means a commercial establishment in which dogs or domesticated animals
are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold, all for a fee or compensation. The
term includes animal quarantine stations.
“Kitchen” means a room or a portion of a room designed to be used for the
preparation of food and containing at least one item from both of the following
categories:
(A) Fixtures, appliances or devices for heating or cooking food; and
(B) Fixtures, appliances or devices for washing utensils used for dining and food
preparation and/or for washing and preparing food.
“Land use” means use of land, building use and use of any building.
“Livestock” means all animals generally associated with farming, which are raised
or kept for food and other agricultural purposes. Such animals include: swine; cattle;
horses; goats; sheep; chickens, ducks, geese, turkey, and other poultry; rabbits; and
bees.
“Livestock production” means a distinct agricultural operation or establishment
which keeps, feeds, or raises livestock for commercial purposes and as a principal land
use. These include piggeries, dairies, dairy and beef cattle ranching, feedlots, chicken,
turkey and other poultry farms, rabbit farms, apiaries and aviaries.
“Lodge” means a building or group of buildings, under single management,
containing transient lodging accommodations without individual kitchen facilities, and
no more than forty guest rooms or suites, and generally located in agricultural, rural or
other less populated areas.
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“Lot” means a building site or a parcel of land shown as a unit on an approved
subdivision map, or a survey map.
“Lot line” means any boundary of a building site or property line, and includes:
(A) “Interior lot line” which is any lot line other than the street frontage.
(B) “Rear lot line” which is the lot line that is generally opposite the street
frontage.
“Lot 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.
“Main building” means a building in which is conducted a principal or main use on
the building site on which it is situated.
“Manufacturing, processing and packaging, general” means activities which are the
main purpose of establishments primarily involved in the manufacture, processing,
assembly, fabrication, refinement, alteration and/or other end products suitable for sale
or trade. General manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments are those
involving significant mechanical and chemical processes, large amounts of metal
transfer, or extended shift operations. Typical activities include, but are not limited to:
paper and textile milling; wood millwork and the production of prefabricated structural
wood products; the manufacture of soaps and detergents; rubber processing and the
manufacture of rubber products; the production of plastics and other synthetic
materials; primary metals processes; the manufacture of vehicles; machinery and
fabricated metal products; electroplating; cement making and the production of
concrete; gypsum and related products; the production of chemical products; perfumes
and pharmaceuticals; and the production of paving and roofing materials. General
manufacturing does not include those activities associated with petroleum processing;
the manufacture of explosives and toxic chemicals; waste disposal and processing;
and/or the processing of salvage, scrap and junk materials.
“Manufacturing, processing and packaging, light” means activities which are the
main purpose of establishments primarily involved in the manufacture, processing,
assembly, fabrication, refinement, alteration and/or other end products suitable for sale
or trade. Light manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments involve
activities which are non-offensive to adjacent uses; involve no open storage or other
types of outdoor accessory uses other than parking and loading; do not involve processes
which generate significant levels of heat, noise, odors and/or particulates; and do not
involve chemicals or other substances which pose a threat to health and safety. Typical
activities include, but are not limited to, the production of handcrafted goods,
electronics-intensive equipment, components related to instrumentation and measuring
devices, bio-medical and telecommunications technologies, computer parts and software,
optical and photographic equipment, and other manufacturing, processing and
packaging uses meeting the criteria prescribed herein.
“Medical clinic” means an office building or group of offices for persons engaged in
the practice of a medical or dental profession or occupation. A medical clinic does not
have beds for overnight care of patients but can involve the treatment of outpatients. A
“medical profession or occupation” is any activity involving the diagnosis, cure,
treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease or which affects any bodily function. This
includes massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facilities.
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“Meeting facility” means a new or existing facility or building site that is used for
recreational, social, or multipurpose use, and may include a kitchen but has no public
commercial transient accommodations. Typical uses include private clubs, union halls,
cultural, community and association centers, religious facilities such as places of
worship, and student centers. This does not include schools.
“Mobile dwelling” means a structure or vehicle containing one or more dwelling
units designed so as to be transportable either by being carried or towed or under its
own power, whether or not the wheels, skids or other devices for transportability are
actually in place.
“Mortuary” means a business used to prepare a decedent before burial or
cremation. It may also contain a morgue, funeral home, or crematory, and may provide
funeral services.
“Multiple-family dwelling” means a building containing more than two dwelling
units.
“Neighborhood electric vehicle” means a self-propelled electrically powered motor
vehicle to which all of the following apply:
(1) The vehicle is emission free;
(2) The vehicle is designed to be and is operated at speeds of twenty-five miles per
hour or less;
(3) The vehicle has four wheels in contact with the ground;
(4) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than three thousand
pounds; and
(5) The vehicle conforms to the minimum safety equipment requirements as
adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500, Low Speed
Vehicles (49 C.F.R. 571.500).”
“Networked” refers to electric vehicle charging systems that are able to connect to
the internet.
“Nonconforming building or parcel” means a building or parcel lawfully in existence
on September 21, 1966 or on the date of any amendment to this chapter, but which does
not comply with the regulations for the zoning district in which it is located.
“Nonconforming use” means a use lawfully in existence on September 21, 1966 or
on the date of any amendment to this chapter, but which does not conform to the
regulations for the zoning district in which it is located.
“Pedestrian way” means a public right-of-way through a block between lots for
pedestrian traffic, which may also be used as a utility easement and which has a
maximum width of twenty feet.
“Personal services establishment” means an establishment which offers specialized
goods and services purchased frequently by the consumer. Included are barbershops,
beauty shops, garment repair, laundry cleaning, pressing, dyeing, tailoring, shoe repair
and other similar establishments.
“Piggery” means any parcel or premises where five or more weaned hogs are
maintained.
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“Place of public accommodation” means a business, accommodation, refreshment,
entertainment, recreation, or transportation facility of any kind whose goods, services,
facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or
otherwise made available to the general public as customers, clients, or visitors. By
way of example, but not of limitation, place of public accommodation includes facilities
of the following types:
(1) A facility providing services relating to travel or transportation;
(2) An inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient
guests;
(3) A restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other
facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises of
a retail establishment;
(4) A shopping center or any establishment that sells goods or services at retail;
(5) An establishment licensed under chapter 281, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, doing
business under a class 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 license, as defined in section
281-31, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes;
(6) A motion picture theater, other theater, auditorium, convention center, lecture
hall, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or
entertainment;
(7) A barber shop, beauty shop, bathhouse, swimming pool, gymnasium, reducing
or massage salon, or other establishment conducted to serve the health,
appearance, or physical condition of persons;
(8) A park, a campsite, or trailer facility, or other recreation facility;
(9) A comfort station; or a dispensary, clinic, hospital, convalescent home, or other
institution for the infirm;
(10) A professional office of a health care provider, as defined in section 323D-2,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or other similar service establishment;
(11) A mortuary or undertaking establishment; and
(12) An establishment that is physically located within the premises of an
establishment otherwise covered by this definition, or within the premises of
which is physically located a covered establishment, and which holds itself out
as serving patrons of the covered establishment.
“Plan approval” means the review and approval of plans for new structures and
additions to existing structures, and certain uses in specified zoning districts in order to
assure that the intent and purpose of this chapter are carried out.
“Plan lines for future streets” means lines established on the zoning map for the
purpose of future street construction and establishing the front property line of the
affected building site. The area within these lines shall be deemed to be the street right-
of-way, and cannot be considered in computing the minimum yard required on any
building site.
“Plug” means an accessory to an electric vehicle charging system capable of
charging a single electric vehicle and compatible with alternating current Level 2
charging stations or direct current fast charger protocols.
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“Primary airport” means a publicly owned airport that has more than 10,000
passenger boardings each calendar year, as defined by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). Standard accessory uses for Primary Airports include, but are
not limited to, retail establishments for shopping including duty-free shops, dining
establishments that may be consolidated in food courts, automobile rentals, service
businesses, offices, conference centers and hotels. The accessory uses must be located
on publicly owned lands and support airport operations.
“Public use,” “public building” and “public structure” mean a use conducted by or a
structure or building owned or managed by the federal government, the State of Hawai‘i
or the County to fulfill a governmental function, activity or service for public benefit and
in accordance with public policy. Excluded are uses which are not purely a function,
activity or service of government and structures leased by government to private
entrepreneurs or to nonprofit organizations.
“Reachable” means being able to:
(1) Respond via telephone to a request from a guest, neighbor, or County agency
within one hour of receiving that request; and
(2) Be physically present at the short-term vacation rental within three hours of
receiving a call from a guest, neighbor, or County agency, when that guest,
neighbor, or County agency requests the presence of the reachable person.
“Recycling center” means an establishment on a building site, with or without
buildings, upon which used materials are separated and processed for shipment for
eventual reuse in new products. A recycling collection point or an area which serves
only as a drop-off point for temporary storage of recyclables shall not be considered a
recycling center.
“Rentable unit” means a separate room or rooms for sleeping accommodations let,
rented, or leased as a unit by the room or suite, except that in the case of sleeping
accommodations let or rented by the bed, a rentable unit shall be two beds.
“Repair establishment, major” means an establishment which primarily provides
restoration, reconstruction and general mending and repair services, and which
includes any repair activities which are likely to have some impact on the environment
and adjacent land uses by virtue of their appearance, noise, size, traffic generation or
operational characteristics. Major repair establishments include, but are not limited to:
(A) Blacksmith.
(B) Boat cleaning and repair.
(C) Electrical, gasoline and diesel motor repair and rebuilding.
(D) Furniture repair.
(E) Industrial machinery and heavy equipment repair.
(F) Vehicular repair, including repair of body and fender, and straightening of
frame and body parts.
“Repair establishment, minor” means an establishment which primarily provides
restoration, reconstruction and general mending and repair services, and which
includes those repair activities which have little or no impact on surrounding land uses
and can be compatibly located with other businesses. Minor repair establishments
include, but are not limited to:
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(A) Automobile repair, including auto painting and motorized bicycle repair,
provided all repair work is performed within an enclosed structure and does
not include repair of body and fender, and straightening of frame and body
parts.
(B) Eyeglasses, hearing aids and prosthetic devices, production and repair.
(C) Furniture upholstery.
(D) Garment repair.
(E) General repair shop.
(F) Non-motorized bicycle repair.
(G) Radio, television and other household appliance and equipment repair, except
for those appliances with gasoline engines.
(H) Shoe repair.
(I) Watch, clock and jewelry repair.
“Resort area” means an area with facilities to accommodate the needs and desires
primarily of visitors, tourists and transient guests.
“Restaurant” means an establishment which is regularly and in a bona fide manner
used and kept open for the serving of meals to patrons for compensation and which has
suitable kitchen facilities connected with the establishment, containing the necessary
equipment and supplies for cooking an assortment of foods which may be required for
ordinary meals. Additionally, at least thirty percent of the establishment’s gross
revenue must derive from the sale of foods.
“Retail establishment” means an establishment which sells commodities or goods to
the consumer and may include display rooms and incidental manufacturing of goods for
retail sale on premises only. Typical retail establishments include convenience stores,
grocery and specialty food stores, general department stores, drug and pharmaceutical
stores, hardware stores, pet shops, appliance and apparel stores, tour, travel and ticket
agencies and other similar retail activities. The term does not include open storage
yards for new or used building materials, yards for scrap, salvage operations for storage
or display of automobile parts, service stations, repair garages or veterinary clinics and
hospitals.
“School” means a place for teaching, demonstration, learning, or organized group
instruction. Unless otherwise qualified, “school” means a place for primarily academic
instruction equivalent to what is commonly known as pre-school, kindergarten,
elementary school, intermediate school, high school, trade or vocational school, business
school, college or a combination of any of them.
“Self-storage facility” means a structure or structures, containing individual locker
compartments which allow individuals access to store possessions in these
compartments. Each locker or storage area is self-contained and can be secured.
“Short-term vacation rental” means a dwelling unit of which the owner or operator
does not reside on the building site, that has no more than five bedrooms for rent on the
building site, and is rented for a period of thirty consecutive days or less. This
definition does not include the short-term use of an owner’s primary residence as
defined under section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Single-family dwelling” means a building containing only one dwelling unit.
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“Special event” means a planned gathering or activity, typically requiring an
invitation, registration, or ticket purchase, that exceeds the customary use of the
property, including but not limited to commercial weddings and receptions, promotional
functions, commercial concerts, and other large-scale or revenue-generating assemblies.
“Street” means a right-of-way for vehicle purposes and pedestrian traffic, and the
placement of utilities, or a private right-of-way for vehicular purposes, which provides
access to building sites.
“Street frontage” means that portion of a building site that has a common line with
a street right-of-way line. The street frontage is designated as the front property line.
“Structure” means anything above existing grade constructed or erected with a
fixed location on the ground, or requiring a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having or requiring a fixed location on the ground. The term “structure”
includes the term “building.”
“Surveyor” means a person duly registered as a professional land surveyor in the
State.
“Telecommunication antenna” means an antenna, repeater, equipment, wireless or
broadband-related infrastructure, and other accessory structures used to transmit and
receive radio frequency (RF) signals for communication purposes, including those
intended for specific users who must have special equipment for transmission and/or
reception. This definition:
(1) Includes:
(A) Broadcasting facilities, such as low power television stations, regulated
by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Title 47 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, part 74;
(B) Land-mobile or two-way radio, and one-way radio paging service
broadcasting; and
(C) Independent receiving facilities which do not qualify as accessory uses;
and
(2) Does not include:
(A) Portable, handheld, and vehicular transceivers or radios;
(B) Industrial, scientific, and medical equipment operating at frequencies
designated for that purpose by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC);
(C) Marketed consumer products, such as microwave ovens, citizens band
radios, ham radios, or remote-controlled devices;
(D) Facilities solely for the personal reception of these transmissions, such as
radio and television appliances;
(E) Small wireless facilities, as defined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes,
section 206N-1; and
(F) Broadband services delivered through wireline technologies, such as
digital subscriber line, cable, and fiber-to-the-premises.
“Telecommunication tower” or “tower” means a freestanding mast, pole, monopole,
guyed tower, lattice tower, free standing tower, or other structure designed and
primarily used to support telecommunication antennas and any related equipment,
shelters, or cabinets necessary for the operation of the antennas.
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“Theater” means a facility which is used primarily for the performing arts or for the
viewing of motion picture films. Included are performing arts centers, concert halls and
other types of live theaters.
“Time share unit” means any multiple-family dwelling unit or hotel, which is
owned, occupied or possessed, under an ownership and/or use agreement among various
persons for less than a sixty-day period in any year for any occupant, and is regulated
under the provisions of chapter 514E, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended.
“University” means a nationally-accredited institution of higher learning, whether
classified as a “university” or a “college” and whether public or private, including
community colleges, providing facilities for teaching, research and group learning and
authorized to grant academic degrees.
“Use” means the purpose to which land or any structure or improvement thereon or
both are or may be put. The word “use” is synonymous with terms “land use” and “use of
land” unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
“Warehousing” means the storage of raw materials, finished products, merchandise
and/or other goods, within a building for subsequent delivery, transfer and/or pickup.
“Wholesaling and distribution” means the sale and/or distribution of manufactured
and/or processed products, merchandise or other goods in large quantities for
subsequent resale to retail establishments, and/or industrial, institutional and
commercial users.
“Yard” means an open space on the same building site with a building, which open
space lies between the building and the bounding lot lines, and is unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward except for landscaping and except for fences,
walls, architectural features, pools, porte cocheres, cornices, canopies, roof overhangs,
eaves, porches, balconies, terraces, fire escapes, stairs, ramps and other similar features
authorized under article 4, division 4 of this chapter, and includes:
(A) “Front yard” which is a yard lying between the street line on which the
building site fronts or the future width line or the plan line for future street
and a line parallel thereto which runs through the point of the building
nearest to said street line, future width line or plan line. The depth of said
yard is the distance between the parallel lines.
(B) “Rear yard” which is a yard lying between the rear lot line and a line parallel
thereto extended to intersect the side lot lines, which line runs through the
point of a main building nearest the rear lot line. The depth of said yard is the
distance between the parallel lines.
(C) “Side yard” which is a yard lying between the front yard, the rear yard, the
side lot line and a line parallel thereto which runs through the point of the
building nearest to said lot line. The width of said yard is the distance between
the parallel lines.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2000, ord 00-152, sec 1; am 2002, ord
02-70, sec 2; am 2007, ord 07-55, sec 1; ord 07-104, sec 2; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 2; am
2009, ord 09-118, sec 17; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 2; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 3; am 2020,
ord 20-61, sec 9; ord 20-94, sec 2; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 2; 2022, ord 22-95, sec 3; am
2024, ord 24-65, secs 4 and 5; ord 24-70, secs 5 and 6; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 2 and 3;
25-1-5
ord 25-66, secs 2, 3, and 4; ord 25-85, sec 1.)
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Article 2. Administration and Enforcement.
Division 1. General Administration.
Section 25-2-1. Duties of county officers.
(a) The building official shall enforce any provisions of this chapter relative to building
construction and occupancy.
(b) The director shall enforce all other provisions of this chapter pertaining to land use.
(c) All law enforcement officers of the County shall enforce all the provisions of this
chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-1
Section 25-2-2. Issuance of permits or licenses in conformance with chapter.
All departments, officials, and public employees authorized to issue permits or
licenses shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and no permit or license for any
use, building, or other purpose shall be issued where the license or permit would be in
conflict with the provisions of this chapter. Any permit or license, if issued in conflict
with the provisions of this chapter, shall be void.
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Section 25-2-3. Review and acceptance of applications.
(a) Any application filed with the director or the commission, pursuant to this chapter,
including but not limited to a zoning amendment, variance, use permit, plan
approval, planned unit development permit, or cluster plan development permit,
shall be reviewed by the director for completeness within fifteen days from the date
that the application was filed by the applicant. An application may be filed with the
director or the commission in a format prescribed by the director.
(b) Prior to the acceptance of any application, all real property taxes and other fees
relating to the subject parcel or parcels shall be paid and there shall be no
outstanding delinquencies, except in cases of bankruptcy or similar matters as
authorized by the director of finance.
(c) During the fifteen-day period, the director shall either determine that the
application is complete and accept the application as of the date that the
application was filed by the applicant or shall determine that the application is
defective.
(d) If the director determines that the application is defective, the application shall be
returned to the applicant together with a deficiency notice, to be postmarked within
the fifteen-day review period, which lists the information missing from the
application.
(e) Any application that is rejected as defective may be refiled together with a copy of
the deficiency notice and the required additional information. The resubmitted
application shall be accepted as complete as of the date of resubmission, provided
that all required additional information has been submitted.
(f) If the director fails to act upon any application within the fifteen-day period, the
application shall be deemed complete and shall be considered accepted as of the
date that the application was filed.
(g) The director shall publish, on a semi-monthly basis, a list of all applications
accepted under this section in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the
County. Such list shall include the name of the property owner, tax map key
number(s) of the property, the land area, and street address, if available.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1998, ord 98-29, sec 1; ord 98-26,
sec 1; am 2021, ord 21-52, sec 7; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 7.)25-2-3
Section 25-2-4. Notice to property owners and lessees of record of pending
application.
(a) Whenever any application under this chapter requires notice to owners and lessees
of record interests of the surrounding properties:
(1) Such notice shall be served to the owners and lessees of record of all lots of
which any portion is within three hundred feet of any point along the
perimeter boundary of the building site affected by the application if the
building site is located within the state land use urban or rural district;
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(2) For applications other than those requesting a change of zoning district
classification, such notice shall be served on the owners and lessees of record
of all lots of which any portion is within five hundred feet of any point along
the perimeter boundary of the building site affected by the application if the
building site is located within the state land use agricultural district, except
that if the surrounding lots are located within either the state land use urban
or rural district, notice shall be served on the owners and lessees of record of
all lots of which any portion is within three hundred feet of the building site;
or
(3) For applications requesting a change of zoning district classification, such
notice shall be served on the owners and lessees of record of all lots of which
any portion is within one thousand feet of any point along the perimeter
boundary of the building site affected by the application or the two contiguous
lots in all directions, whichever distance is greater, if the building site is
located within the state land use agricultural district or the County zoned
agricultural district. For those adjoining properties located within either the
state land use urban or rural district, notice shall be served on the owners and
lessees of record of all lots of which any portion is within three hundred feet of
the building site.
(b) The applicant shall first serve notice of the filing of the application on the
surrounding owners and lessees within ten days after the director or commission
has officially acknowledged receipt of the application, and shall again serve notice
of the application and of any proposed action or public hearing on the surrounding
owners and lessees, within ten days after receiving notice from the director or the
commission of the date of the proposed action or hearing. The second notice shall be
served not less than ten days prior to the date of the proposed action or hearing.
(c) In determining the names and addresses of the affected owners and lessees of
record, as required by this section, the applicant shall utilize the data available
from the real property tax office; provided, that where the director has received
written notice of additional or subsequent owners or lessees of record and has so
informed the applicant, the applicant shall also provide the required notice to such
persons. The applicant shall also provide notice to such other owners and lessees of
record when the applicant otherwise has actual knowledge of such other owners or
lessees of record.
(d) The notice to the affected property owners and lessees shall include the following
information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) The precise location of the property involved;
(3) The nature of the application and the proposed use of the property;
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(4) The date on which the application was filed with the director or the
commission; and
(5) If the notice is for any proposed administrative action by the director or for
any public hearing to be held by the commission, the date on which the
administrative action by the director will be taken on the application or the
date on which a public hearing will be held to consider the application.
(e) Prior to the director’s proposed administrative action or prior to the commission’s
public hearing, the applicant shall submit to the director or the commission, as
appropriate, proof of service or of good faith efforts to serve notice of the application
on the designated property owners and lessees. Such proof may consist of certified
mail receipts, affidavits, declarations, or the like. The failure of a property owner or
lessee to receive written notice, as provided in this section, shall not invalidate any
action by the director or proceeding by the commission, provided that good faith
efforts were made by the applicant to serve notice on the affected property owner or
lessee.
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(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2010, ord 10-52, sec 2.)
Section 25-2-5. Public hearing notices.
(a) Unless otherwise provided, whenever published notice is required under this
chapter prior to any commission public hearing, the commission shall publish
notice of the hearing in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the
County, at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing, unless a longer
time period is required by either statute or Charter provision, in which case, the
notice period provided by statute or Charter provision shall apply. The notice shall
specify the time, date and place of the hearing, its purpose and a description of the
property, if any, involved.
(b) The commission may publish consolidated notices of any public hearings to be held
on the same date; provided that the consolidated notices state specific information
regarding the time, date and place, the purpose and a description of the property
involved in each matter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-5
Section 25-2-6. Waiting period after denial of application.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, whenever an application for an
amendment to this chapter, or for a variance from this chapter, or for any other permit
authorized under this chapter has been denied, no new application for the same relief,
action or use covering all or any portion of the property involved in the original
application shall be accepted by the director or the commission for a period of one year
from the effective date of the final denial of the original application; provided, however,
that upon a showing of a substantial change of circumstances, the director or
commission may permit the filing of a new application prior to the expiration of the one-
year period. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the council or the director
from initiating any proceedings at any time under this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-6
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Section 25-2-7. Utilization of approvals within two years.
Whenever any permit or approval issued under this chapter, not otherwise
conditioned, except for any amendment of this chapter reclassifying a zoning district,
has not been utilized within a period of two years from the date of the written permit or
approval, the director shall initiate proceedings to invalidate the permit or approval.
The proceeding to invalidate the permit or approval shall require written notice to the
owner or person who has been issued the permit or approval prior to either the director
or the commission taking action to invalidate the permit or approval. In the event that
an appeal is filed regarding any permit or approval issued under this chapter, the two-
year period provided for under this section shall not commence to run until a final
decision is rendered in the appeal.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-7
Section 25-2-8. Effect of changing districts on prior approvals.
Every administrative action for any given building site becomes void upon the
changing of the district within which the building site lies unless the action is for the
approval of an existing nonconforming use or structure, or such administrative action
deals with a regulation which is precisely the same under the regulations of the new
district or unless the administrative action is taken with full knowledge of a proposed or
impending change of district, in which case the approval of such administrative action
shall state that the action is equally acceptable under the existing and proposed or
impending specified new district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-8
Section 25-2-9. Applications including lesser actions; concurrent
applications.
(a) An application for any administrative action, meaning any action requiring
approval of only the director and not the commission, may include a request for a
lesser action without payment of any additional filing fee provided that any notice
of any required hearing shall contain information relating to the total requested or
contemplated action.
(b) Two or more applications involving the same building site or the same project
requiring commission action may be considered concurrently by the commission,
provided that the commission decision on each application shall be issued
separately by the commission.
(c) An action to amend this chapter may be considered concurrently with other
administrative and commission actions, but an application to amend this chapter
must be filed independently of other applications for administrative or commission
action, and any decision on an application for an amendment to this chapter shall
be issued separately from decisions on other administrative or commission
requests.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-9
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Section 25-2-10. Privileges granted run with land.
All amendments to this chapter and all permits and approvals issued under this
chapter shall apply to the applicable land, building, development, or use and shall not
be granted if the action sought would not be equally acceptable under a variety of
owners, and such privileges granted shall run with the land and shall not reside in any
particular owner or occupant of any premises.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-10
Section 25-2-11. Waiver of requirements in consolidation and resubdivision.
If the director finds that the public welfare and safety will not be violated, the
director may waive portions or all of the requirements and standards of this chapter for
consolidation and resubdivision action resulting in the creation of the same or less
number of lots than that which existed prior to the consolidation or resubdivision
action; provided, that prior to the granting of any waiver, the director shall confer with
the director of public works and the manager-chief engineer of the department of water
supply and other applicable government agencies.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2011, ord
11-103, sec 11.)25-2-11
Section 25-2-12. Posting of signs for public notification.
(a) Within ten days of being notified of the acceptance of any application for a zoning
amendment, project district, agricultural project district, variance except setback
variance, use permit, planned unit development permit, or cluster plan
development, the applicant shall post a sign on the subject property notifying the
public of the following:
(1) The nature of the application;
(2) The proposed use of the property;
(3) The size of the property;
(4) The tax map key or keys of the property;
(5) That they may contact the planning department for additional information;
and
(6) The address and telephone number of the planning department.
(b) The sign shall remain posted until the application has been granted, denied, or
withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign promptly after such action.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the sign shall be not less than nine
square feet and not more than twelve square feet in area, with letters not less than
one inch high. No pictures, drawings, or promotional materials shall be permitted
on the sign. The sign shall be posted at or near the property boundary adjacent to a
public road bordering the property and shall be readable from said public road. If
more than one public road borders the property the applicant shall post the sign to
be visible from the more heavily traveled public road. The sign shall, in all other
respects, be in compliance with chapter 3, Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2005 edition).
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(d) The applicant shall file an affidavit with the planning department not more than
five days after posting the sign stating that a sign has been posted in compliance
with this section, and that the applicant and its agents will not remove the sign
until the application has been granted, denied, or withdrawn. A photograph of the
sign in place shall accompany the affidavit.
(2005, ord 05-136, sec 2.)25-2-12
Division 2. Appeals.
Section 25-2-20. Persons who may appeal; procedure.
(a) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the administration or
application of this chapter, may, within thirty days after the date of the director’s
written decision, appeal the decision to the board of appeals.
(b) A person is aggrieved by a decision of the director if:
(1) The person has an interest in the subject matter of the decision that is so
directly and immediately affected, that the person’s interest is clearly
distinguishable from that of the general public; and
(2) The person is or will be adversely affected by the decision.
(c) An appeal shall be in writing, in the form prescribed by the board of appeals, and
shall specify the person’s interest in the subject matter of the appeal and the
grounds of the appeal. Any such appeal shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $250.
The person appealing a decision of the director shall provide a copy of the appeal to
the director and to the owners of the affected property and shall provide the board
of appeals with the proof of service.
(d) The appellant, the owners of the affected property, and the director shall be parties
to an appeal. Other persons may be admitted as parties to an appeal, as permitted
by the board of appeals.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 3.)25-2-20
Section 25-2-21. Performance of permit conditions pending appeal.
Whenever any appeal is filed after a permit or approval has been issued and the
permit or approval contains conditions requiring performance within specified time
periods, the time for performance of any such conditions shall not commence until after
a final decision is rendered in the appeal by the board of appeals or by the courts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-21
Section 25-2-22. Conduct of appeal hearing; costs.
(a) Within twenty days after receipt of a notice of appeal, the director or commission,
as appropriate, shall transmit to the board of appeals the entire record or file of the
proceeding being appealed. The entire record or file from the director or
commission, as appropriate, shall be part of the board of appeals’ record in an
appeal, and shall be reviewed by the board of appeals in the appeal.
(b) A full hearing shall be held by the board of appeals, in any appeal, in accordance
with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
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(c) A verbatim audio recording or stenographic record shall be made of the hearing and
shall remain on file in the office of the board of appeals. Copies of such verbatim
record of any hearing may be ordered by any party, with the cost thereof to be paid
by the party ordering such copy or copies.
(d) The appellant has the burden of proof in an appeal before the board of appeals.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-22
Section 25-2-23. Standard of review.
The board of appeals may affirm the decision of the director, or it may reverse or
modify the decision or remand the decision with appropriate instructions if based upon
the preponderance of evidence the board finds that:
(1) The director erred in its decision; or
(2) The decision violated this chapter or other applicable law; or
(3) The decision was arbitrary or capricious or characterized by an abuse of
discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.
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(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 4.)
Section 25-2-24. Adoption of rules.
The board of appeals shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes, necessary for the implementation of the provisions regarding appeals.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-24
Section 25-2-25. Further appeal rights.
All actions of the board of appeals are final except that, within thirty days of the
date of the board’s written decision, any person aggrieved by the decision of the board of
appeals may appeal such action to third circuit court pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes.
(1999, ord 99-112, sec 2.)25-2-25
Division 3. Violations, Penalties, Enforcement.
Section 25-2-30. Violations.
Any approval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall
comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter. Failure to comply with any
provision of this chapter, any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, or with conditions
imposed as part of any approval, permit, or variance from the provisions of this chapter,
shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 4.)25-2-30
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Section 25-2-31. Criminal prosecution.
(a) Any person whether as principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, violating or
causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be
guilty of a violation, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced as follows:
(1) For a first offense, by a fine not exceeding $500.
(2) For a subsequent conviction which occurs within five years of any prior
conviction for violation of this chapter, by a fine of not less than $500 but not
exceeding $1,000.
(b) After a conviction for a first violation under this chapter, each further day of
violation shall constitute a separate offense if the violation is a continuance of the
subject of the first conviction.
(c) The imposition of a fine under this section shall be controlled by the provisions of
the Hawai‘i Penal Code relating to fines, sections 706-641 through 706-645, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes.
(d) Any authorized personnel may issue a summons or citation to an alleged violator in
accordance with the procedure specified in this section. Nothing in this section shall
be construed as barring such authorized personnel from initiating prosecution by
penal summons, by complaint, by warrant or such other judicial process as is
permitted by statute or rule of court.
(e) Any authorized personnel issuing a summons or citation for a violation of this
chapter may take the name and address of the alleged violator and shall issue to
the alleged violator a written summons or citation notifying the alleged violator to
answer at a place and at a time provided in the summons or citation.
(f) There shall be provided for use by authorized personnel a form of summons or
citation for use in citing violators of this chapter which does not mandate the
physical arrest of such violators. The form and content of such summons or citation
shall be as adopted or prescribed by the administrative judge of the district court
and shall be printed on a form commensurate with the form of other summonses or
citations used in modern methods of arrest, so designed to include all necessary
information to make the same valid under the laws and regulations of the State of
Hawai‘i and the County.
(g) In every case when a citation is issued, the original of the same shall be given to the
violator, provided that the administrative judge of the district court may prescribe
the giving to the violator of a carbon copy of the citation and provide for the
disposition of the original and any other copies.
(h) Every citation shall be consecutively numbered and each carbon copy shall bear the
number of its respective original.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)Error! Reference source not found.
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Section 25-2-32. Right of entry for authorized personnel.
When it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of this chapter,
or when the authorized personnel has reasonable cause to believe that there exists upon
a building or upon a premises or upon a building site a condition which is contrary to or
in violation of this chapter which makes the building or premises or the building site
unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the authorized personnel may enter the building or
premises or the building site at reasonable times to inspect or to perform the duties
imposed by this chapter, provided that if the building or premises is occupied that
credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested. If such building or
premises be unoccupied, the authorized personnel shall first make a reasonable effort to
locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the building or premises
and request entry. If entry is refused, the authorized personnel shall have recourse to
the remedies provided by law to secure entry.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-32
Section 25-2-33. Limited liability of authorized personnel.
The authorized personnel charged with the enforcement of this chapter, acting in
good faith and without malice in the discharge of the duties required by this chapter or
other pertinent law or ordinance shall not thereby be rendered personally liable for
damages that may accrue to persons or property as a result of an act or by reason of an
act or omission in the discharge of such duties. A suit brought against the authorized
personnel because of such act or omission performed by the authorized personnel in the
enforcement of any provision of this chapter or other pertinent laws or ordinances
implemented through the enforcement of this chapter shall be defended by the County
until final termination of such proceedings, and any judgment resulting therefrom shall
be assumed by the County.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-33
Section 25-2-34. Injunctive action.
The County may maintain an action for an injunction to restrain any violation of
the provisions of this chapter and may take any other lawful action to prevent or
remedy any violation.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-34
Section 25-2-35. Administrative enforcement.
(a) In lieu of or in addition to enforcement pursuant to sections 25-2-31, 25-2-32, and
25-2-34, if the director determines that any person is violating any provision of this
chapter, any rule adopted thereunder, or any permit issued pursuant thereto, the
director may have the person served by personal service or by certified mail, with a
notice of violation and order pursuant to this section. The director may also have a
copy of the notice of violation and order posted at the building site.
(b) The notice of violation shall include at least the following information:
(1) Date of the notice;
(2) Name and address of the person noticed;
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(3) Section number of the provision, or rule, or the permit which has been
violated;
(4) Nature of the violation; and
(5) Location and time of the violation.
(c) The order may require the person to do any or all of the following:
(1) Cease and desist from the violation;
(2) Correct the violation at the person’s own expense before a date specified in the
order;
(3) Pay a civil fine not to exceed $500 in the manner at the place and before the
date specified in the order;
(4) Pay a civil fine not to exceed $500 per day for each day in which the violation
persists, in the manner and at the time and place specified in the order.
(d) The order shall advise the person that the order shall become final thirty days after
the person’s receipt of the order, unless the director’s decision is appealed to the
board of appeals within the thirty-day period.
(e) The provisions of the order issued by the director under this section shall become
final thirty days after the receipt of the order, unless the director’s action is
appealed to the board of appeals as provided in this section.
(f) Any person adversely affected by any order issued under this section, may within
thirty days after the service of the order, appeal the order to the board of appeals as
provided by section 6-9.2, County Charter and sections 25-2-20 through 25-2-24.
An appeal to the board of appeals shall not stay the provisions of the director’s
order pending the final decision of the board of appeals.
(g) The director may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for
the enforcement of any order issued pursuant to this section. Where the civil action
has been instituted to enforce the civil fine imposed by said order, the director need
only show that the notice of violation and order were served, that a civil fine was
imposed, the amount of the civil fine imposed and that the fine imposed has not
been paid.
(h) Annually, on September 1, the director shall file with the bureau of conveyances,
liens on all properties which have been the subject of fines levied under this section,
which remain unpaid for one year or more after final adjudication and the
expiration of the time for any further appeal.
(i) Fines, assessed under this section shall constitute a lien upon the subject property
upon the filing of said lien with the bureau of conveyances. This lien shall be
considered for purposes of authority, to be the equivalent liens which arise
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of this Code.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-66, sec 2; am 2011, ord
11-103, sec 12.)25-2-35
Section 25-2-36. Remedies cumulative.
The remedies provided in this chapter shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-36
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Division 4. Amendments.
Section 25-2-40. When zoning code may be amended.
This chapter may be amended by changing the boundaries of districts or by
changing any other provision in this chapter whenever the public necessity and
convenience and the general welfare require such amendment, and when such
amendment would be consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the general
plan.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-40
Section 25-2-41. Who initiates amendment.
An amendment may be submitted by the council, the director, the owner of the
property, or any other person with the property owner’s authorized consent.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-41
Section 25-2-42. Amendments initiated by property owners and other
persons.
(a) An application for a change of zoning district by a property owner, or any other
person with the property owner’s consent, shall be on a form prescribed by the
director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing and processing fee of $500 plus $25 per lot or unit proposed by the
amendment.
(2) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine its precise
location.
(3) A plot plan of the property, drawn to scale with all existing and proposed
structures shown thereon, and any other information necessary to a proper
determination relative to the specific request.
(4) A list of the names, addresses and tax map key numbers for those owners and
lessees of record of surrounding properties who are required to receive notice
under section 25-2-4.
(5) A County environmental report. A County environmental report shall not be
required for any amendment where either an environmental impact statement
or an environmental assessment and negative declaration have been prepared
and issued in compliance with chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as
amended.
(6) Any other plans or information required by rules adopted by the director in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) The applicant shall serve notice of the application for zoning amendment on
surrounding owners and lessees of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The
applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
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(c) In considering an amendment initiated by a property owner or other person which
proposes to change the district classification of any property, the director shall
consider the purposes of the existing and proposed district and the purposes of this
chapter and shall recommend a change in a district boundary only where it would
result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity
and convenience and the general welfare, and be consistent with the goals, policies
and standards of the general plan.
(1) The director shall recommend either the approval or denial of the proposed
amendment to the commission subject to conditions which would further the
intent of this chapter and the general plan and other related ordinances.
(2) The director shall make the recommendation within one hundred twenty days
after an application has been accepted by the director.
(3) If the director fails to make a recommendation on the proposed amendment
within the one-hundred-twenty-day period, the application shall be forwarded
to the commission without any recommendation from the director, and the
director’s failure to act shall be considered a favorable recommendation on the
application.
(4) The director shall prepare a report on surrounding properties of which any
portion is within one thousand feet, in the case of a subject property in the
State land use agricultural district, or three hundred feet, in the case of a
subject property in either the State land use urban or rural districts, of the
perimeter boundary of the subject property, and further shall transmit the
report to the commission and the council prior to their respective consideration
of the change of zone sought by the application. The report shall include:
(A) All changes of zone, and amendments thereto, granted to surrounding
properties;
(B) A description of the status of each condition for any such change of zone
that is not yet completed and subject to a time limitation; and the
remaining time provided for the performance thereof; and
(C) The maximum number of lots into which each surrounding property may
be subdivided under its district classification.
(d) The commission shall review any application initiated by a property owner or other
person for a change of zone and shall forward its recommendation on the
application to the council through the mayor for the council’s consideration and
action.
(1) In reviewing the application, the commission shall hold at least one public
hearing and shall provide reasonable notice of the date of the hearing to the
applicant. The commission shall also provide notice by publication of the
hearing, as provided in this chapter.
(2) Within ten days after receiving notice of the date of the public hearing, the
applicant shall serve notice of the hearing on surrounding owners and lessees
of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also serve notice on
owners and lessees of record interests in other properties which the
commission may find to be directly affected by the proposed amendment.
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(3) Within ninety days after receipt of the application from the director, unless a
longer period is agreed to by the applicant, the commission shall transmit the
proposed change of zone ordinance together with its recommendations thereon
through the mayor to the council. The commission shall recommend approval
in whole or in part, with or without modifications, or rejection of such
application. In the event that the commission fails to act on the application
within the ninety-day period, the application shall be considered an
unfavorable recommendation by the commission, and the application shall be
transmitted through the mayor to the council with such recommendation.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 3; am 2012, ord
12-90, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-87, sec 1.)25-2-42
Section 25-2-43. Amendments initiated by the council and director.
(a) Any amendment initiated by the director shall be reviewed by the commission.
(1) The amendment shall be submitted to the commission with the director’s
justification and recommendation on the amendment.
(2) Upon receipt of a proposed amendment from the director, the commission shall
hold at least one public hearing. Notice of the hearing by the publication shall
be provided by the commission in accordance with section 25-2-5, except that
when a proposed amendment involves a specific parcel of land, notice shall be
provided by the commission in accordance with subsections (c) and (d).
(3) Within sixty days after receipt of the amendment from the director, the
commission shall transmit the proposed amendment together with its
recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council. The commission
shall recommend approval in whole or in part, with or without modifications,
or rejection of such amendment. In the event that the commission fails to act
on the amendment within the sixty-day period, such inaction shall be
considered as unfavorable recommendation by the commission, and the
amendment shall then be submitted through the mayor to the council with
such recommendation.
(b) The council shall refer any proposed council-initiated amendment to this chapter to
the director and the commission with requests for their respective comments and
recommendations thereon, prior to the first reading of any such amendment. The
director and the commission shall each submit comments and recommendations on
the proposed amendment to the council within one hundred twenty days from the
date that the amendment is transmitted by the council to the director and the
commission.
(1) The director shall submit comments and any recommendations to both the
commission and the council within the one-hundred-twenty-day review period.
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(2) The commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed
amendment. Notice of the hearing by publication shall be provided by the
commission in accordance with section 25-2-5, except that when a proposed
amendment involves a specific parcel of land, notice shall be provided by the
commission in accordance with subsections (c) and (d).
(3) The commission shall transmit the amendment together with its
recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council. The commission
shall recommend approval in whole or in part, with or without modifications,
or rejection of such amendment. In the event that the commission fails to act
on the amendment within the one-hundred-twenty-day review period, such
inaction shall be considered as an unfavorable recommendation by the
commission.
(4) After the one-hundred-twenty-day review period has expired, the council may
proceed to act on the proposed amendment as it deems appropriate.
(c) Notice by mail to surrounding owners and lessees of record of properties within the
boundaries established by section 25-2-4, shall not be required for any amendment
initiated by the council or the director. In lieu of mailing written notice to
surrounding property owners and lessees of record, the director shall publish notice
of the commission’s public hearing in at least two newspapers of general circulation
in the County, once a week for three consecutive weeks, with the last notice to be at
least ten days prior to the hearing. The notice shall specify the time, date and place
of the hearing, its purpose and a description of any property which may be involved.
(d) Notice to owners of any properties specifically subject to the proposed amendment
shall be provided by mail from the director, no later than thirty days prior to the
commission’s public hearing on the amendment.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-43
Section 25-2-44. Conditions on change of zone.
(a) Within any ordinance for a change of zone, the council may impose conditions on
the applicant’s use of the property subject to the change of zone provided that the
council finds that the conditions are:
(1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public
health, safety and welfare; or
(2) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land use
proposed, with respect to:
(A) Protection of the public from the potentially deleterious effects of the
proposed use; or
(B) Fulfillment of the need for public service demands created by the
proposed use.
Within any ordinance for a change of zone that includes any such conditions,
except for ordinances reverting zoning to a previous zoning district designation or
to an open zoning designation, the director shall specify the time by which all
conditions shall be completed. The time during which required plans, reports,
studies, or relevant permit applications are under review for approvals by
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government agencies shall not count towards the deadline established in the
ordinance. To justify this tolling, the applicant shall provide evidence of the
excluded time period to the planning department for its review and approval, which
shall consist of dates obtained from a government agency website, permitting
program, or office indicating when the required plans, reports, studies, or permit
applications were submitted, approved, denied, or returned by the government
agency. Any request for tolling shall be verified and approved in writing by the
director prior to the deadline established by the ordinance. The director shall notify
the council of any approval of a request for tolling within thirty days of such
approval. If any conditions have not been completed by the deadline, or if a time
extension request has not been submitted in accordance with section 25-2-44(c), the
planning department shall inform the applicant that the ordinance is null and void
without further action by the County. In that event, the zoning designation of the
property(s) affected by the ordinance shall automatically revert to its immediate
prior zoning designation.
(b) Requests to change or alter the conditions of any change of zone ordinance shall be
processed in the same manner as a zone change, unless the council authorizes the
changes or alterations to be made by the director.
(c) A condition granting an administrative time extension by the director shall not be
included in any change of zone ordinance. However, an initial time extension for
the performance of conditions within a change of zone ordinance may be granted by
the council via resolution upon a finding that the following circumstances exist:
(1) The non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been
foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant and that are not the result
of the applicant’s fault or negligence;
(2) Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the general plan or
this chapter;
(3) Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the original reasons
for the granting of the change of zone;
(4) The time extension granted shall be for a period not to exceed the period
originally granted for performance (i.e., a condition to be performed within one
year may be extended for up to one additional year); and
(5) The request for the time extension is submitted to the director prior to the
expiration of time for the performance of conditions included in the original
change of zone ordinance.
When a request for initial time extension is received by the director, the director
shall recommend approval or denial and submit a notice to council through the
mayor. In the case of a recommended approval, the director shall also submit a
resolution to council through the mayor for consideration and action.
If an applicant should require an additional time extension beyond the time
extension provided via council resolution, the request shall be processed pursuant
to section 25-2-42.
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(d) A request for any time extension, change, or alteration of conditions shall be
submitted in writing to the director, in lieu of the application required for an
applicant-initiated change of zone. Requests for initial time extensions shall be
forwarded to the council for its consideration. All requests, excluding requests for
initial time extensions via council resolution, shall be accompanied by a filing fee of
$500.
(e) If the applicant fails to fulfill any conditions of the zone change within the specified
time limitations, the director or council may initiate the process for enactment of an
ordinance reverting the affected property back to its original zoning designation or
a more appropriate zoning designation in accordance with section 25-2-43.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2023, ord 23-38, sec 1; am 2024, ord
24-71, sec 1.)25-2-44
Section 25-2-45. Nonsignificant zoning changes.
(a) The director may administratively grant any nonsignificant zoning change. A
nonsignificant zoning change must comply with the designations for the property
set forth in the general plan and any development plan adopted by ordinance, and
not result in an increase or decrease in any zoning designation affecting more than
five percent of the area, or one acre, of any lot, whichever is less.
(b) The applicant for a nonsignificant zoning change shall give notice to surrounding
owners and lessees of record, pursuant to section 25-2-4, and shall post a sign for
public notification as provided by section 25-2-12.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-48, sec 2.)25-2-45
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Section 25-2-46. Concurrency requirements.
(a) Purpose. In addition to requirements otherwise imposed, this section creates
concurrency standards for roads, water supply, and civil defense sirens.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to any zoning amendment application, or for an
application for extension of time to perform a condition of zoning amendment
received by the planning department after the effective date of this ordinance.
(c) Definitions. As used in this section:
“Acceptable level of service” means that the level of service of a transportation
facility at the a.m. and p.m. peak hour is “D” or better.
“Approved development” means development for which zoning has been granted by
the County.
“Civil Defense siren” means a noisemaking mechanical or electronic device,
generating sound to provide warning of approaching danger. The siren is one type of
tsunami warning system and is linked to the Hawai’i State Civil Defense Outdoor Siren
Warning System, activated by the County’s civil defense system or by neighboring
tsunami warning centers, in case of a potential life-threatening tsunami or other
natural disaster.
“Critical road area” means a geographical area where any of the transportation
facilities serving the area have been determined by the council to be worse than the
acceptable level of service.
“Immediate vicinity of a project” means the area in which transportation facilities
will be required to mitigate impacts caused primarily by the project.
“Level of service, or LOS” means a qualitative measure describing operational
conditions within a traffic stream, and shall be determined using the procedures in the
latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board.
“Mitigation” means specific actions to reduce traffic congestion. Mitigation is of two
types: “local mitigation” which consists of improvements to roads and intersections that
are in the immediate vicinity of a project, including channelization of intersections, turn
lanes into a project and similar improvements. “Area mitigation” consists of
improvements which increase the capacity of an arterial or other major road, such as
additional lanes, in the general region containing the project, or construction of a new
arterial or collector road in the general area containing the project, or improvements to
public transportation such as buses or park and ride facilities, sufficient to offset the
traffic demand generated by the project.
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“Occupancy” means (1) the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a commercial,
multifamily, industrial building, hotel or other structure requiring a certificate of
occupancy; (2) the issuance of a building permit for residential buildings that do not
require a certificate of occupancy; or (3) final subdivision approval for subdivisions
where dwellings are allowed, but dwellings are not being constructed before sale of any
lot.
“Project area” means the area in which the project is expected to have an impact on
the level of service of transportation facilities.
“Reasonable assumptions” means the percentage of full build-out that is expected to
occur during the twenty-year period after the date of the application, as determined by
the planning director.
“Transportation facilities” means State and County highways, roads, and public
transportation facilities.
“Worse than the acceptable level of service” means that the level of service at the
a.m. or p.m. peak is “E” or “F”.
(d) Traffic impact analysis report required.
(1) A traffic impact analysis report (TIAR), prepared or updated within six
months before the submission of the application, shall be included with the
application for any zoning amendment that can generate fifty or more peak
hour trips. The determination of peak hour trips shall be based on the
Institute of Transportation Engineers, “Trip Generation Handbook”, or any
other nationally recognized source. When the number of trips depends upon
the exact future uses of the site, and those are unknown at the time of zoning
amendment (for example, the types of commercial uses), the determination
shall be based upon a typical mix of uses found in that zoning type in the
community. The TIAR shall be certified as having been conducted in
accordance with best practices by a professional engineer licensed in the State
of Hawai‘i.
(2) The TIAR shall assess impacts to transportation facilities in the immediate
vicinity and general area of the project, and to the transportation facilities
serving the project area.
(3) The TIAR shall include projections for future growth in traffic, for a minimum
of five, ten, and twenty years, and shall include other approved or proposed
development that is expected to impact the project area, with reasonable
assumptions about the build-out of such development.
(4) The TIAR shall present an assessment of the impacts of the project on LOS
and an evaluation of alternative plans for mitigating those impacts. The
evaluation shall include budgetary cost estimates for the capital and operating
costs of promising alternative plans.
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(e) Mitigation required.
(1) If the LOS for any transportation facility in the project area is (A) currently
worse than the acceptable level of service, or (B) projected to become worse
than the acceptable level of service during the five year period of the TIAR,
any rezoning of the property, if approved, shall contain conditions that require
mitigation of adverse traffic effects before occupancy of the project is
permitted, or that occupancy be delayed until the level of service has reached
the acceptable level and is no longer projected to be worse than the acceptable
level.
(2) Where the LOS deficiency is due to roadway or intersection deficiencies in the
immediate vicinity of the project, the conditions of zoning shall require local
mitigation. Where the deficiency in LOS is due to insufficient capacity in the
transportation facilities serving the project area, the conditions of zoning shall
require area mitigation.
(3) If there is more than one way to mitigate an adverse effect, the director shall
present to the council the pros and cons of the alternatives.
(f) Mitigation requirements will be deemed satisfied when:
(1) A public agency has committed funds for area mitigation that will remove the
LOS deficiency. In the case of the State, commitment of funds means that the
governor has released funds to complete the improvement. In the case of the
County, commitment of funds means that the council has appropriated funds
to complete the improvement; or
(2) The private developer’s commitment to implement mitigation has been
secured by bond or equivalent security, or mandatory participation in an
improvement district, community facilities district, or other equivalent means
of guaranteeing performance.
(g) A developer’s area mitigation expenses shall be credited against any fair share or
similar fee requirement for roads. A developer’s local mitigation expenses shall be
credited against any fair share or similar fee requirement for roads if the council
determines that the mitigation substantially benefits the general public and was
not necessary primarily for the benefit of the project. In general, roads that are
necessary for access to or within a development or turn lanes for a private project
shall not qualify for fair share credit.
(h) The following types of zoning amendment applications shall be required to submit a
TIAR when required by this section, but shall not be required to perform area
mitigation:
(1) Residential or other zoning amendment where the applicant commits, and the
conditions of zoning require, that the project earn at least two times the
number of affordable housing credits otherwise required under chapter 11,
County affordable housing policy, provided further that the applicant shall be
entitled to the full amount of “excess credits” under section 11-15, County
affordable housing policy, based on the number of affordable housing credits
normally required.
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(2) Zoning amendment to CV, CN, MCX, PD, or ML where the council determines
that the project will reduce regional traffic congestion by providing necessary
commercial or light industrial opportunities to serve an area where there is a
shortage of available space zoned for such uses, and substantial residential
development has already been approved, provided that conditions of zoning
shall ensure that any commercial development be of a scale consistent with
the standards of a “neighborhood center” as described in the general plan.
(i) The restrictions on occupancy shall not apply to the construction of infrastructure
such as water tanks, roads, sewage treatment plants, or other project elements that
do not generate substantial traffic.
(j) The council may designate critical road areas by ordinance.
(k) In a critical road area, all rezonings shall be subject to local and area mitigation,
except as stated in subsection (h).
(l) In order to determine whether a zoning amendment application meets the TIAR
threshold of fifty or more peak hour trips, and to prevent applicants from going
below the TIAR threshold by dividing a project into segments, the director shall
review all development proposed on the same or adjacent properties, and shall
include traffic that may be generated by any development application approved
after the effective date of this ordinance, or by any other pending development
application, if it is on a portion of the same lot or tax map key parcel, or an
adjoining lot or tax map key parcel, or in the immediate vicinity of the
development.
(m) A zoning amendment application shall not be granted unless: (1) the department of
water supply has determined that it can meet the water requirements of the project
and issue water commitments using its existing system; or (2) specific
improvements to the existing public water system, or a private water system
equivalent to the requirements of the department of water supply will be provided
to meet the water needs of the project and conditions of zoning delay occupancy
until the necessary improvements are actually constructed.
(n) To facilitate the development of village centers in rural areas that are not currently
served by a public water system, the council may waive the water supply
requirements for zoning amendments for commercial or light industrial uses in
areas that do not currently have a public water system, and where the department
of water supply has no plans to build a public water system, and which are (1)
designated as an “urban and rural center” or “industrial area” on table 14-5 of the
general plan and (2) designated for urban use on the land use pattern allocation
guide map of the general plan; provided that conditions of zoning shall require
water supply consistent with public health and safety needs such as sanitation and
fire-fighting.
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(o) A zoning amendment application or an application for an extension of time to
perform a condition of zoning amendment shall not be granted for projects
proposing:
(1) Twenty-five or more residential units; or
(2) Commercial space, industrial space, or a combination of commercial and
industrial space equal to or greater than thirty thousand square feet of gross
floor area; or
(3) Any combination of residential units, commercial space and industrial space
equal to or greater than thirty-five thousand square feet of gross floor area;
unless existing civil defense sirens, as determined by the State Civil Defense,
are available to provide adequate warning coverage across the entire project
site or that the provision of civil defense sirens to provide such coverage is
integrated as part of the zoning amendment or application for extension of
time to perform a condition of zoning amendment.
(p) Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of the council to impose reasonable
roadway, water, or civil defense siren improvement requirements on zoning
amendments or to deny zoning amendment applications to the extent otherwise
allowed by law.
(2007, ord 07-99, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-71, sec 1.)25-2-46
Division 5. Variances.
Section 25-2-50. Variances permitted.
Variances from the provisions of this chapter may be granted; provided that a
variance shall not allow the introduction of a use not otherwise permitted within the
district; and provided further that a variance shall not primarily effectuate relief from
applicable density limitations.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-50
Section 25-2-51. Grounds for variance.
A variance may only be granted if the following is found:
(a) There are special or unusual circumstances applying to the subject real property
which exist either to a degree which deprives the owner or applicant of substantial
property rights that would otherwise be available, or to a degree which obviously
interferes with the best use or manner of development of that property; and
(b) There are no other reasonable alternatives that would resolve the difficulty; and
(c) The variance is consistent with the general purpose of the district, the intent and
purpose of this chapter, and the general plan, and will not be materially
detrimental to the public welfare or cause substantial, adverse impact to an area’s
character or to adjoining properties.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-51
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Section 25-2-52. Application for variance; requirements.
Application for a variance shall be on a form prescribed for this purpose by the
director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing fee of $250;
(2) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine the precise
location of the property involved;
(3) A plot plan of the property, drawn to scale, with all existing and proposed
structures shown thereon;
(4) A list of the names and addresses of all surrounding owners and lessees of
record of property interests in property within the boundaries established by
section 25-2-4; and
(5) Any other plans or information required by rules adopted by the director in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-52
Section 25-2-53. Notice of action on variance application.
(a) Upon acceptance of a variance application, the director shall fix a date for the
director’s action on the application. Within ten days after receiving notice of such
date, the applicant shall serve notice of the application on surrounding owners and
lessees of record, as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also serve notice
on owners and lessees of record of interests in other properties which the director
may find to be directly affected by the variance sought. Except for setback
variances, the applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property
as provided by section 25-2-12.
(b) The director shall publish notice of the date of the proposed decision by the director
and the date by which written comments must be received by the director in at
least two newspapers of general circulation in the County, at least ten days prior to
the date of the director’s proposed decision.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 4.)25-2-53
Section 25-2-54. Actions by director on variance.
(a) The director shall, within sixty days after acceptance of a variance application,
deny the application or approve it subject to conditions.
(b) The conditions imposed by the director shall bear a reasonable relationship to the
variance granted. All actions shall contain a statement of the factual findings
supporting the decision.
(c) If the director fails to act within the prescribed period, the application shall be
considered as having been denied, and the director shall immediately inform the
applicant of such denial.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-54
Section 25-2-55. Repealed.
25-2-55
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 1999, ord 99-112, sec 5.)
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Section 25-2-56. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 1999, ord 99-112, sec 7.)25-2-56
Section 25-2-57. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 1999, ord 99-112, sec 8.)25-2-57
Section 25-2-58. Appeals.
(a) If the director denies a variance application, such decision is final except, that,
within thirty days after the date of the written decision, the applicant may appeal
such action to the board of appeals, pursuant to the rules of practice and procedure
of the board of appeals.
(b) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the issuance of a variance
decision may appeal the director’s action to the board of appeals, in accordance with
this chapter, within thirty days after the date of the director’s written decision.
(1999, ord 99-112, sec 6.)25-2-58
Division 6. Use Permits.
Section 25-2-60. Purpose.
Use permits are permits for certain permitted uses in zoning districts which require
special attention to insure that the uses will neither unduly burden public agencies to
provide public services nor cause substantial adverse impacts upon the surrounding
community.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-60
Section 25-2-61. Applicability; use permit required.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted within designated County zoning districts
only if a use permit is obtained for the use from the commission:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments in RS, RA, FA, and A districts, provided
that the property is within the state land use urban district.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services and mortuaries in RS, RD,
RM, RCX, RA, FA, A and V districts.
(3) Day care centers in RS, RD, RM, RA, FA and A districts, provided that a
minimum building site area of ten thousand square feet shall be required
within the RS, RD, RM, and RA districts.
(4) Golf courses and related golf course uses including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings, and golf club houses in the RS, RD, RM, RCX, RA, FA,
A, V, CG, CV, and O districts, provided that the property is within the state
land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving ranges shall not
be permitted within the state land use agricultural district unless approved by
the County before July 1, 2005.
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(5) Group living facilities that exceed the criteria in subsection 25-1-5(b),
paragraph (b) of the definition of “group living facility” in the RS, RD, RM,
RCX, RA, FA, A, CN, CG, CV, and V districts.
(6) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes in the
RS, RD, RM, RCX, RA, FA, A, and V districts, provided that a minimum
building site area of ten thousand square feet shall be required within the RS,
RD, RM, RCX and RA districts.
(7) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities in RCX, RA, A, CN, CG,
CV, MCX, ML, MG and O districts.
(8) Medical clinics in RS, RD, RM, RA, FA, and A districts.
(9) Meeting facilities, which may include special events in RS, RD, RM, RA, FA,
and A districts.
(10) Schools in RS, RD, RM, RA, FA, A, V, MCX, ML, and MG districts, provided
that a minimum building site area of ten thousand square feet shall be
required within the RS, RD, RM, and RA districts.
(11) Yacht harbors and boating facilities in the RS, RD, RM, RCX, RA, V, CG, CV,
MCX, ML, MG and O districts.
(12) Wind energy facilities in the O district; provided that the property is within
the state land use agricultural district.
(13) Other unusual and reasonable uses which are not specifically permitted in any
zoning district with the approval of the director and the concurrence of the
council by resolution.
(b) Any use which received an approval as a conditionally permitted use prior to
September 25, 1984, or which received prior approval through the use permit
process, is considered a legal use of the affected parcel and may be expanded or
enlarged without obtaining another use permit, provided such expansion,
enlargement or addition is in full compliance with this chapter and the applicable
district regulations.
(c) A use permit shall not be required for any use described in subsection (a) above, if a
special permit is obtained for that use, pursuant to section 205-6, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes.
(d) A use permit shall not be required for meeting facilities and/or special events
operated in partnership with State or County agencies or conducted at State or
County venues or facilities.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2007, ord 07-55, sec 2; am 2008, ord
08-2, sec 2; am 2010, ord 10-17, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-25, sec 1; ord 11-26, sec 1; am
2012, ord 12-91, sec 2; ord 12-124, sec 2; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 2; am 2019, ord 19-100,
sec 2; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 3; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 4; ord 25-66, sec 5.)25-2-61
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Section 25-2-62. Application for use permit; requirements.
(a) An application for a use permit shall be made to the commission, in accordance
with its rules, on a form prescribed by the commission.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing fee of $500;
(2) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine the precise
location of the property involved;
(3) A plot plan of the property, drawn to scale, with all existing and proposed
structures shown thereon;
(4) A list of names, addresses and tax map key numbers for those owners and
lessees of record of surrounding properties who are required to receive notice
under section 25-2-4; and
(5) A written description of the proposed use and a statement of objectives and
reasons for the request, including an analysis of how the request satisfies each
of the standards contained in section 25-2-65.
25-2-62
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2011, ord 11-3, sec 2.)
Section 25-2-63. Procedure for use permit.
(a) Upon acceptance of a use permit application, the commission shall fix a date for a
public hearing. The public hearing shall be commenced no later than ninety days
after the acceptance of a use permit application by the director.
(b) The applicant shall serve notice of the use permit application on surrounding
owners and lessees of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also
serve notice on owners and lessees of record interests in other properties which the
commission may find to be directly affected by the use permit sought. The
applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
(c) Prior to the public hearing, the commission shall publish notice of the public
hearing in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 9; am 2005,
ord 05-136, sec 5; am 2010, ord 10-117, sec 2.)25-2-63
Section 25-2-64. Action on use permit.
(a) Within sixty days following the close of the public hearing or public hearings as the
case may be, or within such longer period as agreed to by the applicant, the
commission shall either deny or approve the application. The commission’s decision
shall be accompanied by a statement of factual findings supporting the decision.
(b) In approving any use permit application, the commission may issue the approval
subject to conditions, including but not limited to hours of daily operation and
terms of the use permit. The conditions imposed by the commission shall bear a
reasonable relationship to the use permit granted.
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(c) If the commission fails to render a decision within the prescribed period, the
application shall be considered as being approved unless an extension is agreed to
by all parties, provided that no contested case hearing pertaining to the use permit
is pending before the commission.
(d) Concurrent requests may be acted upon by the commission in conjunction with a
use permit application.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2021, ord 21-24, sec 2.)25-2-64
Section 25-2-65. Criteria for granting a use permit.
A use permit may be granted by the commission upon finding that:
(1) The granting of the proposed use shall be consistent with the general purpose
of the zoning district, the intent and purpose of this chapter, and the general
plan;
(2) The granting of the proposed use shall not be materially detrimental to the
public welfare nor cause substantial, adverse impact to the community’s
character, to surrounding properties; and
(3) The granting of the proposed use shall not unreasonably burden public
agencies to provide roads and streets, sewer, water, drainage, schools, police
and fire protection and other related infrastructure.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-65
Section 25-2-66. Appeal of a use permit decision.
Within thirty days after the date of the commission’s written decision, any person
aggrieved by the decision may appeal the commission’s action to the third circuit court
pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 10.)25-2-66
Section 25-2-67. Revocation of a use permit.
(a) A use permit may be revoked by the director in the event that any property owner
who holds the permit sought to be revoked or any other person, with the property
owner’s consent, submits a written statement to the director verifying that the
development approved under the permit issued has either not been established or
has been abandoned.
(b) A use permit may be revoked by the commission upon the request of the director
when the director determines the following conditions exist:
(1) There has been noncompliance with the conditions of the permit; or
(2) The use authorized under the permit is creating a threat to the health or
safety of the community.
(c) The director shall provide written notice of the proceeding to revoke a use permit to
the property owner and to the person who has been issued the permit prior to the
commission taking action to revoke the permit.
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(d) A property owner or other person affected by the proposed revocation of a use
permit ordered by the commission, may, within thirty days after the mailing of the
commission’s order, appeal the commission’s action to the third circuit court
pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 11; am 2021,
ord 21-24, sec 3.)25-2-67
Division 7. Plan Approval.
Section 25-2-70. Purpose.
Plan approval provides a method of allowing closer inspection of certain
development and inspection of all development in certain districts in order to ensure
conformance with the general plan, to assure that the intent and purpose of this chapter
are carried out, and to ensure pertinent conditions of previous approvals related to the
development have been implemented.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-70
Section 25-2-71. Applicability; plan approval required.
(a) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new
structure or development or any addition to an existing structure or development in
all districts except in the RS, RA, FA, A and IA districts, and except for the
construction of one single-family dwelling and any accessory buildings per lot,
unless required elsewhere in this chapter.
(b) Plan approval shall be required in all districts prior to the change of the following
uses in existing buildings:
(1) Residential to commercial use;
(2) Warehouse and manufacturing to retail use.
(c) Plan approval shall be required in all applicable districts prior to the construction
or establishment of the following improvements and uses:
(1) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
(2) Public uses, structures and buildings, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(3) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(4) Temporary real estate offices and model homes, as permitted under section
25-4-8.
(5) Utility substations, as authorized under section 25-4-11.
(6) Special events, as defined in section 25-1-5.
(d) Plan approval shall be required in the RA and FA district prior to the construction
or installation of any new structure or development, or of any addition to an
existing structure or development which is to be used for minor agricultural
products processing.
(e) Plan approval shall be required in the A district prior to the development of any
trailer park or major agricultural products processing facility. The director shall
determine whether an agricultural products processing facility shall be considered
major or minor at the time of building permit review, or earlier at the applicant’s
request.
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(f)Plan approval may be required as a condition of approval of any use permit,
variance, or other action relating to a specific use, in which case the use or
development so conditioned may not be established until plan approval has been
secured.
(g) Plan approval shall be required for the establishment of any agricultural tourism
activity, as permitted under section 25-4-15(b).
(h) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new
structure or development, any enlargement of an existing structure or
development, or alterations to the exterior appearance of any existing structure or
development in any special district established under this chapter for which design
guidelines and/or standards have been adopted and as prescribed by the applicable
special district requirements, excluding any special district having adopted design
guidelines and/or standards established under this chapter prior to adoption of this
sub-section.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 2; am 2007,
ord 07-56, sec 3; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 3; am 2009, ord 09-16, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12-
124, sec 3; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 2; am 2025, ord 25-66, sec 6.)25-2-71
Section 25-2-72. Application for plan approval; requirements.
An application for plan approval shall be on a form approved for such purpose by
the director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A site plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned indicating clearly the
following information:
(A) The location and dimension of the building site;
(B) The location, size, height, and use of all existing and proposed
structures;
(C) All yards and open spaces;
(D) Location, height, and material of all fences and walls;
(E) The standard of improvement and location, number, and size of parking
spaces, arrangement and on-site circulation of all off-street parking and
loading facilities including points of access thereto from adjoining
streets;
(F) The location, general nature, and type, and protection or shielding
devices of all exterior lighting;
(G) All proposed landscaping and planting; and
(H) All proposed street dedication and improvement if any.
(2) Any other information required by rules adopted by the director in accordance
with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
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(3) A site drainage plan \[under section 27-20\] approved by the director of public
works, where plan approval is required under section 25-2-71(a), (c)(2) and
(c)(5), (d), (e), or (f). The site drainage plan shall comply with section 27-20(a)
and (b) and section 27-24, and shall include a storm water disposal system to
contain runoff caused by the proposed development, within the site
boundaries, up to the expected one-hour, ten year storm event, as shown in the
department of public works “Storm Drainage Standards,” dated October 1970,
or any approved revision, unless those standards specify a greater recurrence
interval. The amount of expected runoff shall be calculated according to the
department of public works “Storm Drainage Standards,” dated October 1970,
or any approved revision, or by any nationally-recognized method meeting
with the approval of the director of public works. Runoff calculations shall
include the effects of all improvements. Storm water shall be disposed into
drywells, infiltration basins, or other approved infiltration methods. The
development shall not alter the general drainage pattern above or below the
development.
25-2-72
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2007, ord 07-56, sec 3.)
Section 25-2-73. Plan approval application and processing requirements for
special districts with design guidelines and/or standards.
(a) In addition to the application requirements for plan approval contained in section
25-2-72, an application for plan approval for the construction, installation,
enlargement, or alteration to the exterior appearance of a building or structure that
is subject to design guidelines and/or standards adopted by the council for any
special district established under article 7 of this chapter shall include:
(1) Complete and accurate exterior elevations of all facades, drawn at a scale
adequate to show clearly the appearance of all proposed buildings and
structures;
(2) A description of exterior siding, roofing, and finish materials;
(3) Exterior door and window specifications;
(4) Description, location, and renderings for any exterior signage;
(5) A streetscape rendering of the project site and adjacent properties suitable for
evaluating the immediate spatial relationships. Photographic images may be
substituted provided those images are adequate to serve the same purpose;
(6) Other descriptive information as the director finds necessary to determine
consistency of the proposed project with the design guidelines and/or
standards adopted for the special district in which the project building site is
located.
(b) Within five days of acceptance of an application for plan approval the director shall
provide the respective design review committee with a copy of the application and
plans along with a request for their review and comments on the consistency of the
project with the adopted design guidelines and/or standards.
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(c) The written recommendations and plans stamped “Reviewed by” with the date and
signature of the chair of the respective design review committee affixed shall be
submitted to the director within twenty-five calendar days of receipt by the design
review committee of the director’s request for design review.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director shall withhold rendering a
decision on a plan approval application until having received the written
recommendations and stamped and signed plans from the chair of the respective
design review committee for the application.
(e) By written request to the director, the chair of the respective design review
committee may request an extension of time to complete the design review and to
submit the recommendations of the design review committee, which the director
may grant only with the written approval of the applicant for plan approval.
(f) In the event that no design review committee is established, or if the design review
committee, for whatever reason, fails to respond within the time limit prescribed in
subsection (b), the director shall provide design review against the relevant design
guidelines and/or standards as adopted by the council and waive the requirements
under subsection (c).
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2000, ord 00-152, sec 2; am 2015,
ord 15-45, sec 3.)25-2-73
Section 25-2-74. Plan approval application requirements for
telecommunication antennas.
In addition to the application requirements for plan approval contained in section
25-2-72, an application for plan approval for a telecommunication antenna or tower
shall contain a submittal checklist consistent with this section and shall contain the
following information:
(1) A plot plan showing the location on the building site of the proposed antenna
or tower;
(2) Building plans for the tower, certified by a licensed structural engineer,
verifying that the tower, at full build out inclusive of all potential antennas
and equipment, will have a hard survivability for sustained winds of one
hundred miles per hour or meet the requirements set forth in the building
code, whichever is greater;
(3) A statement from the applicant that the proposed use will not interfere with
the County’s land mobile radio system and other public emergency
communications systems;
(4) A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration that the application
has not been found to be a hazard to air navigation;
(5) A statement from the Federal Communications Commission that the
application complies with the regulations of the Commission or a statement
that no such compliance is necessary;
(6) Documentation demonstrating that the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 Section 106 review has been completed;
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(7) A report indicating whether the facility could be co-located elsewhere, which
shall include:
(A) Documentation of efforts to install, construct, or co-locate the proposed
facility on or within:
(i) Existing towers or feasible antenna support structures;
(ii) Sites that do not adversely impact significant public views, such as
beaches, shorelines, oceans, and natural areas;
(iii) Industrial or commercial zoning districts;
(iv) Locations that are not highly visible from adjacent roadways, public
spaces, parks, schools, greenbelts, or other visually sensitive areas;
and
(v) Areas unserved or underserved with respect to broadband access
and infrastructure;
(B) A map showing the sites that have been investigated with a detailed
analysis on how those sites are inadequate and how the site selected is
the least obtrusive;
(C) Maps showing the coverage areas of existing towers within a two mile
radius of the proposed tower;
(D) A letter from the nearby tower owners indicating the tower is not
feasible for co-locating antennas;
(E) A statement that the wireless telecommunications provider commits to
allow a minimum of two other wireless telecommunications providers to
co-locate antennas on its proposed tower facilities wherever structurally
and technically feasible; and
(F) A statement providing the reason for the location, design, and height of
the proposed tower or antennas;
(8) Documentation of proactive efforts made to notify, meet with, inform, and
engage adjacent landowners and the affected community regarding the
proposed use;
(9) Verification that the applicant has sent notification letters to all owners and
lessees of record of properties of which any portion is within five hundred feet
of any point along the perimeter boundary of the building site for the proposed
telecommunication installation; provided that the notification letters must:
(A) Describe the nature of the proposed installation, including its
dimensions and location on the building site; and
(B) Provide the anticipated timeline for construction;
(10) Documentation demonstrating compliance with the Hawai‘i State Fire Code
and Standard No. 76, relating to the fire protection of telecommunications
facilities, of the National Fire Protection Association, which documentation
must be submitted to the Hawai‘i fire department;
(11) A maintenance plan detailing how the safety, functionality, and service of the
proposed use will be maintained until the use is discontinued; and
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(12) A visual impact analysis, which shall include:
(A) Mitigation measures to minimize the visual impacts of the tower,
including a description of any vegetation to be used for such purposes;
(B) Before and after photo simulations from various locations and/or angles
from which the public would typically view the site; and
(C) A map depicting where the photos were taken.
The visual impact analysis shall demonstrate that less intrusive sites
are not available or do not provide the necessary communication coverage to
provide the service. The director may request the submission of additional
materials, including but not limited to photo overlays, scaled models,
renderings, or field mock-ups, to evaluate potential visual impacts. These
materials should address appropriate coloration, blending, and stealth design
(e.g., monopine, monopalm) to harmonize the facility with the surrounding
area.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 5.) 25-2-74
Section 25-2-75. Plan approval application requirements for agricultural
tourism.
In addition to the application requirements for plan approval contained in section
25-2-72, an application for plan approval for agricultural tourism operations shall
include sufficient information to ensure the following provisions are met:
(1) A statement whether the operation will allow visits by buses;
(2) Adequate off street parking, loading/unloading, and turn-around space to
accommodate all specified tour transportation modes, including buses, if they
are allowed, shall be provided and shown on the site plan;
(3) The subject property must have an existing legal access to a public highway,
which may be via a private road or easement, and new driveways shall meet
applicable county or state standards;
(4) New and existing facilities to be utilized principally for the agricultural
tourism activity shall be clearly indicated on the plot plan and shall not exceed
one thousand square feet in total area, not including parking and vehicular
accesses; and
(5) Proof, acceptable to the director, of income from agricultural activities and/or
agricultural products processing, or investment, as required under section
25-4-15(d)(1).
(2008, ord 08-155, sec 4.) 25-2-75
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Section 25-2-76. Action on plan approval application.
(a) The director may issue plan approval subject to conditions or changes in the
proposal which, in the director’s opinion, are necessary to carry out and further the
purposes of this chapter and the considerations contained in section 25-2-77.
(b) The director may only issue plan approval for a telecommunication antenna or
tower if the proposed use meets all of the conditions contained in sections 25-2-77
and 25-4-12, and if the applicant provides all verification required under section 25-
2-74.
(c) The director may only issue plan approval for a temporary model home or real
estate office if the proposed use meets all of the conditions in section 25-2-77 and
25-4-8.
(d) The director shall render a decision to either approve or deny a plan approval
application, other than for an agricultural tourism facility, any special district with
adopted design guidelines and/or standards, or any telecommunication antenna or
tower, within thirty days after acceptance of the application. If the director fails to
render a decision within the thirty-day period, the application shall be considered
approved without further certification by the director. In addition, the following
specific provisions shall apply:
(1) For an agricultural tourism facility, the department shall conduct a site
inspection prior to issuing plan approval within sixty days after acceptance of
the application. If the director fails to render a decision within the sixty-day
period, the application shall be considered approved without further
certification by the director.
(2) For any plan approval application within a special district with adopted design
guidelines and/or standards, the director shall render a decision to either
approve or deny the plan approval application within forty-five days after
acceptance of the application. If the director fails to render a decision within
the forty-five day period, the application shall be considered approved without
further certification by the director.
(3) For a telecommunication antenna or tower, the director shall render a decision
to either approve or deny the plan approval application within sixty days after
acceptance of the application, in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes,
Chapter 46-89. If the director fails to render a decision within the time frame
specified by Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 46-89, the application shall be
considered approved without further certification by the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 5; am 2012, ord
12-124, sec 4; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 4; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 6.) 25-2-76
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Section 25-2-77. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
(a) In reviewing a plan approval application, the director shall consider the proposed
structure, development or use in relation to the surrounding property,
improvements, streets, traffic, community characteristics, natural features, and
may require conditions or changes to assure:
(1) Adequate light and air, and proper siting and arrangements are provided for
all structures and improvements;
(2) Existing and prospective traffic movements will not be hindered;
(3) Proper landscaping is provided that is commensurate with the structure,
development or use and its surroundings;
(4) Unsightly areas are properly screened or eliminated;
(5) Adequate off-street parking is provided to serve the structure, development or
use, regardless of the otherwise minimum requirements of this chapter;
(6) Access to the parking areas will not create potential accident hazards;
(7) Within reasonable limits, any natural and man-made features of community
value are preserved;
(8) Dust, noise, and odor impacts are mitigated; and
(9) Compliance with any design guidelines or standards adopted by the council.
(b) The director shall require any conditions or changes in the proposal which, in the
director’s opinion, are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the
considerations contained in subsection (a) above.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2007, ord 07-28, sec 2; am 2008, ord
08-155, sec 6; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 5.) 25-2-77
Section 25-2-78. Construction in conformity with plan approval.
Every structure, development and change of use for which plan approval is issued
shall be constructed and developed in accordance with the terms, specifications and
conditions contained in the plan approval permit.
25-2-78
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 7.)
Section 25-2-79. Appeal of a plan approval decision.
Any person aggrieved by the plan approval decision of the director may appeal the
director’s action to the board of appeals, in accordance with this chapter, within thirty
days after date of the director’s written decision.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 8.) 25-2-79
Article 3. Establishment of Zoning Districts.
Section 25-3-1. Designation of districts.
(a) The zoning districts of the County shall consist of the following districts:
(1) RS, single-family residential districts (article 5, division 1).
(2) RD, double-family residential districts (article 5, division 2).
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(3) RM, multiple-family residential districts (article 5, division 3).
(4) RCX, residential-commercial mixed use districts (article 5, division 4).
(5) RA, residential and agricultural districts (article 5, division 5).
(6) FA, family agricultural district (article 5, division 6).
(7) A, agricultural districts (article 5, division 7).
(8) IA, intensive agricultural districts (article 5, division 8).
(9) V, resort-hotel districts (article 5, division 9).
(10) CN, neighborhood commercial districts (article 5, division 10).
(11) CG, general commercial districts (article 5, division 11).
(12) CV, village commercial districts (article 5, division 12).
(13) MCX, industrial-commercial mixed use districts (article 5, division 13).
(14) ML, limited industrial districts (article 5, division 14).
(15) MG, general industrial districts (article 5, division 15).
(16) O, open districts (article 5, division 16).
(17) Special districts (articles 6 and 7).
(b) Any building site within the commercial office (CO) district as of December 7, 1996,
shall automatically be redesignated as a general commercial (CG) district, with the
same minimum land area required for each building site, and any building site
within the unplanned (U) district as of December 7, 1996, shall automatically be
redesignated as an agricultural (A) district with a minimum lot size of five acres
(A-5a). Any building site within a combining district, which combines a safety (S)
district or a safety, flood hazard (SF) district with another zoning district, as of
December 7, 1996, shall be redesignated so that the safety or safety, flood hazard
district designation, whichever is applicable, is removed as a zoning district
designation for the building site. The redesignation provided for under this
subsection shall occur immediately upon adoption of this section, without any
action required on the part of any landowner. The director shall cause all zone
maps and the zoning map to be corrected to reflect the redesignation described in
this subsection.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-1
Section 25-3-2. Designation of special districts.
The special zoning districts of the County shall consist of the following:
(1) Kailua Village design commission (article 7, division 1).
(2) CDH, Downtown Hilo commercial district (article 7, division 2).
(3) UNV, University district (article 7, division 3).
(4) PD, Project districts (article 6, division 4).
(5) APD, Agricultural project districts (article 6, division 5).
(6) district (article 7, division 4).
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Section 25-3-3. Method and effect of establishment of districts.
(a) Any of the districts listed in sections 25-3-1 and 25-3-2 shall be established for any
portion of the County by being described by metes and bounds and in map form as
prepared by a licensed surveyor; except that, when deemed appropriate by the
director, other means of description may be used in lieu of metes and bounds to
establish any district under section 25-3-2. In case of conflict between a zoning map
and metes and bounds description delineating district boundaries, the latter shall
control. In case of conflict between a zoning map, and any summary of ordinances
as provided by subsection (d) below on one hand, and duly enacted ordinance on the
other, the provisions of the ordinance shall be authoritative. As between
ordinances, the provisions of an ordinance enacted later in time shall control.
(b) The zone maps in article 8 of this chapter, adopted by ordinance numbers 74 (1967),
109 (1967), 110 (1967), 111 (1967), 187 (1968), and 190 (1969), and any
amendments to these maps by ordinance shall constitute the zoning map of the
County. An up-to-date copy of the zoning map shall be kept for public display in the
office of the director.
(c) The zoning map and all notations, references, data and other information shown
thereon are incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter. The
adoption of or the change in the boundary of any district shall be by ordinance and
shall constitute an amendment to this chapter; provided, that nonsignificant
changes to the boundary of any district may be administratively approved by the
director as provided under section 25-2-45.
(d) The contents of an ordinance or any portion thereof concerning the adoption of or a
change in the boundary of any district need not be set out in full in any codification
or recodification of, or supplementation to this chapter so long as a summary of the
ordinance is included in this chapter or in an appropriate annex to this chapter.
The summary which shall be maintained and updated by the director shall include
at a minimum the following information:
(1) Ordinance number and effective date;
(2) General location of land affected or tax map key;
(3) Original district designation; and
(4) Final district designation.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2025, ord 25-64, sec 1.)25-3-3
Section 25-3-4. Establishment of building lines, future width lines and plan
lines for future streets.
Building lines, future width lines and plan lines for future streets may be
established and shown on any section of the zoning map as provided in sections 25-3-3
and 25-8-1 of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-4
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Section 25-3-5. Application of district regulations.
(a) The provisions of this chapter for each district shall apply uniformly to each class or
kind of structure or land within the district, except as provided in this chapter.
(b) Any building, structure, or land used or occupied after May 24, 1967, and any
building or structure erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally
altered after May 24, 1967, shall comply with all of the regulations specified in this
chapter for the district in which such structure, land or premises is located.
(c) Any building or other structure erected or altered after May 24, 1967 shall not:
(1) Exceed the height;
(2) Accommodate or house a greater number of families;
(3) Occupy a greater percentage of lot area, if provided by the zoning district;
(4) Have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open
spaces than herein permitted; or
(5) In any other manner be contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(d) No portion of a yard, other open space, off-street parking, or loading space required
about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this
chapter, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, off-street parking, or
loading space similarly required for any other building.
(e) Any yard or building site existing as of September 11, 1966, shall not be reduced in
dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth in this chapter. Any
yard or building site created after May 24, 1967, shall meet at least the minimum
requirements established by this chapter. Provided, however, that if the minimum
building site in any zoning district was increased by an amendment to this chapter
adopted on December 7, 1996, any parcel of land with minimum building site areas
established by a zoning ordinance adopted predating December 7, 1996, may be
developed utilizing yards, building site average width and minimum building site
areas in accordance with the pre-existing ordinance.
(f) If any ordinance adopted prior to December 7, 1996, amended the zoning district for
any building site and provided for a future effective date for the amendment, the
ordinance shall be considered to predate this chapter and the building site may be
developed in accordance with the ordinance and the conditions contained in the
ordinance, notwithstanding the fact that provisions of this chapter adopted on
December 7, 1996, conflict with the provisions of the ordinance.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-5
Section 25-3-6. Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any of the districts as shown on
the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets,
highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow the center lines;
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be
construed as following the lot lines;
(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed
as following city limits;
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(4) Boundaries indicated as following the shoreline shall be construed to follow
high water lines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed
as moving with the actual high water lines; boundaries indicated as
approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or
other bodies of water shall be construed to follow the center lines;
(5) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of this section shall be so construed. Distances not
specifically indicated on the zoning map shall be determined by the director
scaling the distance on the zoning map.
(6) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground vary from those
shown on the zoning map or in other circumstances not covered by paragraphs
(1) through (4) of this section, the director shall determine the location of such
boundaries.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-6
Section 25-3-7. District classification of streets.
Unless otherwise designated in this chapter, the area of any street, right-of-way or
easement is considered to be and shall be classified within the immediately adjacent
district and if there be more than one district then each shall extend to the center of the
street, right-of-way or easement.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-7
Section 25-3-8. Legal effect of establishment of building lines, future width
lines, and plan line.
(a) Whenever a building line is established along any street on the zoning map, the
minimum front yard for any affected property shall be equal to the distance
between the street and the established building line.
(b) Whenever a future width line is established on the zoning map, the future width
line shall be considered to be the front property line of the affected property. The
area between the future width line and the street (if outside the right-of-way) shall
be deemed to be the street right-of-way, and cannot be considered in computing the
minimum yard required on any building site.
(c) Whenever plan lines for a future street have been established on the zoning map,
the plan lines shall be considered to be the front property line, and the area
between the plan lines shall be deemed to be street right-of-way. The minimum
required yards of any building site shall be computed excluding any area within
plan lines for future streets established on the zoning map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-8
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Article 4. General Development Regulations.
Division 1. Use Regulations.
Section 25-4-1. Existing buildings.
Any building upon which construction was lawfully begun prior to December 7,
1996, or any subsequent amendments to this chapter may be completed and thereafter
shall be considered an existing building at the time of the effective date of this chapter
(December 7, 1996) or amendment.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-1
Section 25-4-2. Conditions for construction of buildings designed for human
occupancy.
(a) On any building site, no building designed or intended for human occupancy shall
be constructed and no permit therefor shall be issued unless:
(1) The building site is served by a County water system or a privately owned and
operated water system, or other private, individual means of providing water
to the building site is demonstrated; and
(2) A wastewater treatment system for the proposed building has been approved
by the State department of health.
(b) On any building site in any subdivision approved by the director under chapter 23
of this code, no building designed or intended for human occupancy shall be
constructed and no permit issued therefor until either:
(1) The streets, drainage improvements, water supply system, if any, and sewage
disposal system, if any, have been constructed, inspected and approved by the
appropriate County agencies; or
(2) Final subdivision approval has been secured by the subdivider in accordance
with chapter 23, by posting a surety bond or other security guaranteeing the
construction of all of the subdivision improvements as shown on approved
construction drawings and specifications, provided that final occupancy of any
dwelling unit shall not be granted until the subdivision improvements for the
particular increment in which such dwelling unit is situated have been
constructed, inspected and approved by the appropriate County agencies.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-2
Section 25-4-3. Establishment of permitted uses.
The permitted uses as listed in the regulations for each zoning district may be
established within that district after compliance with the specific regulations of the
district and the general regulations of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-3
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Section 25-4-4. Uses prohibited.
Any use not listed among the permitted uses in a zoning district is a prohibited use
within that district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-4
Section 25-4-5. Uses authorized by other permits.
In all districts, all land uses allowed in permits granted by the state land use
commission or the commission pursuant to chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, all
land uses allowed in permits issued by the commission or the director pursuant to
chapter 205A, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and all land uses allowed in permits issued by
the State board of land and natural resources pursuant to chapter 183C, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes, or any amendment thereto, shall be deemed to be permitted uses.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-5
Section 25-4-6. Use of streets.
Except as permitted by the council, no street shall be used for the display, sale, or
private storage of any commodity or any material, nor shall any structure be placed
therein other than a driveway, ramp or similar structure that is necessary for vehicular
access to the adjoining property. This section shall not prohibit normal street
improvements and those other facilities normally placed in streets.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-6
Section 25-4-7. Bed and breakfast establishments.
(a) Bed and breakfast establishments shall be permitted in the RD, RM, RCX, V, CN,
CG, CV and CDH districts. A bed and breakfast establishment may be permitted in
the RS districts and RA, FA, A districts, within the State land use urban district,
provided that a use permit is obtained for each such use. A special permit shall also
be required for any bed and breakfast establishment located in either the State
land use rural or agricultural districts.
(b) A bed and breakfast establishment shall be subject to the following standards:
(1) The bed and breakfast establishment shall be subordinate and clearly or
customarily incidental to the principal use as a residence by its operator and
not alter or be detrimental to the character of the surrounding area.
(2) The operator of the bed and breakfast establishment shall reside on the same
building site as that being used for the bed and breakfast establishment.
(3) The bed and breakfast establishment may be located on a building site, within
any single-family dwellings, and/or guest houses (pursuant to section 25-4-9).
(4) The bed and breakfast establishment shall contain no more than five guest
bedrooms for rent to guests.
(5) The maximum number of guests permitted within a bed and breakfast
establishment at any one time shall be ten.
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(6) Only breakfast meals may be offered to guests. The serving of breakfast meals
on the building site, for a fee to individuals other than registered guests shall
be prohibited. A bed and breakfast establishment shall not operate as a food
service establishment (i.e. a restaurant), unless such use is a permitted use
within the zoning district and the required permits have been acquired.
(7) One paved (with materials such as bricks, concrete, asphalt concrete surface or
chip-seal, pavers, stones) off-street parking stall shall be provided for each
guest bedroom, in addition to the required stall(s) for the dwelling unit, except
that in the RS, RA, FA and A districts paved parking stalls shall not be
required as long as the material used for the parking stalls will eliminate
erosion, mud and standing water within the parking stall area.
(8) Exterior signage which advertises the dwelling as a bed and breakfast
establishment shall comply with the requirements for residential signage as
set forth in chapter 3 (advertising and signs), Hawai‘i County Code.
(c) Any bed and breakfast establishment which has not received the required permits
shall be considered illegal under this chapter, unless otherwise noted herein.
(d) Any bed and breakfast establishment existing as of the effective date of this section
and conforming to the standards contained in section 25-4-7(b) which has not
received the permits required under section 25-4-7(a) may continue such use for
twelve months following the effective date of this section. After this date, continued
use without having submitted the necessary permit applications shall be considered
illegal under this chapter.
(e) The conditions contained in any use permit issued for a bed and breakfast
establishment prior to the adoption of this section shall continue to apply to the bed
and breakfast establishment, notwithstanding provisions to the contrary contained
in this section.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2000, ord 00-152, sec 3; am 2012, ord
12-124, sec 5.)25-4-7
Section 25-4-8. Temporary real estate offices and model homes.
(a) Temporary real estate offices for new developments shall be permitted in all
districts except for the A, IA and O districts, and model homes for new
developments shall be permitted in all districts except for the A, IA, MCX, ML, MG
and O districts, provided that final subdivision approval of the development has
been granted by the director and plan approval for any temporary real estate office
and/or model home is secured from the director prior to the establishment of
such use.
(b) A temporary real estate office and model home shall also be subject to the following
conditions:
(1) The development in which the temporary real estate office and/or model home
is proposed to be situated must consist of six or more lots and/or units.
(2) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall not be used for a
period longer than twenty-four months from the date of plan approval by the
director; provided that extensions may be granted by the director.
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(3) If the temporary real estate office is established in a structure not otherwise
permitted in the particular zoning district, the structure shall be removed co-
terminus with the expiration of the temporary real estate office use.
(4) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall be used exclusively
for marketing of lots and/or units located within the development in which it is
to be located. In multi-phased developments, a temporary real estate office or
model home may be allowed for each development phase for a period not to
exceed twenty-four months. Time extensions may be granted by the director.
(5) Parking for the temporary real estate office use shall be based on a minimum
of one parking stall for each employee and a minimum of one parking stall for
each four hundred square feet of gross floor area. The parking requirement
may be satisfied off-site, provided that approval is secured from the director.
(6) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall comply with the
minimum setback and height requirements of the particular zoning district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-8
Section 25-4-9. Guest houses.
One guest house may only be established on a building site that is at least seven
thousand five hundred square feet in area. A guest house shall not exceed five hundred
square feet in gross floor area, shall not be more than twenty feet in height, and shall
not have a kitchen.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-9
Section 25-4-10. Mobile dwellings.
All mobile dwellings shall conform to the County construction code, including
chapters 5 and 5A through 5F, and the Public Health Housing Code (chapter 2 of the
State public health regulations), except:
(1) When parked in a licensed mobile home park; or
(2) When occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes outside of a licensed mobile
home park for less than thirty days in any one location.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2020, ord 20-61, sec 10.)25-4-10
Section 25-4-11. Power lines, utility substations, public buildings.
(a) Communication, transmission, and power lines of public and private utilities and
governmental agencies are permitted uses within any district.
(b) Any substation used by a public or private utility for the purpose of furnishing
telephone, gas, electricity, water, sewer, radio, or television shall be a permitted use
in any district provided that the use is not hazardous or dangerous to the
surrounding area and the director has issued plan approval for such use.
(c) Public uses, structures and buildings are permitted uses in any district, provided
that the director has issued plan approval for such use.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2006, ord 06-86, sec 2; am 2025, ord
25-66, sec 7.)25-4-11
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Section 25-4-12. Telecommunication antennas or towers.
(a) A telecommunication antenna or tower shall be permitted in all zoning districts;
provided that the antenna, tower, and its use are not hazardous or dangerous to the
surrounding area and the director has issued plan approval for such use. Co-
location of antennas upon an existing privately owned tower and expansion of
related support equipment within the project site is permitted provided, the
director issued plan approval or other relevant approval for the existing tower, base
station, or other antenna support structure. The ground lease areas of co-locating
carriers must be adjacent to the existing ground lease area and not located within
the open yard setback areas, and the co-location must not result in a ‘substantial
change’, as defined in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 1.6100.
Co-location that results in a ‘substantial change’ to the tower height or ground lease
area, as defined by the Federal Communication Commission, requires issuance of a
new plan approval.
(b) Telecommunication facilities developed by government agencies primarily to
protect public health, safety, and welfare, including but not limited to facilities for
police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency dispatch services, shall be exempt
from the telecommunication antenna and tower requirements provided in this
chapter.
(c) The minimum lot size requirements for telecommunication towers are as follows:
(1) The minimum lot size for the placement of any telecommunication tower
within the A, FA, IA and O zoning districts shall be five acres.
(2) The minimum lot size for the placement of any telecommunication tower
within a RS, RD, RM and RA zoning districts shall be one acre.
(3) No minimum lot size shall be required for the placement of telecommunication
towers within the V, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG and CDH zoning districts.
The minimum lot size may be reduced, upon finding that the issuance of a
variance by the director will not result in adverse impacts, including but not limited
to noise, light, glare, visual, drainage, or other detrimental effects to adjacent
properties.
(d) Except when located within the V, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG, or CDH districts, a
telecommunication tower shall be set back from every property line by a distance
not less than one hundred and twenty percent of the tower height as measured
from the ground level and not less than six hundred feet from any residence or
school.
(e) Fencing and Safety Measures. Telecommunication towers must be enclosed by
fencing a minimum of six feet in height, and towers must be equipped with an anti-
climbing device.
(f) The tower, together with the initial antennas or other equipment proposed to be
installed thereon, shall:
(1) Comply with the building code; and
(2) Where feasible, be equipped with:
(A) A redundant power supply capable of providing sufficient power for no
less than twenty-four hours; and
(B) Secondary data transmission capabilities that can support mass
notification messaging during a disaster.
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(g) The telecommunication antennas and tower shall comply with all applicable rules,
regulations and requirements of affected agencies, including the Federal Aviation
Administration and Federal Communications Commission. All exterior lighting,
except safety beacons required by the FAA, shall be:
(1) Fully shielded so that the bulb is not visible from any point above the height of
the bulb; and
(2) Turned off when human activity is not occurring in the lighted area.
(h) Should any state or federally listed or endangered species be found on the subject
property, the applicant shall comply with all applicable requirements of
Department of Land and Natural Resources-Division of Forestry and Wildlife
and/or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(i) Within one hundred twenty days of the permanent abandonment of the tower, the
applicant shall remove the tower and its antenna and accessory structures
(including the equipment building and the fence), down to, but not including the
concrete foundation. The applicant shall immediately provide written notification to
the director of the termination of the telecommunication tower and related
improvements and the removal of all structures.
(j) The director may require any conditions or changes in the location and design of
telecommunication antennas and towers necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter and the natural beauty chapter of the general plan. These conditions or
changes may include but not be limited to requiring stealth design (e.g., monopine,
monopalm) in order to reduce visual impacts to surrounding properties. If the
proposed site is located within an area of natural beauty as designated by the
general plan or is located along a roadway, bikeway, trail, or park used by the
public, the director may require an on-site or off-site relocation of the
telecommunication tower to mitigate visual impacts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2010, ord 10-17, sec 3; am 2011, ord
11-25, sec 2; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 7.)25-4-12
Section 25-4-13. Home occupations.
(a) A home occupation shall be permitted as incidental and subordinate to the use of a
dwelling in any district in which a dwelling is located, provided that the home
occupation does not change the character and external appearance of the dwelling.
(b) All home occupations shall comply with the following standards:
(1) The home occupation shall be conducted either entirely within the dwelling or,
if outside the dwelling, the activity shall be screened from public view.
(2) No exterior signs, symbols, displays or advertisements relating to the home
occupation shall be displayed, nor shall any interior signs be visible from the
public view.
(3) Any materials, supplies or products relating to the home occupation which are
stored outside of the dwelling or other fully enclosed building shall be screened
from the public view.
(4) Articles sold on the premises shall be limited to those produced by the home
occupation, or to instructional materials pertinent to the home occupation, or
to services provided by the home occupation.
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(5) Only one employee shall be permitted in addition to household members under
the home occupation.
(6) A minimum of one parking space shall be provided on the building site in
addition to parking required for the dwelling use or other permitted uses if the
home occupation involves customer or client visits or meetings. The director
may require additional parking spaces where the director finds that such
additional parking spaces may be reasonably necessary to avoid off-site or
inappropriate parking locations. Any resident of a multiple-family dwelling
may fulfill the parking requirement by the use of guest parking with the
written approval of the building owner, manager or condominium association.
(c) A person desiring to engage in a home occupation that involves any of the following
activities, shall file with the director, a declaration in the form designated by the
director, verifying that the home occupation will comply with all of the conditions
contained in subsection (b) and will not involve any of the activities listed under
subsection (e):
(1) Frequent customer or client visits;
(2) Frequent deliveries or pickups;
(3) Storage of materials, supplies or products related to the home occupation
outside of the dwelling or other fully enclosed building;
(4) Activities conducted outside of the dwelling; or
(5) Group instruction.
(d) A special permit shall be obtained for any home occupation on a building site that is
situated within either the State land use rural or agricultural district.
(e) The following activities shall not be permitted as home occupations:
(1) Contractor storage yards, including without limitation, the storage, use, repair
or fabrication of equipment designed or intended for use in land excavation or
in the construction of buildings or other structures or other similar heavy
equipment.
(2) Repair, fabrication or painting of automobiles or other motorized vehicles,
except those owned by household members and which are not sold or made
available for sale within one year of such activity regarding any particular
vehicle.
(3) Care, treatment or boarding of animals in exchange for money, goods, services
or other consideration.
(4) Any activities and uses which are only permitted in industrial districts.
(f) Any home occupation existing as of December 7, 1996, which involves any of the
activities listed under subsection (c) may continue as a nonconforming use until
September 30, 1997, at which time any such continued use without the filing of a
declaration, as provided under subsection (c) shall be considered illegal under this
chapter. Prior to September 30, 1997, any person may file a declaration for any
home occupation existing as of December 7, 1996, which involves any of the
activities listed under subsection (c), and upon the filing of such declaration, the
use shall be considered a permitted use.
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Section 25-4-14. Flag lots.
A flag lot shall be permitted when sufficient street frontage is not available for
more than one building site, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) The access drive connecting the building site with the street shall have a
minimum width of fifteen feet.
(2) The access drive shall be the sole access for only one building site, unless dual
access is approved by the director after consultation with the director of public
works.
(3) The building site area, including the access drive, shall be the minimum
building site area required for the zoning district.
(4) The minimum yards for a flag lot, excluding the access drive, shall be the
minimum side yards required for a building site in the applicable zoning
district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)25-4-14
Section 25-4-15. Agricultural tourism.
(a) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural processing
facilities in the CG, CDH, CV, CN, ML, MG, and MCX districts.
(b) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural activities and
agricultural processing facilities in the A, FA, IA, RA, and APD districts, subject to
plan approval and in conformance with section 25-4-15(d).
(c) Agricultural tourism activities in A, FA, IA, RA, and APD districts that do not
conform to section 25-4-15(d) shall obtain a special permit in the state land use
agricultural or rural districts, or a use permit in the state land use urban district.
(d) Agricultural tourism operations shall comply with the following regulations:
(1) The agricultural activity or agricultural products processing facility must have
a minimum of $10,000 in verifiable gross sales, exclusive of any income from
agricultural tourism activities or any other non-agricultural activities, for the
year preceding the commencement of the agricultural tourism activity or, in
the case of a new agricultural activity or agricultural products processing
facility, provide evidence to the director’s satisfaction that sufficient
investment has been made in the planting of crops, acquisition of livestock, or
construction of agricultural products processing facilities, that the agricultural
activity or agricultural processing facility will achieve the minimum required
gross sales;
(2) Agricultural tourism activities shall not commence prior to 8:00 a.m. or
continue past 6:00 p.m. daily;
(3) The agricultural tourism operation shall have a maximum of thirty thousand
visitors annually;
(4) All visitor and employee parking, loading/unloading, and vehicular turn-
around areas shall be located off-street;
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(5) The total area of spaces, including covered decks, lanais, tents or canopies, and
gazebos, whether newly constructed or within existing structures, to be
utilized principally for the agricultural tourism activity, but not including
parking and vehicular access areas, shall not exceed one thousand square
feet;
(6) Gross revenues from agricultural tourism shall not exceed the gross revenues
of the associated agricultural activity and/or agricultural products processing
facility, including revenues from adjacent parcels under the same ownership,
except where it can be demonstrated to the director’s satisfaction that the
gross agricultural products/processing income is less than fifty percent of the
total income due to unforeseen environmental or economic conditions for not
more than two consecutive years, or, in the case of a new agricultural activity
or agricultural products processing facility, that sufficient investment has
been made so that it is reasonable to project that the operation’s gross
revenues from agricultural tourism will not exceed fifty percent of gross
revenues, and provided further, that the sale of all items which include
agricultural products grown or processed by the associated agricultural
activity or agricultural processing facility shall be included in the gross
revenues of the associated agricultural activity or agricultural processing
facility;
(7) Sales of agricultural products grown on the island of Hawai‘i, and processed
agricultural products where the main ingredient was grown on the island of
Hawai‘i shall be allowed as part of the agricultural tourism operation.
Incidental sales of non-agricultural promotional items, including but not
limited to, coffee mugs, tee shirts, etc., shall be permitted provided:
(A) The items are specifically promotional to the site’s agricultural activities
and/or product; and
(B) The gross revenues from the sale of non-agricultural promotional items
shall be included with the gross revenues from the agricultural tourism
activities;
(8) Agricultural tourism in the A, FA, IA, and RA districts shall not include
weddings, parties, restaurants, schools, catered events, or overnight
accommodations, unless allowed by special permit or use permit; and
(9) Annual events that promote an agricultural industry or agricultural area, and
organized on a not-for-profit basis, are permitted in the A, FA, IA, RA, and
APD districts without plan approval.
(e) Any agricultural tourism activity that is not in compliance with the regulations
under section 25-4-15(d) or appropriately permitted as provided by section 25-4-
15(c) shall be considered illegal under this chapter, unless otherwise noted herein.
(f) Any agricultural tourism activity in the A, IA, FA, RA, or APD districts, existing
prior to the effective date of this section and conforming to the standards contained
in section 25-4-15(d) and that has not received plan approval, may continue such
use until May 20, 2010. After this date, continued use without having received
plan approval shall be considered illegal under this chapter.
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(g) Any agricultural tourism activity in the A, IA, FA, RA, or APD districts, that does
not conform to the standards in section 25-4-15(d), and which has not previously
received a special permit or use permit for such activity, may continue such use
until May 20, 2010, and, if an application for a special permit or a use permit has
been received and accepted by May 20, 2010, may continue such use until final
action has been taken on the application. After May 20, 2010, or denial of the
application, whichever occurs later, continued use shall be considered illegal under
this chapter.
(h) Any agricultural tourism activity that is currently operated under a special permit
may continue to operate under the terms and conditions of the special permit, or
apply to void the special permit and, if the permit is voided, operate under the
standards of section 25-4-15(d).
(i) An agricultural tourism activity that obtains plan approval, but becomes non-
compliant with the standards of section 25-4-15(d) because of an increase in the
number of visitors, shall apply for a special permit, but may continue to operate
until a final decision is made on the special permit application.
(j) An agricultural tourism activity which has received plan approval shall submit
financial records to the director on request to verify compliance and shall maintain
a count of visitors which shall be furnished to the director on request.
(k) The director may use observations of visitor arrivals, including bus traffic, in
estimating whether an agricultural tourism activity complies with section
25-4-15(d)(3), and may require that an activity allowed with plan approval apply for
a special permit based on such observations. In that case, the activity may
continue until a final decision is made on the special permit.
(2008, ord 08-155, sec 9; am 2009, ord 09-143, sec 2.) 25-4-15
Section 25-4-16. Short-term vacation rentals.
(a) Short-term vacation rentals; where permitted, specific prohibitions.
(1) Short-term vacation rentals shall be permitted in the:
(A) V, CG, and CV districts;
(B) Residential and commercial zoning districts, situated in the General
Plan Resort and Resort Node areas; and
(C) RM district, for multiple family dwellings within a condominium
property regime as defined and governed by chapters 514A or 514B,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(2) Private covenants prohibiting use of any unit as a short-term vacation rental
shall not be invalidated by this chapter.
(b) Registration of all short-term vacation rentals.
(1) Short-term vacation rentals in existence on or before April 1, 2019 shall
register with the director and pay a one-time fee of $500. The registration
form and associated fee shall be submitted to the planning department no
later than September 30, 2019.
(2) Any new short-term vacation rental established in a zoning district after
April 1, 2019, where such use is permissible pursuant to this
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section, shall register with the director and pay a one-time fee of $500 prior to
use of such rental.
(3) Short-term vacation rentals shall only be established within a dwelling that
has been issued final approvals by the building division for building, electrical,
and plumbing permits.
(4) Owners of short-term vacation rentals shall register by submitting a form to
the planning department in a format prescribed by the director.
The registration form, at a minimum, shall require:
(A) Verification that State of Hawai‘i general excise tax and transient
accommodations tax licenses are in effect and verification that County
property taxes are paid in full;
(B) Certification that the requisite amount of parking pursuant to section
25-4-51, is available;
(C) Submittal of a site plan showing the location of the rooms for rent and
requisite parking; and
(D) Verification that notification letters from nonconforming use applicants
have been sent to all owners and lessees of record of all lots of which any
portion is within three hundred feet of any point along the perimeter
boundary of the short-term vacation rental property. The notification
letter shall provide detailed information about the short-term vacation
rental operation including: number of units being rented; maximum
number of guests permitted; number and location of required parking
spaces; and instructions on how to submit complaints to the planning
department about the subject rental operation.
(5) Owners of short-term vacation rentals shall notify the director when a short-
term vacation rental establishment permanently ceases to operate for any
reason.
(6) Upon change in ownership, the new owner shall notify the director forthwith
of the change in ownership and provide contact information for the reachable
person. Registration shall automatically continue, subject to termination by
the new owner.
(7) Any short-term vacation rental that has not lawfully registered within the
deadlines set forth in this section shall be considered an unpermitted use and
subject to the penalties set forth in this chapter until such time as proper
registration and compliance with applicable requirements of this section are
obtained.
(c) Standards.
All short-term vacation rentals shall be subject to the following standards:
(1) The owner or reachable person shall reside in the County of Hawai‘i and shall
be reachable by guests, neighbors, and County agencies on a twenty-four hour,
seven days-per-week basis. The owner shall notify the planning department of
any changes to their contact information forthwith.
(2) Good neighbor policy. The owner or reachable person shall be responsible to
ensure that activities taking place within the short-term vacation rental
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conform to the character of the existing neighborhood in which the rental is
located. At a minimum, the following shall be prominently displayed within
the dwelling unit and recited in the rental agreement signed by the tenant:
(A) Quiet hours shall be from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which time the
noise from the short-term vacation rental shall not unreasonably disturb
adjacent neighbors.
(B) Sound that is audible beyond the property boundaries during non-quiet
hours shall not be more excessive than would be otherwise associated
with a residential area.
(C) Guest vehicles shall be parked in the designated onsite parking area.
(3) All print and internet advertising of short-term vacation rentals, including
listings with a rental service or real estate firm, shall include the registration
or nonconforming use certificate number.
(4) A copy of the registration as well as the reachable person’s name and phone
number, shall be displayed on the back of the front door of the sleeping
quarters.
(5) Off-street parking shall meet the requirements set forth in section 25-4-51 and
applicable parking standards in this chapter.
(6) Any commercial signage that advertises a short-term vacation rental shall
comply with the requirements of section 22-2.6 and chapter 3 of this Code.
(d) Complaints and public information.
The director shall:
(1) Receive and track complaints regarding short-term vacation rentals;
(2) Provide information about rules, policies, and procedures pertaining to short-
term vacation rentals to property owners, managers, neighbors, and the
general public; and
(3) Maintain a list of all short-term vacation rentals that have registered or
received a nonconforming use certificate.
(e) Director duties in event of emergency.
In the event of a declared emergency, natural or manmade, where a significant
number of nonconforming short-term vacation rentals are permanently lost within
any given judicial district, the director shall assess the effect of such loss upon the
affected district and if deemed necessary, initiate legislative and administrative
opportunities to restore such loss in short-term vacation rental capacity within the
district of origin.
(2018, ord 08-114, sec 2.) 25-4-16
Section 25-4-16.1. Short-term vacation rental nonconforming use certificate.
(a) Nonconforming use certificate. In addition to registering pursuant to 25-4-16(b)(1),
the owner of any short-term vacation rental which operated outside of a permitted
zoning district prior to April 1, 2019, shall obtain a short-term vacation rental
nonconforming use certificate in order to continue to operate. This certificate must
be renewed annually. Applications for nonconforming use certificates must be
submitted to the director no later than September 30, 2019.
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(b) Evidence of prior use.
(1) The applicant seeking a short-term vacation rental nonconforming use
certificate shall have the burden of proof in establishing that the property was
in use prior to April 1, 2019 and that the dwelling has been issued final
approvals by the building division for building, electrical, and plumbing
permits. Evidence of such use prior to April 1, 2019 may include tax
documents for the relevant time period or other reliable information.
(c) Issuance of initial nonconforming use certificate.
(1) The director shall determine whether to issue a short-term vacation rental
nonconforming use certificate for a short-term vacation rental based on the
evidence submitted and other pertinent information.
(2) Issuance of an initial nonconforming use certificate may be denied if the
director verifies any of the following:
(A) The applicant has violated pertinent laws, such as not securing and
finalizing necessary building permits for the dwelling;
(B) The owner is delinquent in payment of State of Hawai‘i general excise
tax, transient accommodations tax, or County property taxes, fees, fines,
or penalties assessed in relation to the short-term vacation rental; or
(C) Evidence of non-responsive management, such as issuance of a notice of
violation, police reports, or verified neighbor complaints of noise or other
disturbances relating to the short-term rental operations.
(d) Annual renewal.
(1) Nonconforming use certificates must be renewed every year on or before the
expiration date indicated on the certificate.
(2) At the time of renewal the applicant shall pay a renewal fee of $250 to the
director of finance.
(3) Renewal of a nonconforming use certificate shall be denied if the director finds
that the short-term vacation rental use has been abandoned pursuant to
section 25-4-62.
(4) Renewal of a nonconforming use certificate may be denied if the director
verifies any of the following:
(A) Any of the criteria for denial in section 25-4-16.1.(c)(2);
(B) The owner or reachable person has not been reachable; or
(C) The renewal request and renewal fee were not received on or before the
expiration date indicated on the certificate.
(e) Agricultural lands. In the State land use agricultural district, a short-term
vacation rental nonconforming use certificate may only be issued for single-family
dwellings on lots existing before June 4, 1976.
(f) Notice of denial of a nonconforming use certificate and appeal.
(1) Notice of a decision by the director to deny the initial issuance or renewal of a
nonconforming use certificate shall be transmitted in writing to the property
owner.
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(2) Within thirty days after the receipt of a notice of denial, the owner may appeal
to the board of appeals as provided by section 6-9.2, County Charter and
sections 25-2-20 through 25-2-24.
(g) Display. Current short-term vacation rental nonconforming use certificates shall
be displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises that is readily visible to an
inspector. In the event that a single address is associated with numerous
nonconforming use certificates, a listing of all units at that address holding current
certificates may be displayed in a conspicuous, readily visible common area instead.
(2018, ord 08-114, sec 2.) 25-4-16.1
Section 25-4-16.2. Prima facie evidence; short-term vacation rentals.
Advertising of any sort that offers a property as a short-term vacation rental shall
constitute prima facie evidence that a short-term vacation rental is operating on that
property. The burden of proof shall be on the owner or operator to establish either that
the property is not being used as a short-term vacation rental or that it is being used for
such purpose legally.
(2018, ord 08-114, sec 2.) 25-4-16.2
Section 25-4-16.3 Short-term vacation rental enforcement account.
(a) Pursuant to section 10-12, Hawai‘i County Charter, a special fund to be known as
the “short-term vacation rental enforcement fund” is created. This fund shall be
administered by the director.
(b) The purpose of the fund is to support efforts to enforce the County’s short-term
vacation rental law.
(c) This account shall be funded by all fees and fines collected in connection with the
administration and enforcement of the County’s short-term vacation rental law.
(d) The funds in this account shall be utilized to pay for expenses that facilitate
enforcement of the County’s short-term vacation rental enforcement law.
(2018, ord 08-114, sec 2.) 25-4-16.3
Section 25-4-17. Meeting facilities.
(a) A meeting facility may be used for organizations operating on a membership basis
for the promotion of members’ mutual interests or may be primarily intended for
community purposes.
(b) Meeting facilities, which may include special events, are permitted:
(1) In the RCX, V, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG, and CDH districts, provided that
the director has issued plan approval;
(2) In the RA, FA, and A districts, provided a use permit or a special permit is
obtained; and
(3) In the IA district, provided a special permit is obtained.
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(c) In the RS, RD, and RM districts:
(1) Gatherings within a dwelling for social, charitable, religious, political,
fundraising, cultural, or civic purposes that are incidental accessory uses to
the residential use of the property are permitted and considered a home-based
assembly, provided they occur no more than three times per week and each
gathering includes no more than twenty-five individuals, exclusive of the
family members of a person residing in the dwelling;
(2) Gatherings that exceed these limits shall be deemed a meeting facility and
shall require plan approval, including compliance with all requirements of
plan approval, such as parking; and
(3) A meeting facility may be used for a special event, provided that a use permit
is obtained for the special event.
(d) A meeting facility shall be subject to technical review by the department of public
works, Hawaii fire department, department of water supply, and State department
of health for compliance with current code and rule requirements.
(2025, ord 25-66, sec 8.) 25-4-17
Section 25-4-18. Household henneries.
Household henneries are permitted in the RS, RD, RM, RCX, and RA districts,
subject to the following regulations:
(1) Except as otherwise approved by the director, hens must be confined to a coop,
cage, hutch, hen house, or fully enclosed area at all times:
(A) No closer than twenty feet from any residential district other than RA;
and
(B) Complying with the yard requirements of the zoning district;
(2) The number of hens may not exceed:
(A) Four hens for the first five thousand square feet of the building site area;
and
(B) One more hen for each one thousand square feet of area greater than
three thousand square feet;
(3) Roosters may not be kept on a household hennery;
(4) The commercial sale of hens or eggs from a household hennery is prohibited;
and
(5) Household henneries shall be maintained in accordance with applicable best
management practices established or adopted by the State department of
health, the State department of agriculture and biosecurity, and the United
States Department of Agriculture to minimize nuisances such as odor, waste,
and vectors in residential areas.
(2025, ord 25-85, sec 2.) 25-4-18
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Division 2. Heights.
Section 25-4-20. Height; general rules.
(a) No building or structure hereafter erected shall exceed the established zoning
district height limit, except as hereinafter permitted or otherwise regulated.
(b) If any existing structure exceeds the established zoning district height limits, it
shall not be further increased in height.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-20
Section 25-4-21. Basements and underground structures.
In all districts, any number of floors below ground may be permitted.
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Section 25-4-22. Exemptions from height limitations.
The following structures are exempt from zoning district height limits under the
specified restrictions:
(a) Chimneys, spires, belfries, water tanks, monuments, steeples, antennae, flag poles,
vent pipes, fans, structures housing or screening elevator machinery and other
similar features, not to exceed ten feet above the governing height limit.
(b) Safety railings not to exceed forty-two inches above the governing height limit.
(c) Utility poles and lines and telecommunication antennas not to exceed five hundred
feet from existing grade.
(d) One antenna for an amateur radio station operation per building site, not to exceed
ninety feet above existing grade.
(e) Wind machines, where permitted, provided that each machine shall be set back
from all property lines one foot for each foot of height, measured from the highest
vertical extension of the system.
(f) Any energy savings device, including heat pumps and solar collectors, not to exceed
eight feet above the governing height limit.
(g) Nonresidential agricultural structures in the A and IA districts, not to exceed one
hundred feet, as approved by the director upon finding that the additional height
above forty-five feet is necessary.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-22
Section 25-4-23. Accessory structure height limitations.
An accessory structure shall not exceed twenty feet in height, unless otherwise
specified in this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-23
Division 3. Street Frontage, Lot Areas and Widths.
Section 25-4-30. Minimum street frontage.
The following minimum street frontage standards apply to every building site:
(a) Fifty percent of the required building site average width for any building site in a
zoning district providing for a minimum building site of one acre or less, except for
flag lots, any building site located at the end of a cul-de-sac, and any building site
where the access to the building site is by means of a roadway easement.
(b) One hundred feet for any building site in a zoning district providing for a minimum
building site of over one acre, except for flag lots, any building site located at the
end of a cul-de-sac, and any building site where the access to the building site is by
means of a roadway easement.
(c) The width of the pole or fifteen feet for any flag lot.
(d) Fifteen feet for any building site located at the end of a cul-de-sac.
(e) No street frontage shall be required for any building site where access to the
building site is by means of a roadway easement.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-30
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Section 25-4-31. Minimum building site area; minimum average width.
(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, each main building must be located on a
building site having not less than the established zoning district minimum building
site area.
(b) Any building site which has less area or width than that required by the
established zoning district, may be used as a legal building site; provided that the
owner of the building site owns no adjoining property at the same time.
(c) A building site shall be deemed to conform to the requirements for building site
average width if any portion of the building site considered separately has the
minimum building site area with the minimum average width.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-31
Section 25-4-32. Reduction of building site below minimum area.
(a) A building site may not be reduced below the established zoning district minimum
building site area, and an existing building site, which is below the minimum
building site area, may not be further reduced in area, except as provided under
section 25-3-5.
(b) Any legal building site reduced in area or average width by not more than twenty
percent, by reason of the establishment of future width lines or plan lines for future
streets or by the acquisition by a public agency for public purposes, shall be deemed
to be a legal building site as to the remainder of the building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-32
Section 25-4-33. Effect of delinquent tax sale; recordation of land.
Any parcel of land that is not otherwise a legal building site does not become a legal
building site by virtue of being sold at a delinquent tax sale, or by reason of recordation
of the parcel of land at the State bureau of conveyances.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-33
Section 25-4-34. Waiver of minimum building site area for utilities.
The required minimum building site area may be waived by the director for public
utility or public rights-of-way subdivisions, or both, and any resulting remnant parcels.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-34
Division 4. Yards and Open Space.
Section 25-4-40. General requirements for yards and open space.
(a) On every building site, yards of the minimum width or depth as specified for the
established zoning district shall be maintained open and unobstructed from the
ground up, except as specified in sections 25-4-40 through 25-4-47.
(b) No required yard or open space may fulfill the requirement for more than one
building, building site, or use.
(c) A building site shall have a front yard wherever it has a street frontage, except
where the option of either a front or rear yard is allowed in CV and CG districts.
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(d) In CV and CG districts, where the building site is bounded by two or more streets, a
minimum of one front yard shall be required. Its location shall be determined by
taking into account the relationship and impact of the development to the adjoining
streets.
(e) Unless otherwise specified, yards, open spaces, and distances shall be measured
horizontally.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-40
Section 25-4-41. Triangular or irregular building sites.
(a) On any triangular-shaped building site, the rear yard shall be measured from the
point most nearly opposite the street line and in the same manner as for a corner
building site.
(b) In the event a building site is so irregular in shape that it is impossible to establish
side and rear yards, the director shall view the relationship between the building
site and surrounding property and shall specify the required yards.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-41
Section 25-4-42. Corner building sites.
(a) On any corner building site, the interior lines shall be side lot lines and all rear
yard regulations shall be inapplicable.
(b) On any corner building site in all zoning districts except in the CN district, within
the area of a triangle formed by the street lines of such building site (ignoring any
corner radius), and a line drawn between points on such street lines twenty-five
feet from the intersection thereof, no fence, wall, hedge, or building shall be higher
than three feet nor shall there be any obstruction to vision other than a post,
column, or tree trunk clear of branches or foliage, between the height of three feet
and eight feet above the level of the street or the level of the point of intersection if
the streets are sloping.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-42
Section 25-4-43. Fences and accessory structures.
(a) A perimeter boundary fence, wall or similar feature, six feet or less in height shall
not be considered a structure and shall be permitted without any front, side or rear
yard requirements. In addition, a fence which is constructed of strand material,
such as barbed wire, hog wire, or chain link, which allows “see-through” visibility is
permitted to a height of eight feet without any front, side, or rear yard
requirements.
(b) No fence, wall, architectural feature, or other obstruction shall be placed or be
without gates or openings so as to prohibit complete access around any main
building at all times.
(c) Any accessory structure, including any fence, or wall over six feet in height,
architectural feature or water tank, which is not connected to a building, may not
extend into any required front, side or rear yard, but may be located next to any
building without any open space requirement.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-43
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Sect i on 25-4-44. Permitted projections into yards and open spaces.
(a) Except as may otherwise be restricted, roof overhangs, eaves, sunshades, sills,
frames, beam ends, cornices, canopies, porches, balconies, terraces, fire escapes,
stairs, ramps, above-grade pools and other similar features may extend four feet
into any required yard or open space that is less than ten feet, five feet when
required yard or space is from ten up to fifteen feet, and six feet when required yard
is over fifteen feet; provided that:
(1) No cornice, canopy, eave, porch, balcony, terrace, fire escape, stair, ramp or
other similar feature shall be enclosed above or below the extension except
that there may be individual posts or beams for support and open or grill-type
railings no higher than four feet.
(2) No chimney may extend more than two feet into any yard.
(3) No above-grade pool may extend into any required front, side or rear yard if
the pool is over six feet in height.
(b) The extensions permitted in this section apply separately to each building.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-44
Section 25-4-45. Projection of porte-cocheres.
An attractively designed porte-cochere may extend any distance into a front yard as
a protection for arriving motorists and pedestrians.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-45
Section 25-4-46. Projection of pools.
A pool constructed at-grade may extend any distance into a required yard or open
space.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-46
Section 25-4-47. Minimum distance between main buildings on same building
site.
Unless otherwise specified, the minimum distance between main buildings on the
same building site shall be fifteen feet, measured between the walls of the two
buildings.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-47
Section 25-4-48. Apiaries
Apiaries shall be limited to no more than fifteen honeybee hives on lots less than
twenty thousand square feet. The director may grant an exemption for lots less than
twenty thousand square feet with more than fifteen honeybee hives. Apiaries shall be
located at least twenty-five feet from any property line. Exception: apiaries situated
behind a flyover barrier must maintain a distance of at least fifteen feet from any
property line. Flyover barrier shall have the same meaning as defined in section 4-5-3 of
this Code.
(2024, ord 24-65, sec 6.)25-4-47
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Division 5. Off-Street Parking and Loading.
Section 25-4-50. Off-street parking and loading: purpose.
(a) Parking and loading standards are intended to minimize street congestion and
traffic hazards, and to provide safe and convenient access to residences, businesses,
public services and places of public assembly.
(b) Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in such number, at such
location and with such improvements as required as set forth in this division.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-50
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Section 25-4-51. Required number of parking spaces.
(a) The number of parking spaces for each use shall be as follows:
(1) Agricultural tourism: one for each three hundred square feet of gross floor
area used principally for the agricultural tourism activity, but not fewer than
three spaces, plus bus parking if buses are allowed.
(2) Bed and breakfast establishments: one for each guest bedroom, in addition to
one for the dwelling unit.
(3) Bowling alleys: four for each alley.
(4) Commercial uses, including retail and office uses in RS, RD, RM, RCX, CN,
CG, CV, MCX, V, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each three hundred
square feet of gross floor area.
(5) Day care centers: one for each ten care recipients of design capacity or one for
every two hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(6) Dwellings, multiple-family: one and one quarter for each unit. In the CDH
district, one for each unit on a property maintaining a unit density higher
than one thousand square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(7) Dwellings, single-family and double-family or duplex: two for each dwelling
unit. In the CDH district, one for each unit on a property maintaining a unit
density higher than one thousand square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(8) Dwellings, single-family and double-family or duplex that are occupied for any
period of less than one hundred eighty days: one space for each rented
bedroom in addition to one space for the dwelling unit if rooms in the dwelling
unit are rented individually, or two spaces if the dwelling unit is rented as a
whole.
(9) Funeral homes, funeral services, mortuaries, and crematoriums: one for each
seventy-five square feet of gross floor area.
(10) Golf courses: four for every hole.
(11) Hospitals: one for each bed.
(12) Hotels and lodges:
(A) For hotel guest units without a kitchen, one for every three units;
(B) For hotel guest units with a kitchen, one and one quarter for each unit.
(13) Industrial uses in ML, MG, MCX, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each four
hundred square feet of gross floor area.
(14) Laundromats, cleaners (coin operated): one for every four machines.
(15) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities: one for each two hundred
square feet of gross floor area within enclosed buildings, plus one for every
three persons that the outdoor facilities are designed to accommodate when
used to the maximum capacity.
(16) Meeting facilities: one for each one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area
or seven people, whichever is greater.
(17) Nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and homes for the elderly: one
for every two beds.
(18) Parks: as determined by the director.
(19) Recreation facilities, outdoor or indoor, other than herein specified: one for
each two hundred square feet of gross floor area, plus three per court
(racquetball, tennis or similar activities).
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(20) Rooming and lodging houses, religious, fraternal or social orders having
sleeping accommodations: one for each two beds.
(21) Schools (elementary and intermediate): one for each twenty students of design
capacity, plus one for each four hundred square feet of office floor space.
(22) Schools (high, language, vocational, business, technical and trade, college): one
for each ten students of design capacity, plus one for each four hundred square
feet of office floor space.
(23) Special events: one for every one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area
within enclosed buildings, plus one for every three persons for outdoor venues,
or as otherwise approved by the director.
(24) Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls: one for every four seats.
(25) Swimming pools (community): one for each forty square feet of pool area.
(26) Warehouse and bulk storage establishments where there is no trade or retail
traffic: one for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area.
(b) No additional parking is required for any change of use in a building as long as the
previous use of the building had the required number of parking stalls for that use;
provided, that additional parking may be required for a change of use in any
building where the building is converted from residential to commercial use or from
warehouse and manufacturing use to retail or commercial use.
(c) Where uses and activities do not occur simultaneously, parking space requirements
may be shared, provided that:
(1) The utilization of the combined parking is shown to the satisfaction of the
director to be noncompeting as to time of use;
(2) The number of parking spaces is based on the largest parking requirement of
those respective facilities;
(3) The parking areas are not more than one thousand feet from any of the
buildings housing the activities; and
(4) The parking areas are encumbered for that use for the life of the facilities
being served.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 10; am 2012,
ord 12-91, sec 3; am 2013, ord 13-95, sec 1; am 2014, ord 14-85, sec 2; am 2017, ord
17-31, sec 2; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 4; am 2025, ord 25-66, sec 9.)25-4-51
Section 25-4-52. Method of determining number of parking spaces.
(a) When computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the
number of spaces required shall be the next highest whole number.
(b) In stadiums, sports arenas, meeting facilities, and other places of assembly in
which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities,
each twenty-four inches of width shall be counted as a seat for the purpose of
determining requirements for off-street parking.
(c) If bicycle parking stalls are constructed on any building site, the total number of
required parking spaces shall be reduced by one parking space for every five bicycle
parking stalls constructed.
(d) At least sixty-seven percent of the required parking shall be standard-sized parking
spaces, and thirty-three percent may be compact spaces.
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(e) The director may increase the required number of parking spaces for any use
during plan approval if the director reviews the proposed use and its impact to the
immediate area and finds that the increase will further the public safety,
convenience and welfare.
(f) If there is any doubt as to the requirements for off-street parking for any use not
specifically mentioned or for any other reason, the director shall determine the
required number of parking spaces for such use.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-52
Section 25-4-53. Minimum dimensions of parking spaces.
(a) Standard-sized automobile parking spaces shall be at least eighteen feet in length
and eight feet six inches in width, with curbside parallel spaces at least twenty-two
feet in length.
(b) Compact spaces shall be at least sixteen feet in length and seven feet six inches in
width, with curbside parallel spaces at least eighteen feet in length.
(c) Minimum aisle widths for parking bays shall be provided in accordance with the
following:
Angle of Parking to Curb Minimum Width
12’
to 0 (parallel)
14’
to 45
18’
to 60
24’
to 90(perpendicular)
(d) Parking spaces may have a three-foot unpaved car overhang area.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-53
Section 25-4-54. Standards and improvements to off-street parking spaces.
(a) All parking spaces shall be arranged so as to be individually accessible.
(b) Except for one duplex dwelling or two single-family dwellings on any single
building site, access to any individual parking space shall not be directly from or to
a street but must be reached from an on-site access driveway of proper design and
width to allow for passage of vehicles and necessary turning movements.
(c) In V, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG, RD, RM and RCX districts, parking spaces shall
be paved.
(d) For any permitted use in the RS, RA, FA, A or IA districts, the pavement of parking
spaces is not required, and any material may be used for the parking spaces that
will eliminate erosion, mud and standing water.
(e) For any parking space containing a building column, that column may intrude six
inches into the required width, provided that the building column shall not be
located at the entry of the parking space. A wall shall not be considered a building
column.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-54
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Section 25-4-54.1. Parking for electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging
systems.
(a) All applications for plan approval for new places of public accommodation shall be
subject to the following electric vehicle charger installation and dedicated, standard
size, parking space requirements, for each increment of fifty parking stalls:
(1) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least two
plugs and two dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2023;
(2) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least four
plugs and four dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2025;
(3) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least six
plugs, and six dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2027; and
(4) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least eight
plugs and eight dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2029.
(b) All applications for plan approval for existing places of public accommodation shall
be subject to the following electric vehicle charger installation and dedicated,
standard size, parking space requirements, for each increment of fifty parking
stalls:
(1) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least two
plugs and two dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2025;
(2) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least four
plugs and four dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2027;
(3) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least six
plugs, and six dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2029; and
(4) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least eight
plugs and eight dedicated parking stalls for applications received by December
31, 2031.
(c) Existing places of public accommodation not subject to subsection (b) shall comply
with section 291-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by December 31, 2025 and are
otherwise subject to the other provisions of this section.
(d) All existing electric vehicle chargers must be actively maintained in good working
order.
(e) A dedicated parking space must be provided for each electric vehicle plug.
Dedicated parking spaces for electric vehicle charging must be clearly marked and
include signage that states that parking is only for electric vehicles that are
actively charging.
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(f)At least one of the parking spaces designated for electric vehicles shall be an
accessible stall as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. This space shall
not displace or reduce other accessible stalls required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
(g) Electric vehicle charging stations shall only be required to be available for use by
the public during such times as the place of public accommodation is also open for
public use.
(h) Site owners are not precluded from charging a fee for the use of the charging
station or additional fees should a vehicle remain in the space after charging has
been completed.
(2022, ord 22-95, sec 4.) 25-4-54.1
Section 25-4-54.2. Alternatives and exemptions; parking for electric vehicles;
electric vehicle charging systems.
(a) For each set of eight plugs required under the applicable subsection of section
25-4-54.1, the requirements may alternatively be met by one direct current fast
charger, provided that there is at least one Level 2 compatible plug for each
requirement of eight plugs.
(b) Places of public accommodation shall be exempted from the applicable
requirements of section 25-4-54.1 if:
(1) Documentation is provided by a qualified professional or the public electric
utility verifying the lack of established electrical service or adequate electrical
infrastructure to provide electrical service capable of supporting alternating
current Level 2 charging stations.
(2) The location is identified as being in the highest flood risk zone as established
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Digital Flood Insurance Rate
Map.
(c) Owner(s) of multiple parking facilities within the State of Hawai‘i who intend to
use the aggregation allowance in section 291-71, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall
provide the director with documentation to demonstrate that the electric vehicle
charging requirements have been met at the time of application for plan approval.
(2022, ord 22-95, sec 4.) 25-4-54.2
Section 25-4-55. Parking for persons with disabilities.
Parking for persons with disabilities shall comply with all applicable federal and
state requirements for the facility or site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2016, ord 16-98, sec 1.)
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Section 25-4-56. Off-street loading requirements.
Off-street loading requirements shall apply to all buildings having a gross floor
area of at least five thousand square feet, except for single-family residential units, in
all zoning districts. The minimum number of off-street loading spaces shall be as
follows:
Floor Area Loading Space
Use or Use Category
in Square Feet Requirements
1
2
1. Commercial and industrial uses, including
3
retail and wholesale operations, eating
and drinking establishments, business 4
services, personal services, repair,
5
manufacturing and self storage facilities,
Each additional
but excluding offices
50,000 or major 1
fraction thereof
1
2
2. Hotels, hospital or similar institutions,
3
and places of public assembly
Each additional
100,000 or major 1
fraction thereof
1
2
3. Offices or office buildings
Each additional
100,000 or major 1
fraction thereof
Number of Units
1
2
4. Multiple-family dwellings
Each additional
200 or major 1
fraction thereof
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-56
Section 25-4-57. Method of determining number of loading spaces.
(a) The gross floor area of a building shall be used to determine the required number of
loading spaces for that building.
(b) When a building is used for more than one use, and the gross floor area for each use
is below the minimum requiring a loading space, and the aggregate gross floor area
of the several uses exceeds the minimum floor area of the use category requiring
the greatest number of spaces, at least one loading space shall be required.
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(c) The number of loading spaces required may be adjusted to fifty percent of the
required number when such spaces are assigned to serve two or more uses jointly,
provided that each use has access to the loading zone without crossing public
streets or sidewalks.
(d) When computation of required loading space results in a fractional number, the
number of spaces required shall be the next highest whole number.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-57
Section 25-4-58. Dimension of loading spaces.
(a) When only one loading space is required and the total gross floor area is not more
than five thousand square feet, the horizontal dimensions of the loading space shall
be ten feet wide and twenty-two feet long, and the vertical clearance shall be at
least fourteen feet.
(b) When only one loading space is required and the total gross floor area is more than
five thousand square feet, the horizontal dimensions of the loading space shall be
twelve feet wide and fifty feet long, and the vertical clearance shall be at least
fourteen feet.
(c) When more than one loading space is required or the total gross floor area is more
than five thousand square feet, the minimum horizontal dimension of at least half
of the required loading spaces shall be twelve feet wide and fifty feet long, and the
vertical clearance shall be at least fourteen feet. The balance of the required
loading spaces may have horizontal dimensions of ten feet wide and twenty-two feet
long.
(d) The required apron space, or area provided for maneuvering trucks into or out of
loading position, shall be forty-six feet if the loading space width is ten feet, forty-
three feet if the loading space width is twelve feet, and thirty-nine feet if the
loading space width is fourteen feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-58
Section 25-4-59. Location and improvement of loading spaces.
(a) All required loading spaces shall be located on the building site to which they are
appurtenant. No loading spaces shall be permitted within any street or alley.
(b) Each required loading space shall be identified as such and shall be reserved for
loading purposes.
(c) No loading space shall occupy required off-street parking space or restrict access.
(d) Access to any loading space shall not be directly from or to a street but must be
reached from an on-site access driveway of proper design and width to allow for
passage of trucks and necessary turning movements.
(e) All loading spaces and apron spaces or maneuvering areas shall be paved.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-59
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Section 25-4-59.1. Director determination of parking and loading
requirements.
(a) The director may increase any of the requirements in this chapter for parking
spaces and loading spaces, after reviewing the proposed use and the use’s impact to
the immediate area, if the director makes a finding that the increase will further
the public safety, convenience, and welfare.
(b) In case there is any doubt as to the requirements for parking or loading spaces for
any use not specifically mentioned, or for any other reason, the director shall make
such determination.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-59.1
Section 25-4-59.2. Exceptions to the off-street parking and loading
requirements.
The off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall not apply to
the following:
(a) Non-residential uses located within that area in the City of Hilo, bounded by
Kino‘ole Street, Ponahawai Street, and an imaginary straight line extension of
Ponahawai Street into Hilo Bay and Wailuku River.
(b) Dwelling units with a maximum density of one thousand square feet of land area
per unit or less, within that area in the City of Hilo, bounded by Kino‘ole Street,
Ponahawai Street, and an imaginary straight line extension of Ponahawai Street
into Hilo Bay and Wailuku River.
(c) That area immediately fronting either side of that portion of the Hawai‘i Belt
Highway which runs from the real property designated as tax map key no: 7-9-7-66
to the real property designated as tax map key no: 7-9-9:22, in Kainaliu, North
Kona.
(d) Those lots in the PVD district having a total area of less than seven thousand five
Road; provided that any lot created through parcel consolidation does not result in
a lot having a total area of seven thousand five hundred square feet or more, or a
parcel consolidation and resubdivision that results in the creation of additional
building sites after May 28, 2015 shall provide off-street parking in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2013, ord 13-95, sec 2; am 2015,
ord 15-44, sec 3.)25-4-59.2
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Section 25-4-59.3. Landscaping and screening for parking lots and loading
spaces.
(a) To provide shade in open parking lots and minimize visibility of paved surfaces,
parking lots with more than twelve parking stalls shall provide one canopy form
tree with a minimum of two-inch caliper for every twelve parking stalls or major
fraction thereof and having a planting area or tree well no less than thirty square
feet in area. If wheel stops are provided, continuous planting areas with low
groundcover centered at the corner of parking stalls may be located within the
three-foot overhang space of parking stalls. Hedges and other landscape elements,
including planter boxes over six inches in height, are not permitted within the
overhang space of the parking stalls. Trees shall be sited so as to evenly distribute
shade throughout the parking lot.
(b) Parking lots of five or more spaces shall be screened from adjoining lots in RS, RD,
RM, RCX or RA districts by walls, continuous screening hedges, or earth berms a
minimum off forty-two inches high on the abutting property line.
(c) All loading spaces shall be screened from adjoining lots in RS, RD, RM, RCX or RA
districts by a wall six feet in height.
(d) Xeriscape and native Hawaiian plant species shall be encouraged.
(e) All landscaping shall be maintained by the property owner.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-59.3
Division 6. Nonconforming Uses and Buildings.
Section 25-4-60. Nonconforming buildings; maintenance and repair.
(a) Any nonconforming building, except as otherwise regulated, may be repaired,
maintained, or enlarged provided that any enlargement or addition shall conform
in every respect to the regulations for the district in which it is located, except as
provided in this division.
(b) If the portion of the building that is nonconforming should be destroyed it may only
be rebuilt in compliance with all of the requirements of the County construction
code, including chapters 5 and 5A through 5F for reconstruction and repair of
nonconforming buildings.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1; am 2020,
25-4-60
ord 20-61, sec 11.)
Section 25-4-61. Continuance of nonconforming uses of land and buildings.
(a) Any nonconforming use of land or use of a building may continue to the extent it
existed on December 7, 1996 or at the time of the adoption of any amendments to
this chapter, provided that a nonconforming use may be enlarged within the
building it occupies, but shall not be enlarged or increased to occupy a greater area
of land, nor shall it or the portion of the building housing it be moved in whole or in
part to any other portion of the building site occupied by such nonconforming use,
except as provided in this division.
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(b) Public buildings, public or private power and telephone facilities including offices
and plants existing prior to May 24, 1967 may be enlarged or increased to occupy a
greater area of land or building, notwithstanding the limitations contained in this
section.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1.)25-4-61
Section 25-4-62. Abandonment of nonconforming use.
If any nonconforming use ceases for any reason for a continuous period of twelve
calendar months, or for one season if the use be seasonal, then such use shall not be
resumed and any use of the land or building or both thereafter shall be in full
conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1.)25-4-62
Section 25-4-63. Destruction of building with nonconforming use.
Except as provided in this division, if the portion of any building within which a
nonconforming use is conducted should be destroyed or damaged by any means to an
extent equivalent to at least fifty percent of its replacement value, exclusive of
foundations, then such damaged or destroyed portion may not be restored unless the
use of the building is changed to a conforming use. If the damage or destruction is less
than fifty percent of its replacement value, exclusive of foundation, then the building
may be restored and such use may be resumed as it existed, provided that such
restoration shall be completed within one year from the date of such damage or
destruction. The department of public works shall determine the extent of damage to
determine whether the building may be restored and resume its existing
nonconforming use.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1.)25-4-63
Section 25-4-64. Maintenance of building with nonconforming use.
Except as provided in this division, any building within which a nonconforming use
is conducted may be maintained and repaired to the extent necessary to keep it in
sound condition provided the work shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the current
replacement value of such building, in any one calendar year as determined by the
department of public works.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1.)25-4-64
Section 25-4-65. Expansion of nonconforming use; changes to building with
nonconforming use.
If a use of a building is nonconforming because of a particular requirement of the
district within which it is located (e.g. parking, yards, height, distance between
buildings), then the use may be enlarged and the building may be changed or added to,
provided such enlargement, change or addition is itself in full compliance with the
district regulations.
25-4-65
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Section 25-4-65.1. Exceptions to nonconforming use and building provisions.
The following shall be exceptions to this division:
(1) A multiple-family building or use, when the non-conforming situation is the
consequence of an amendment to the general plan and associated zoning, may
be replaced, repaired or reconstructed to its as-built density, height and
setbacks, if the applicable zoning would permit construction of a single-family
residence, provided the repair or reconstruction otherwise complies with the
current building code. Construction shall commence within five years from
the date the building is damaged or destroyed; or
(2) A building made nonconforming with respect to the number of required
parking spaces may be replaced or reconstructed if destroyed or damaged, to
its prior condition, with the number of parking spaces required when it was
built, provided that the director shall require additional parking be provided if
it is feasible to do so, and construction shall commence within five years from
the date the building is damaged or destroyed.
(2002, ord 02-89, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-179, sec 2.)25-4-65.1
Division 7. De Minimis Structure Position Discrepancy.
Section 25-4-66. Procedure for recognizing a de minimis structure position
discrepancy.
An application for recognition of a de minimis structure position discrepancy shall
be filed with the director and shall include:
(a) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine the precise location of
the property involved.
(b) A plot plan of the property, prepared by a licensed surveyor, showing existing
improvements, and the improvement(s) and relevant distances for the de minimis
structure position discrepancies.
(c) A description of the nature of the improvements involved in the de minimis
structure position discrepancies.
(d) A statement by the landowner that to the best of the landowner’s knowledge and
information, the improvements were placed without actual knowledge that they did
not meet the minimum yard or open space requirements.
(e) A filing fee of $25.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-66
Section 25-4-67. Review by director.
Within fifteen days of receipt of the application, the director shall either accept the
application as complete, or reject it as incomplete, in writing. Any rejection shall list
the deficiencies in the application. The director shall approve or deny an application for
recognition of a de minimis structure position discrepancy within twenty-five days after
acceptance of the completed application. If the director does not approve or deny the
application within twenty-five days of acceptance, the application shall be
deemed approved.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-67
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Section 25-4-68. Grounds for approval or denial.
The director shall approve an application for recognition of a de minimis structure
position discrepancy unless:
(a) The discrepancy is greater than the difference as allowed by the de minimis
structure position discrepancy definition, or
(b) The director finds that the improvement was placed with knowledge that it would
violate the minimum yard or open space requirements; or
(c) The improvement could be moved, or the discrepancy otherwise corrected, without
significant expense, difficulty, or hardship to the applicant.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-68
Section 25-4-69. Recognition of de minimis structure position discrepancy.
If the director accepts the application for recognition of de minimis structure
position discrepancy, the director shall notify the applicant in writing that the
discrepancy is not a violation of the zoning code and that it may remain in place without
a variance.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-69
Section 25-4-70. Disclosure.
A de minimis structure position discrepancy shall be disclosed by the owner to
subsequent purchasers of the property in question.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-70
Section 25-4-71. Appeals.
The director’s decision with respect to a de minimis structure position discrepancy
is appealable to the board of appeals.
(2002, ord 02-70, sec 3.)25-4-71
Article 5. Zoning District Regulations.
Division 1. RS, Single-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-1. Purpose and applicability.
The RS (single-family residential) district provides for lower or low and medium
density residential use, for urban and suburban family life. It applies to areas having
facilities, and to carry out the above stated purpose.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-1
Section 25-5-2. Designation of RS districts.
Each RS (single-family residential) district shall be designated on the zoning map
by the symbol “RS” followed by a number which specifies the required minimum
building site area in thousands of square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-2
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Section 25-5-3. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RS district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Apiaries.
(3) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(4) Crop production.
(5) Dwellings, single-family.
(6) Family child care homes.
(7) Group living facilities.
(8) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(9) Household henneries, as permitted under section 25-4-18.
(10) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
(11) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(12) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(13) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(14) Short-term vacation rentals situated in the general plan resort and resort node
areas.
(15) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(16) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(17) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the RS district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(2) Care homes.
(3) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(4) Day care centers.
(5) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(6) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(7) Medical clinics.
(8) Schools.
(9) Special events.
(10) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the RS district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 3; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 3; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 5; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 3; am 2021, ord 21-26,
sec 5; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66,
sec 10; ord 25-85, sec 3.)25-5-3
Section 25-5-4. Height limit.
The height limit in the RS district shall be thirty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-4
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Section 25-5-5. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the RS district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-5
Section 25-5-6. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the RS district shall have a minimum average width of sixty
feet, plus two feet for each five hundred square feet of required building site area in
excess of seven thousand five hundred square feet, except that no building site shall be
required to have an average width of more than one hundred fifty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-6
Section 25-5-7. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the RS district shall be as follows:
(1) On a building site with a required area of seven thousand five hundred square
feet to and including nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square feet:
(A) Front and rear yards, fifteen feet; and
(B) Side yards, eight feet.
(2) On a building site with a required area of ten thousand square feet to and
including nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square feet:
(A) Front and rear yards, twenty feet; and
(B) Side yards, ten feet.
(3) On a building site with a required area of twenty thousand square feet or
more:
(A) Front and rear yards, twenty-five feet; and
(B) Side yards, fifteen feet.
25-5-7
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1997, ord 97-88, sec 1.)
Section 25-5-8. Other regulations.
(a) There may be more than one single-family dwelling on each building site in an RS
district provided there is not less than the required minimum building site area for
each dwelling.
(b) One guest house, in addition to a single-family dwelling, may be located on any
building site in the RS district.
(c) An accessory dwelling unit may be located on any building site in the RS district, as
permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter.
(d) If a legal building site in the RS district has less area or average width than is
required, then the yard requirements for the building site shall be the same as in
the RS district having the largest requirements for which the building site can
comply.
(e) Exceptions to the regulations for the RS district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development, or by the director within a cluster plan
development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 3; am 2024, ord
24-70, sec 8.)25-5-8
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Division 2. RD, Double-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-20. Purpose and applicability.
The RD (double-family residential) district provides for moderate density use
characterized by the establishment of single or double-family dwellings on each building
site. It applies to areas with developed community facilities. It may occupy a
transitional area between RS districts and those districts having a more intense use of
land.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-20
Section 25-5-21. Designation and density of RD districts.
Each RD (double-family residential district) shall be designated on the zoning map
by the symbol “RD” followed by the number “3.75” which requires that the minimum
land area for each dwelling unit shall be three thousand seven hundred fifty square
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-21
Section 25-5-22. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RD district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Apiaries.
(3) Bed and breakfast establishments as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(4) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(5) Crop production.
(6) Dwellings, double-family or duplex.
(7) Dwellings, single-family.
(8) Family child care homes.
(9) Group living facilities.
(10) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(11) Household henneries, as permitted under section 25-4-18.
(12) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
(13) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(14) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(15) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(16) Short-term vacation rentals situated in the general plan resort and resort node
areas.
(17) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(18) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(19) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the RD district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Care homes.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
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(3) Day care centers.
(4) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(5) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(6) Medical clinics.
(7) Schools.
(8) Special events.
(9) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted
under this section shall also be permitted in the RD district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 4; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 4; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 6; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 4; am 2021, ord 21-26,
sec 6; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66,
sec 11; ord 25-85, sec 3.)25-5-22
Section 25-5-23. Height limit.
The height limit in the RD district shall be thirty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-23
Section 25-5-24. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the RD district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-24
Section 25-5-25. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the RD district shall have a minimum average width of sixty
feet, plus two feet for each five hundred square feet of required building site area in
excess of seven thousand five hundred square feet, except that no building site shall be
required to have an average width of more than one hundred fifty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-25
Section 25-5-26. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the RD district shall be as follows:
(1) On a building site with a required area of seven thousand five hundred square
feet to and including nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square feet:
(A) Front and rear yards, fifteen feet; and
(B) Side yards, eight feet.
(2) On a building site with a required area of ten thousand square feet to and
including nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square feet:
(A) Front and rear yards, twenty feet; and
(B) Side yards, ten feet.
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(3) On a building site with a required area of twenty thousand square feet or
more:
(A) Front and rear yards, twenty-five feet; and
(B) Side yards, fifteen feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1997, ord 97-88, sec 2.)25-5-266
Section 25-5-27. Other regulations.
(a) There may be more than one double-family dwelling or more than two single-family
dwellings or any combination thereof on each building site in the RD district;
provided that the minimum land area requirement for each dwelling unit is met.
(b) There shall be at least fifteen feet between the exterior walls of each main structure
on the same building site in the RD district.
(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new buildings and additions to existing
buildings in the RD district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
(d) An accessory dwelling unit may be located on any building site in the RD district,
as permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter.
(e) Exceptions to the regulations for the RD district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 3; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 9.)25-5-27
Division 3. RM, Multiple-Family Residential Districts.
Section 25-5-30. Purpose and applicability.
The RM (multiple-family residential) district provides for medium and high density
residential use. It covers areas with full community facilities and services. It may
occupy transition areas between commercial or industrial areas and other districts of
less intense land use.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-30
Section 25-5-31. Designation and density of RM districts.
(a) Each RM (multiple-family residential) district shall be designated on the zoning
map by the symbol “RM” followed by a number which indicates the required land
area, in thousands of square feet, for each dwelling unit or for each separate
rentable unit in the case of boarding, rooming, or lodging houses, fraternity or
sorority houses.
(b) In case any of the permitted uses have dormitories, two beds shall be equivalent to
one separate rentable unit for purposes related to the required land area in the RM
district.
(c) The maximum density designation in the RM district shall be .75 or seven hundred
fifty square feet of land area per dwelling unit or separate rentable unit.
(d) In the RM district the following density designations shall be used: .75, 1, 1.5, 2,
2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 and upward in 0.5 increments.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-31
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Section 25-5-32. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RM district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Apiaries.
(3) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(4) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses.
(5) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(6) Commercial or personal service uses, on a small scale, as approved by the
director, provided that the total gross floor area does not exceed one thousand
two hundred square feet and a maximum of five employees.
(7) Crop production.
(8) Dwellings, double-family or duplex.
(9) Dwellings, multiple-family.
(10) Dwellings, single-family.
(11) Family child care homes.
(12) Group living facilities.
(13) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(14) Household henneries, as permitted under section 25-4-18.
(15) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
(16) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(17) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(18) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(19) Short-term vacation rentals situated in any of the following:
(A) General plan resort and resort node areas.
(B) Outside the general plan resort and resort node areas, in multiple family
dwellings within a condominium property regime as defined and
governed by chapters 514A or 514B, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(20) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(21) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(22) Time share units situated in any of the following:
(A) Areas designated as resort under the general plan land use pattern
allocation guide (LUPAG) map.
(B) Areas determined by the director to be within resort areas identified by
the general plan land use element, except for retreat resort areas.
(C) Areas determined for such use by the council, by resolution.
(23) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the RM district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Care homes.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(3) Day care centers.
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(4) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(5) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(6) Medical clinics.
(7) Schools.
(8) Special events.
(9) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the RM district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 5; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 5; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 7; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 5; am 2021, ord 21-26,
sec 7; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66,
sec 12; ord 25-85, sec 3.)25-5-32
Section 25-5-33. Height limit.
(a) In areas in the County outside of the City of Hilo, the height limit in the RM
district shall be forty-five feet.
(b) In the City of Hilo, the height limit in the RM district shall be one hundred twenty
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-33
Section 25-5-34. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site in the RM district shall be seven thousand five hundred
square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-34
Section 25-5-35. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the RM district shall have a minimum average width of sixty
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-35
Section 25-5-36. Minimum yards.
Minimum yards in the RM district shall be as follows:
(1) Front and rear yards, twenty feet; and
(2) Side yards, eight feet for a one-story building, plus an additional two feet for
each additional story.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified 1999, ord 96-160, sec 1.)25-5-36
Section 25-5-37. Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided on a minimum of twenty percent of the total land
area of any building site in the RM district, except for lots containing only one single-
family dwelling and accessory buildings. Parking areas shall not be included within the
area required for landscaping on any building site.
25-5-37
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Section 25-5-38. Other regulations.
(a) There may be more than one main building on any building site in the RM district.
(b) Distance between main buildings on the same building site in the RM district shall
be at least fifteen feet.
(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new buildings and additions to existing
buildings in the RM district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the RM district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 5; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-38
Division 4. RCX, Residential-Commercial Mixed Use Districts.
Section 25-5-40. Purpose and applicability.
The RCX (residential-commercial mixed use) district provides for the mixing of
some small-scale service type commercial uses in a district that is primarily residential
in character. The intent of this district is to allow a residential area to have certain
convenience type of commercial uses so as to provide more of a neighborhood character
to the residential area.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-40
Section 25-5-41. Designation and density of RCX districts.
(a) Each RCX (residential-commercial mixed use) district shall be designated on the
zoning map by the symbol “RCX” followed by a number which indicates the
required land area, in thousands of square feet for each dwelling unit, or for each
separate rentable unit in the case of boarding, rooming, or lodging houses,
fraternity or sorority houses, or for each commercial unit.
(b) In case any of the permitted uses have dormitories, two beds shall be equivalent to
one separate rentable unit for purposes related to the required land area in the
RCX district.
(c) The maximum density designation in the RCX district shall be .75 which means
seven hundred fifty square feet of land area per dwelling unit or separate rentable
unit.
(d) In the RCX district the following density designations shall be used: .75, 1, 1.5, 2,
2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 and upward in 0.5 increments.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-41
Section 25-5-42. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RCX district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Apiaries.
(3) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(4) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses.
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(5) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(6) Commercial or personal service uses, on a small scale, as approved by the
director.
(7) Convenience stores.
(8) Crop production.
(9) Day care centers.
(10) Dwellings, double-family or duplex.
(11) Dwellings, multiple-family.
(12) Dwellings, single-family.
(13) Family child care homes.
(14) Group living facilities.
(15) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(16) Household henneries, as permitted under section 25-4-18.
(17) Medical clinics.
(18) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(19) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(20) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(21) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(22) Restaurants.
(23) Schools.
(24) Short-term vacation rentals situated in the general plan resort and resort node
areas.
(25) Special events.
(26) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(27) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the RCX district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Care homes.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(3) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(4) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(5) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(6) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the above uses shall
also be permitted in the RCX district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 6; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 6; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 8; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord
25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66, sec 13; ord 25-85, sec 3.)25-5-42
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Section 25-5-43. Height limit.
The height limit in the RCX district shall be forty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-43
Section 25-5-44. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the RCX district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-44
Section 25-5-45. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the RCX district shall have a minimum average width of sixty
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-45
Section 25-5-46. Minimum yards.
Minimum yards in the RCX district shall be as follows:
(1) Front and rear yards: twenty feet; and
(2) Side yards, eight feet for a one-story building, plus an additional two feet for
each additional story.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-46
Section 25-5-47. Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided on a minimum of twenty percent of the total land
area of any building site in the RCX district, except for lots containing only one single-
family dwelling and accessory buildings. Parking areas shall not be included within the
area required for landscaping on any building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 6.)25-5-47
Section 25-5-48. Commercial use restrictions.
(a) Where commercial uses are integrated with residential uses in the RCX district,
pedestrian access to the dwelling shall be independent from other uses and shall be
designed to enhance privacy for residents.
(b) No floor of any building in the RCX district shall be used for both dwelling and
commercial purposes.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-48
Section 25-5-49. Other regulations.
(a) There may be more than one main building on any building site in the RCX district.
(b) Distance between main buildings on the same building site in the RCX district
shall be at least fifteen feet.
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(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new buildings and additions to existing
buildings in the RCX district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the RCX district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 7; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-49
Division 5. RA, Residential and Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-50. Purpose and applicability.
The RA (residential and agricultural) district provides for activities or uses
characterized by low density residential lots in rural areas where “city-like”
concentrations of people, structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and
where small farms are intermixed with low density residential lots. The RA district is
intended to be only within areas designated as being in the State land use rural or
urban districts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-50
Section 25-5-51. Designation of RA districts.
Each RA (residential and agricultural) district shall be designated on the zoning
map by the symbol “RA” followed by a number and the lower case letter “a” which
indicates the required or minimum number of acres for each building site. For example
RA-1a means a residential agricultural district with a minimum building site area of
one acre.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-51
Section 25-5-52. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RA district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Agricultural products processing, minor, provided that the site or buildings
used for such processing, shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any
street bounding the building site.
(3) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15.
(4) Animal hospitals.
(5) Apiaries.
(6) Aquaculture.
(7) Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental
stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing
of plants.
(8) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of
this Code.
(9) Crop production.
(10) Dwelling, single-family, one per building site.
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(11) Family child care homes.
(12) Group living facilities.
(13) Household henneries, as permitted under section 25-4-18.
(14) Kennels, provided that the building site is a minimum of five acres in area and
the structures are located at least one hundred feet away from any lot line.
(15) Livestock production (excluding pigs), provided that:
(A) The requirements of the department of health are met;
(B) Approval of the director is obtained; and
(C) Any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run, barn, shed, stable, house,
hutch, or other enclosure for the keeping of any permitted animal shall
be located at least seventy-five feet from any lot line.
(16) Parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open
area recreational facilities.
(17) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(18) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises.
(19) Stables, commercial or boarding, provided that the building site is a minimum
of five acres in area and the structures are located at least one hundred feet
away from any lot line.
(20) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(21) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(22) Veterinary establishments.
(b) The following uses may be permitted in the RA district, provided that a use permit
is issued for each use:
(1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(c) The following uses may be permitted in the RA district, provided that if a building
site is located within the State land use rural district, the following uses may be
permitted if a special permit is obtained for such use:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(2) Country clubs, tennis clubs and other similar recreational facilities which
include buildings or indoor recreational features.
(3) Drive-in theaters.
(4) Guest ranches.
(5) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(6) Lodges.
(7) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(8) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(9) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the
standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
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(d) The following uses may be permitted in the RA district, provided that either a use
permit is issued for each use if the building site is within the State land use urban
district or a special permit is issued for each use if the building site is within the
State land use rural district:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(3) Day care centers.
(4) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(5) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities, includes stadiums, sports
arenas, and other similar open air recreational uses.
(6) Medical Clinics.
(7) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(8) Schools.
(9) Special events.
(10) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(e) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be
permitted in the RA district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 11; am 2010,
ord 10-17, sec 4; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 7; ord 12-124, sec 6; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 7;
am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 8; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8
and 9; ord 25-66, sec 14; ord 25-85, sec 3.)25-5-52
Section 25-5-53. Height limit.
The height limit in the RA district shall be thirty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-53
Section 25-5-54. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the RA district shall be one-half acre. RA
districts having larger areas may be designated in increments of one-half acre up to a
recommended maximum of three acres. The recommended maximum does not specify
an absolute upper limit for any building site in the RA district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-54
Section 25-5-55. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the RA district shall have a minimum average width of one
hundred feet for the first one-half acre of required area, plus twenty feet for each
additional one-half acre of required area; provided that no building site shall be
required to have an average width greater than three hundred feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-55
Section 25-5-56. Minimum yards.
Minimum yards in the RA district shall be as follows:
(1) Front and rear yards, twenty-five feet; and
(2) Side yards, fifteen feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-56
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Section 25-5-57. Other regulations.
(a) If any legal building site in the RA district has an area less than one-half acre, then
the yard and height requirements for the building site shall be the same as the
yard requirements for the RS district.
(b) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new
structure or development, or of any addition to an existing structure or
development which is used for minor agricultural products processing.
(c) An accessory dwelling unit may be located on any building site in the RA district,
as permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the RA district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development pursuant to article 6, division 1 of this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4; am 2024, ord
24-70, sec 8.)25-5-57
Division 6. FA, Family Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-60. Purpose and applicability.
The FA (family agricultural) district provides for a blend of small-scale agricultural
operations associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by
farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots. The FA district is intended to be
in areas designated as being within the State land use agricultural district, where
public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density
residential needs of a rural community and where substantial number of parcels are
less than five acres in size, and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be
detrimental to existing agricultural uses in the surrounding area.
In addition, this district is intended to be primarily comprised of agricultural lands
less than five acres in area, which are not classified as A or B lands under the land
study bureau’s master productivity rating, or classified as prime, unique, or other
important agricultural lands. Provided, that this district may include lands so classified
if the lands are situated within an urban expansion or other urban designation under
the general plan land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAG) map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-60
Section 25-5-61. Designation of FA districts.
Each FA (family agricultural) district shall be designated on the zoning map by the
symbol “FA” followed by a number and the lower case letter “a” which indicates the
required number of acres for each building site. For example, FA-1a means a family
agricultural district with a minimum building site area of one acre.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-61
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Section 25-5-62. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in FA districts:
(1) Agricultural products processing, minor, provided that the area or buildings
used for such processing, shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any
street.
(2) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15.
(3) Animal hospitals.
(4) Apiaries.
(5) Aquaculture.
(6) Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental
stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of
plants.
(7) Campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other
similar open area recreational facilities, where none of the recreational
features are entirely enclosed in a building.
(8) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(9) Crop production.
(10) Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-67(b).
(11) Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-67(b) and (c).
(12) Game and fish propagation.
(13) Group living facilities.
(14) Kennels.
(15) Livestock, grazing; provided that any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run,
barn, shed, stable, house, hutch, or other enclosure for the keeping of any
permitted animals shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any lot line.
(16) Public uses and structures, necessary for agricultural practices.
(17) Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of buildings or sites of
historic or scenic interest.
(18) Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables.
(19) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises.
(20) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(21) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(22) Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to
aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, and livestock
grazing.
(23) Veterinary establishments.
(b) The following uses may be permitted in the FA district, provided that a use permit
is issued for each use:
(1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
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(c) The following uses may be permitted in the FA district, provided that a special
permit is obtained for such use if the building site is located within the State land
use agricultural district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(3) Family child care homes.
(4) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(5) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(6) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural
practices, as provided under section 25-4-11.
(7) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(8) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the
standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(d) The following uses may be permitted in the FA district, provided that either a use
permit is issued for each use if the building site is outside of the State land use
agricultural district or a special permit is issued for each use if the building site is
within the State land use agricultural district:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(3) Day care centers.
(4) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(5) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities, includes stadiums, sports
arenas, and other similar open air recreational uses.
(6) Medical clinics.
(7) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(8) Schools.
(9) Special events.
(e) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be
permitted in the FA district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 12; am 2010,
ord 10-17, sec 5; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 8; ord 12-124, sec 7; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 8;
am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 9; am 2021, ord 21-52, sec 8; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10;
25-5-62
am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66, sec 15.)
Section 25-5-63. Height limits.
The height limit in FA districts shall be thirty-five feet for any residential
structure, including any single-family dwelling or farm dwelling, and forty-five feet for
all other structures.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-63
Section 25-5-64. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the FA district shall be one acre. Other FA
districts having larger areas may be designated in increments of one acre up to a
recommended maximum of five acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-64
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Section 25-5-65. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the FA district must have a minimum average width of one
hundred twenty feet for the initial one acre of required area plus twenty feet for each
additional acre of required area; provided that no building site shall be required to have
an average width greater than three hundred feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-65
Section 25-5-66. Minimum yards.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum yards in the FA district
shall be thirty feet for front and rear yards and twenty feet for side yards.
(b) In the FA district, accessory buildings and enclosures (other than fences under
eight feet high) for the shelter and confinement of any livestock shall be at least
thirty feet from the side and rear property lines.
(c) Appropriate additional setbacks from adjacent residential zoned lands may be
required by the director for those facilities and uses which may include more
frequently used machinery and equipment in order to minimize potential lighting,
odor, vector and air and water quality impacts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-66
Section 25-5-67. Other regulations.
(a) If any legal building site in an FA district has an area of less than one acre, then
the yard and height requirements for the building site shall be the same as the
yard and height requirements in the RA district.
(b) One single-family dwelling or one farm dwelling shall be permitted on any building
site in the FA district. A farm dwelling is a single-family dwelling located on or
used in connection with a farm or if the agricultural activity provides income to the
family occupying the dwelling.
(c) Additional farm dwellings may be permitted in the FA district only upon the
following conditions:
(1) A farm dwelling agreement for each additional farm dwelling, on a form
prepared by the director, shall be executed between the owner of the building
site, any lessee having a lease on the building site with a term exceeding one
year from the date of the farm dwelling agreement, and the County. The
agreement shall require the dwelling to be used for farm-related purposes.
(2) The applicant shall submit an agricultural development and use program,
farm plan or other evidence of the applicant’s continual agricultural
productivity or farming operation within the County to the director. Such plan
shall also show how the farm dwelling will be utilized for farm-related
purposes.
(d) An accessory dwelling unit may be located on any building site in the FA district, as
permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter.
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(e) Exceptions to the regulations for the FA district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(f) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new
structure or development, or of any addition to an existing structure or
development which is used for minor agricultural products processing.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4; am 2024, ord
25-5-67
24-70, sec 8.)
Division 7. A, Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-70. Purpose and applicability.
The A (agricultural) district provides for agricultural and very low density
agriculturally-based residential use, encompassing rural areas of good to marginal
agricultural and grazing land, forest land, game habitats, and areas where urbanization
is not found to be appropriate.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-70
Section 25-5-71. Designation of A districts.
Each A (agricultural) district shall be designated on the zoning map by the symbol
“A” followed by a number together with the lower case letter “a” which indicates the
required or minimum number of acres for each building site. For example, A-10a means
an agricultural district with a minimum building site area of ten acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-71
Section 25-5-72. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the A district:
(1) Agricultural parks.
(2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor.
(3) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15.
(4) Animal hospitals.
(5) Apiaries.
(6) Aquaculture.
(7) Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental
stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of
plants.
(8) Campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other
similar open area recreational facilities, where none of the recreational
features are entirely enclosed in a building.
(9) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(10) Crop production.
(11) Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-77(b).
(12) Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-77(b) and (c).
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(13) Fertilizer yards utilizing only manure and soil, for commercial use.
(14) Forestry.
(15) Game and fish propagation.
(16) Group living facilities.
(17) Kennels.
(18) Livestock production, provided that piggeries and pen feeding of livestock shall
only be located on sites approved by the State department of health and the
director, and must be located no closer than one thousand feet away from any
major public street or from any other zoning district.
(19) Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices.
(20) Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of building or sites of
historic or scenic interest.
(21) Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables.
(22) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises.
(23) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(24) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(25) Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to
aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, livestock grazing
and livestock production.
(26) Veterinary establishments.
(27) Wind energy facilities.
(b) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that a use permit is
issued for each use:
(1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf course driving ranges,
golf maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(c) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that a special
permit is obtained for such use if the building site is located within the State land
use agricultural district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Airfields, heliports, and private landing strips.
(3) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(4) Excavation or removal of natural building material or minerals, for
commercial use.
(5) Family child care homes.
(6) Guest ranches.
(7) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(8) Lodges.
(9) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(10) Public dumps.
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(11) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural
practices, as provided under section 25-4-11.
(12) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(13) Trailer parks with density of three thousand five hundred square feet of land
area per trailer, provided that plan approval is secured prior to commencing
such use.
(14) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the
standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(d) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that either a use
permit is issued for each use if the building site is outside of the State land use
agricultural district or a special permit is issued for each use if the building site is
within the State land use agricultural district:
(1) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(3) Day care centers.
(4) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(5) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(6) Medical clinics.
(7) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(8) Schools.
(9) Special events.
(e) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be
permitted in the A district.
(f) No building site shall be established after December 1, 1996 which shall in any way
restrict or limit aquaculture, horticulture, production of crops, keeping of livestock,
game and fish propagation, or the processing, sale or other commercial use of the
products of such uses.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 13; am 2010,
ord 10-17, sec 6; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 9; ord 12-124, sec 8; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 9;
am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 10; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7, 8, and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55,
25-5-72
secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66, sec 16.)
Section 25-5-73. Height limit.
The height limit in the A district shall be thirty-five feet for any residential
structure, including any single-family dwelling, or farm dwelling, and forty-five feet for
all other structures. The director may, however, permit by plan approval, any
nonresidential agricultural structures to be constructed to a height of one hundred feet,
if the director determines that the additional height above the forty-five foot height
limit is necessary.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-73
Section 25-5-74. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the A district shall be five acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-74
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Section 25-5-75. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the A district shall have a minimum average width of two
hundred feet for the first five acres of required area plus twenty feet for each additional
acre of required area. Provided that no building site shall be required to have an
average width greater than one thousand feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-75
Section 25-5-76. Minimum yards.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum yards in the A district
shall be thirty feet for front and rear yards, and twenty feet for side yards.
(b) For accessory uses such as shade cloth structures used in controlling the amount of
sunlight in the raising of plants and flowers, rear, side and front yards in the A
district shall be at least ten feet, except where the A district shares common
boundaries with urban zones and main government roads.
(c) For accessory uses such as plastic roofed and shade cloth wooden or metal framed
structures used in controlling the amount of sunlight, rainfall, wind and other
elements of nature in the raising of fruits, vegetables and similar agricultural
products, rear, side and front yards shall be at least ten feet except where:
(1) Exterior walls of any type other than shade cloth are added to the wooden or
metal framed structure;
(2) The specific use allowed is abandoned; and
(3) The A district shares common boundaries with urban zones and main
government roads.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-110, sec 1.)25-5-76
Section 25-5-77. Other regulations.
(a) If any legal building site in the A district has an area of less than five acres, then
the yard, minimum building site average width and height requirements for the
building site shall be the same as the yard and height requirements in the
FA district.
(b) One single-family dwelling or one farm dwelling shall be permitted on any building
site in the A district. A farm dwelling is a single-family dwelling that is located on
or used in connection with a farm or if the agricultural activity provides income to
the family occupying the dwelling.
(c) Additional farm dwellings may be permitted in the A district only upon the
following conditions:
(1) A farm dwelling agreement for each additional farm dwelling, on a form
prepared by the director, shall be executed between the owner of the building
site, any lessee having a lease on the building site with a term exceeding one
year from the date of the farm dwelling agreement, and the County. The
agreement shall require the dwelling to be used for farm-related purposes.
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(2) The applicant shall submit an agricultural development and use program,
farm plan or other evidence of the applicant’s continual agricultural
productivity or farming operation within the County to the director. Such plan
shall also show how the farm dwelling will be utilized for farm-related
purposes.
(d) An accessory dwelling unit may be located on any building site in the A district, as
permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter.
(e) Exceptions to the regulations for the A district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4; am 2024, ord
24-70, sec 8.)25-5-77
Division 8. IA, Intensive Agricultural Districts.
Section 25-5-80. Purpose and applicability.
The IA (intensive agricultural) district provides for the preservation of important
agricultural lands as provided for in the general plan and characterized by a mix of
small and large scale commercial farms and other agricultural operations which may
include residential use in the form of farm dwellings closely tied to intensive
agricultural use. The lands in the IA district are those lands which have the soil,
quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to sustain high yields of crops
generally or of specific crops of statewide or local importance when managed according
to modern farming methods. All IA districts shall be located within the State land use
agricultural or conservation district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-80
Section 25-5-81. Designation of IA districts.
The IA (intensive agricultural) district shall be designated by the symbol “IA”
followed by a number together with the lower case letter “a” which indicates the
required or minimum number of acres for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-81
Section 25-5-82. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the IA district:
(1) Agricultural parks.
(2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor.
(3) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15.
(4) Apiaries.
(5) Aquaculture.
(6) Cemeteries, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code.
(7) Crop production.
(8) Farm dwellings, as permitted under sections 25-5-87(b) and (c).
(9) Forestry.
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(10) Livestock production, provided that piggeries, apiaries and pen feeding of
livestock shall not be closer than one thousand feet to any major road or to any
district other than the A district on building sites approved by the State
department of health and the director.
(11) Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices.
(12) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(13) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) The following uses may be permitted in the IA districts, provided that a special
permit is obtained for such use:
(1) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(2) Day care centers.
(3) Hospitals.
(4) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(5) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural
purposes, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(6) Uses other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the
standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(c) In IA districts in areas with over thirty percent slope, in gullies, and where rough
terrain discourages intensive agricultural uses, the director may approve any other
uses which are permitted in the RA, FA, or A districts.
(d) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be
permitted in the IA district.
(e) No building site shall be established in the IA district which shall in any way
restrict or limit the uses permitted under this section.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 14; am 2010,
ord 10-17, sec 7; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 10; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7, 9, and 10; am
25-5-82
2025, ord 25-55, sec 10; ord 25-66, sec 17.)
Section 25-5-83. Height limit.
The height limit in the IA district shall be thirty-five feet for any residential
structure, including any farm dwelling, and forty-five feet for all other structures. The
director may, however, permit by plan approval, any nonresidential agricultural
structures to be constructed to a height of one hundred feet, if the director determines
that the additional height above the forty-five foot height limit is necessary.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-83
Section 25-5-84. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the IA district shall be five acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-84
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Section 25-5-85. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the IA district shall have a minimum average width of two
hundred feet for the first five acres of required area, plus twenty feet for each additional
acre of required area. Provided that no building site shall be required to have an
average width greater than one thousand feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-85
Section 25-5-86. Minimum yards.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum yards required in the IA
district shall be thirty feet for front and rear yards, and twenty feet for side yards.
(b) For accessory uses such as shade cloth structures used in controlling the amount of
sunlight in the raising of plants and flowers, rear, side and front yards in the IA
district shall be at least ten feet, except where the IA district shares common
boundaries with urban zones and main government roads.
(c) For accessory uses such as plastic roofed and shade cloth wooden or metal framed
structures used in controlling the amount of sunlight, rainfall, wind and other
elements of nature in the raising of fruits, vegetables and similar agricultural
products, rear, side and front yards shall be at least ten feet except where:
(1) Exterior walls of any type other than shade cloth are added to the wooden or
metal framed structure;
(2) The specific use allowed is abandoned; and
(3) The IA district shares common boundaries with urban zones and main
government roads.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-110, sec 2.)25-5-86
Section 25-5-87. Other regulations.
(a) If any building site in the IA district has an area of less than five acres, then the
minimum yards shall be the same as the yards in an FA district having an area
requirement nearest to that of the subject building site in the IA district.
(b) One farm dwelling shall be permitted on any building site in the IA district, if it is
located on or used in connection with a farm or if the agricultural activity provides
income to the family occupying the dwelling. In the case where agricultural activity
has not been established, a farm dwelling agreement shall be entered into with the
County to insure that agricultural activity will be established by the applicant
within three years from the date that the building permit for the farm dwelling is
issued.
(c) Additional farm dwellings may be permitted in the IA district only upon the
following conditions:
(1) A farm dwelling agreement for each additional farm dwelling, on a form
prepared by the director, shall be executed between the owner of the building
site, any lessee having a lease on the building site with a term exceeding one
year from the date of the farm dwelling agreement, and the County. The
agreement shall require the dwelling to be used for farm-related purposes.
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(2) The applicant shall submit an agricultural development and use program,
farm plan or other evidence of the applicant’s continual agricultural
productivity or farming operation within the County to the director. Such plan
shall also show how the farm dwelling will be utilized for farm-related
purposes.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the IA district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
25-5-87
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)
Division 9. V, Resort-Hotel Districts.
Section 25-5-90. Purpose and applicability.
The V (resort-hotel) district applies to areas to accommodate the needs and desires
of visitors, tourists and transient guests. It applies to specific areas where public roads
and public utilities are available or where suitable alternate private facilities are
assured. It may apply to a single isolated hotel or resort with or without a commercial
mall or shopping section.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-90
Section 25-5-91. Designation and density of V districts.
(a) Each V (resort-hotel) district shall be designated on the zoning map by the symbol
“V” followed by a number which indicates the required land area, in thousands of
square feet, for each dwelling unit or for each separate rentable unit in the case of
hotels, resorts, inns, lodges, motels, motor hotels, motor lodges, or other similar
rentable units.
(b) In case any of the permitted uses have dormitories, two beds shall be equivalent to
one separate rentable unit for purposes related to the required land area in the V
district.
(c) Maximum density designation in the V district shall be .75 or seven hundred fifty
square feet of land area for each dwelling unit or separate rentable unit.
(d) In the V district, no limitation shall be placed on the increments used between the
various density designations; however, the recommended incremental density
designations are: .75, 1, 1.25, 1.5 and upward in 0.25 increments.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-91
Section 25-5-92. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the V district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Amusement and recreational facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Art galleries, museums.
(5) Automobile service stations.
(6) Bars, night clubs and cabarets.
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(7) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(8) Business services.
(9) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(10) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(11) Day care centers.
(12) Dwellings, double-family or duplex.
(13) Dwellings, multiple-family.
(14) Dwellings, single-family.
(15) Family child care homes.
(16) Financial institutions.
(17) Group living facilities.
(18) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(19) Hotels.
(20) Lodges.
(21) Medical clinics.
(22) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(23) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(24) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(25) Parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open
area recreational facilities.
(26) Personal services.
(27) Photography studios.
(28) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(29) Restaurants.
(30) Retail establishments.
(31) Short-term vacation rentals.
(32) Special events.
(33) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(34) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(35) Theaters.
(36) Time share units.
(37) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(38) Visitor information centers.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the V district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(2) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
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(3) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(4) Schools.
(5) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the V district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2011, ord 11-26, sec 2; am 2012, ord
12-28, sec 11; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 10; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 9; am 2024, ord
24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66, sec 18.)25-5-92
Section 25-5-93. Height limit.
(a) The height limit in the V district shall be forty-five feet, except in those areas
designated in subsections (b) and (c) below.
(b) The height limit in the V district in the City of Hilo shall be one hundred twenty
feet.
(c) The height limit in the V district at Keauhou Bay and Kahaluu Bay shall be ninety
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-93
Section 25-5-94. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site in the V district shall be fifteen thousand square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-94
Section 25-5-95. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the V district shall have a minimum average width of ninety
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-95
Section 25-5-96. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the V district shall be as follows:
(1) Front and rear yards, twenty feet; and
(2) Side yards, eight feet for one story, and an additional two feet for each
additional story.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-96
Section 25-5-97. Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided on a minimum of twenty percent of the total land
area of any building site in the V district, except for lots containing only one single-
family dwelling and accessory buildings. Parking areas shall not be included within the
area required for landscaping on any building site.
25-5-97
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 8.)
Section 25-5-98. Other regulations.
(a) More than one main building may be situated on any building site in the V district.
(b) The distance between main buildings on one building site in the V district shall be
at least fifteen feet.
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(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the V district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the V district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 9; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-98
Division 10. CN, Neighborhood Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-100. Purpose and applicability.
The CN (neighborhood commercial) district applies to strategically located centers
suitable for commercial activities which shall be of such size and shape as will
accommodate a compact shopping center which supplies goods and services to a
residential or working population on a frequent need or convenience basis. This district
is distinguished from a central commercial district which provides general business and
broad services to a city or region.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-100
Section 25-5-101. Designation of CN districts.
Each CN (neighborhood commercial) district shall be designated by the symbol
“CN” followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in thousands of
square feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-101
Section 25-5-102. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the CN district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Automobile service stations.
(5) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(6) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses, provided that the maximum
density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per
rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(7) Business services.
(8) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(9) Convenience stores.
(10) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(11) Crop production.
(12) Day care centers.
(13) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density shall
be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
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(14) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density shall be one
thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(15) Dwellings, single-family.
(16) Family child care homes.
(17) Farmers markets. When the vending activity in a farmers market involves
more than just the sale of local fresh and/or raw produce, plant life, fish and
local homegrown and homemade products for more than two days a week, the
director, at the time of plan approval, shall restrict the hours of use,
maintenance and operations and may require improvements as determined
appropriate to ensure its compatibility with the existing character of the
surrounding area.
(18) Financial institutions.
(19) Group living facilities.
(20) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(21) Medical clinics.
(22) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(23) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(24) Museums.
(25) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(26) Offices.
(27) Personal services.
(28) Photography studios.
(29) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(30) Repair establishments, minor.
(31) Restaurants.
(32) Retail establishments.
(33) Schools.
(34) Short-term vacation rentals situated in the general plan resort and resort node
areas.
(35) Special events.
(36) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(37) Theaters.
(38) Utility substations as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the CN district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the CN district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 12; am 2018, ord
18-114, sec 10; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 6; am 2019, ord 19-100, secs 6 and 7; am 2020,
ord 20-3, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66,
25-5-102
sec 19.)
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Section 25-5-103. Height limit.
The height limit in the CN district shall be forty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-103
Section 25-5-104. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the CN district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-104
Section 25-5-105. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the CN district shall have a minimum average width of sixty
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-105
Section 25-5-106. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the CN district shall be as follows:
(1) Front and rear yards, fifteen feet; and
(2) Side yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an RS, RD,
RM, RCX or V district. Where the side yard adjoins the side yard of a building
site in an RS, RD, RM, RCX or V district, there shall be a side yard which
conforms to the side yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining
district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-106
Section 25-5-107. Landscaping of yards.
(a) All front yards in the CN 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 CN 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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 10.)25-5-107
Section 25-5-108. Other regulations.
(a) In conjunction with plan approval, the director may require the construction of a
continuous eave overhanging the front property line in the CN district. The director
may also require that the eave be of similar height and design in any one block of
the CN district.
(b) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the CN district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
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(c) Exceptions to the regulations for the CN district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 11; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-108
Division 11. CG, General Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-110. Purpose and applicability.
(a) The CG (general commercial) district applies to an area suitable for commercial
uses and services on a broad basis to serve as the central shopping or principal
downtown area for a city or a region.
(b) No CG district shall be established until there is a demonstrated need for such
action and no two CG districts shall be established in such relationship to each
other that they cannot act as one center and yet are too close together to serve two
distinct regions.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-110
Section 25-5-111. Designation of CG districts.
Each CG (general commercial) district shall be designated by the symbol “CG”
followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in thousands of square
feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-111
Section 25-5-112. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted uses in the CG district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Art galleries, museums.
(5) Art studios.
(6) Automobile sales and rentals.
(7) Automobile service stations.
(8) Bars, nightclubs and cabarets.
(9) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(10) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses, provided that the maximum
density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per
rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(11) Broadcasting stations.
(12) Business services.
(13) Car washing, provided that if it is mechanized, sound attenuated structures or
sound attenuated walls shall be erected and maintained on the property lines.
(14) Catering establishments.
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(15) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(16) Cleaning plants using only nonflammable hydrocarbons in a sealed unit as the
cleansing agent.
(17) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(18) Convenience stores.
(19) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(20) Crop production.
(21) Day care centers.
(22) Display rooms for products sold elsewhere.
(23) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density shall
be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(24) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density shall be one
thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(25) Dwellings, single-family.
(26) Equipment sales and rental yards, and other yards where retail products are
displayed in the open.
(27) Family child care homes.
(28) Farmers markets. When the vending activity in a farmers market involves
more than just the sale of local fresh and/or raw produce, plant life, fish and
local homegrown and homemade products for more than two days a week, the
director, at the time of plan approval, shall restrict the hours of use,
maintenance and operations and may require improvements as determined
appropriate to ensure its compatibility with the existing character of the
surrounding area.
(29) Financial institutions.
(30) Group living facilities.
(31) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(32) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(33) Hotels.
(34) Ice storage and dispensing facilities.
(35) Laboratories, medical and research.
(36) Laundries.
(37) Light manufacturing, processing and packaging, where the only retail sales
outlet for products produced is on the premises where produced.
(38) Medical clinics.
(39) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(40) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(41) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(42) Offices.
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(43) Personal services.
(44) Photography studios.
(45) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(46) Printing shops, cartographing and duplicating processes such as blueprinting
or photostating shops.
(47) Repair establishments, minor.
(48) Restaurants.
(49) Retail establishments.
(50) Schools.
(51) Short-term vacation rentals.
(52) Special events.
(53) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(54) Theaters.
(55) Time share units.
(56) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(57) Veterinary establishments.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the CG district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(2) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(3) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Residential uses in connection with the operation of any permitted use shall be
permitted in the CG district.
(d) Buildings and uses normally considered accessory to the uses permitted in this
section shall also be permitted in the CG district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 13; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 11; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 11; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 11; am 2024, ord
24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66, sec 20.)25-5-112
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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-88, sec 2.)25-5-113
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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-114
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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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-115
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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-116
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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 12.)25-5-117
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 commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 13; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-118
Division 12. CV, Village Commercial Districts.
Section 25-5-120. Purpose and applicability.
The CV (village commercial) district provides for a broad range or variety of
commercial and light industrial uses that are necessary to serve the population in rural
areas where the supplementary support of the general business uses and activities of a
central commercial district is not readily available.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-120
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Section 25-5-121. Designation of CV districts.
Each CV (village commercial) district shall be designated by the symbol “CV”
followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in number of thousands
of square feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-121
Section 25-5-122. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the CV district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Art galleries, museums.
(5) Automobile sales and rentals.
(6) Automobile service stations.
(7) Bars.
(8) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(9) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses, provided that the maximum
density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per
rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(10) Business services.
(11) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(12) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(13) Convenience stores.
(14) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(15) Crop production.
(16) Day care centers.
(17) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density shall
be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(18) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density shall be one
thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(19) Dwellings, single-family.
(20) Family child care homes.
(21) Farmers markets. When the vending activity in a farmers market involves
more than just the sale of local fresh and/or raw produce, plant life, fish and
local homegrown and homemade products for more than two days a week, the
director, at the time of plan approval, shall restrict the hours of use,
maintenance and operations and may require improvements as determined
appropriate to ensure its compatibility with the existing character of the
surrounding area.
(22) Financial institutions.
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(23) Group living facilities.
(24) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(25) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(26) Hotels, when the design and use conform to the character of the area, as
approved by the director.
(27) Laboratories, medical and research.
(28) Lodges.
(29) Manufacturing, processing and packaging light and general, except for
concrete or asphalt products, where the products are distributed to retail
establishments located in the immediate community, as approved by the
director.
(30) Medical clinics.
(31) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(32) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(33) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
(34) Offices.
(35) Personal services.
(36) Photography studios.
(37) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(38) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating
shops, which are designed to primarily serve the local area.
(39) Repair establishments, major, when there are not more than five employees,
as approved by the director.
(40) Repair establishments, minor.
(41) Restaurants.
(42) Retail establishments.
(43) Schools.
(44) Short-term vacation rentals.
(45) Special events.
(46) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(47) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(48) Theaters.
(49) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the CV district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf
maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is
within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving
ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district
unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005.
(2) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(3) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
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(c) Residential uses in connection with the operation of any permitted uses shall be
permitted in the CV district.
(d) Buildings and uses similar to the permitted uses listed in subsection (a) above shall
be permitted in the CV district, as approved by the director.
(e) Buildings and uses normally considered accessory to the uses permitted in this
section shall also be permitted in the CV district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 14; am 2014, ord
14-86, sec 12; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 12; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 12; am 2024, ord
24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66, sec 21.)25-5-122
Section 25-5-123. Height limit.
The height limit in the CV district shall be thirty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-123
Section 25-5-124. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the CV district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-124
Section 25-5-125. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the CV district shall have a minimum building site average
width of sixty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-125
Section 25-5-126. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the CV 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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-126
Section 25-5-127. Landscaping of yards.
(a) All front yards in the CV 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 CV 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 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 14.)25-5-127
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Section 25-5-128. Other regulations.
(a) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the CV district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling
and any accessory buildings per lot.
(b) Exceptions to the regulations for the CV district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 15; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-128
Division 13. MCX, Industrial-Commercial Mixed Districts.
Section 25-5-130. Purpose and applicability.
The purpose of the MCX (industrial-commercial mixed use) district is to allow
mixing of some industrial uses with commercial uses. The intent of this district is to
provide for areas of diversified businesses and employment opportunities by permitting
a broad range of uses, without exposing nonindustrial uses to unsafe and unhealthy
environments. This district is intended to promote and maintain a viable mix of light
industrial and commercial uses.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-130
Section 25-5-131. Designation of MCX districts.
Each MCX (industrial-commercial mixed use) district shall be designated by the
symbol “MCX” followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in
number of thousands of square feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-131
Section 25-5-132. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the MCX district:
(1) Agricultural products processing, minor.
(2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Art galleries, museums.
(5) Art studios.
(6) Automobile sales and rentals.
(7) Automobile service stations.
(8) Bars, nightclubs and cabarets.
(9) Broadcasting stations.
(10) Business services.
(11) Car washing.
(12) Catering establishments.
(13) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
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(14) Cleaning plants using only nonflammable hydrocarbons in a sealed unit as the
cleaning agent.
(15) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(16) Convenience stores.
(17) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(18) Data processing facilities.
(19) Display rooms for products sold elsewhere.
(20) Equipment sales and rental yards.
(21) Farmers markets.
(22) Financial institutions.
(23) Food manufacturing and processing.
(24) Home improvement centers.
(25) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(26) Ice storage and dispensing facilities.
(27) Kennels in sound-attenuated buildings.
(28) Laboratories, medical and research.
(29) Laundries.
(30) Manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments, light.
(31) Medical clinics.
(32) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(33) Model homes.
(34) Motion picture and television production studios.
(35) Offices.
(36) Personal services.
(37) Photographic processing.
(38) Photography studios.
(39) Plant nurseries.
(40) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(41) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating
shops.
(42) Repair establishments, minor.
(43) Restaurants.
(44) Retail establishments.
(45) Sales and service of machinery used in agricultural production.
(46) Schools, business.
(47) Schools, photography, art, music and dance.
(48) Schools, vocational.
(49) Self-storage facilities.
(50) Special events.
(51) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(52) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(53) Theaters.
(54) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
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(55) Veterinary establishments in sound-attenuated buildings.
(56) Warehousing.
(57) Wholesaling and distribution operations.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the MCX district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density is one
thousand two hundred and fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(2) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density is one
thousand two hundred and fifty square feet or land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(3) Dwellings, single-family, that are accessory to a use permitted in the MCX
district.
(4) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(5) Schools.
(6) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the MCX district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2003, ord 03-113, sec 1; am 2011, ord
11-26, sec 3; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 15; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord
25-28, sec 2; ord 25-55, sec 13; ord 25-66, sec 22; am 2026, ord 26-12, sec 2.)25-5-132
Section 25-5-133. Height limit.
The height limit in the MCX district shall be forty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-133
Section 25-5-134. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the MCX district shall be twenty thousand
square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-134
Section 25-5-135. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the MCX district shall have a minimum building site average
width of ninety feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-135
Section 25-5-136. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the MCX district shall be as follows:
(1) Front yards, twenty feet; and
(2) Side and rear yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side or rear property line adjoins the
side or rear yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX zoned district,
there shall be a side or rear yard which conforms to the side or rear yard
requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-136
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Section 25-5-137. Landscaping of yards.
(a) All front yards in the MCX district shall be landscaped, except for necessary access
drives and walkways.
(b) Any required side or rear yard in the MCX district adjoining a building site in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district, 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.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-137
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Section 25-5-138. Other regulations.
(a) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the MCX district.
(b) Exceptions to the regulations for the MCX district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
25-5-138
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)
Division 14. ML, Limited Industrial Districts.
Section 25-5-140. Purpose and applicability.
The ML (limited industrial) district applies to areas for business and industrial
uses which are generally in support of but not necessarily compatible with those
permissible activities and uses in other commercial districts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-140
Section 25-5-141. Designation of ML districts.
Each ML (limited industrial) district shall be designated by the symbol “ML”
followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in thousands of square
feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-141
Section 25-5-142. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the ML district:
(1) Agricultural products processing, minor.
(2) Airfields, heliports and private landing strips.
(3) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(4) Animal hospitals.
(5) Animal quarantine stations.
(6) Apiaries.
(7) Aquaculture activities.
(8) Automobile and truck sales and rentals.
(9) Automobile and truck storage facilities.
(10) Automobile service stations.
(11) Bakeries.
(12) Bars.
(13) Broadcasting stations.
(14) Car washing.
(15) Carpentry, hardwood products and furniture manufacturing and storage
establishments.
(16) Catering establishments.
(17) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(18) Cleaning and dyeing plants.
(19) Commercial parking lots and garages.
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(20) Contractors’ yards for equipment, material, and vehicle storage, repair, or
maintenance.
(21) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(22) Day care centers.
(23) Financial institutions.
(24) Food manufacturing and processing facilities.
(25) Greenhouses, plant nurseries.
(26) Heavy equipment sales, service and rental.
(27) Home improvement centers.
(28) Junkyards, provided that the building site is not less than one acre in area.
(29) Laboratories, medical and research.
(30) Laundries.
(31) Lumberyards and building material yards, but not including concrete or
asphalt mixing and the fabrication by riveting or welding of steel building
frames.
(32) Manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments, light.
(33) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(34) Motion picture and television production studios.
(35) Photographic processing.
(36) Plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and heating establishments.
(37) Primary airports, provided that plan approval is secured from the director.
(38) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(39) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating
shops.
(40) Recycling centers, which do not involve the processing of recyclable materials.
(41) Repair establishments, minor.
(42) Restaurants.
(43) Self storage facilities.
(44) Special events.
(45) Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer and other products essential to
agricultural production.
(46) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(47) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(48) Transportation and tour terminals.
(49) Truck, freight and draying terminals.
(50) Utility facilities, public and private, including offices or yards for equipment,
material, vehicle storage, repair or maintenance.
(51) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(52) Veterinary establishments.
(53) Vocational schools.
(54) Warehousing, which does not include retail sales or discount houses or
establishments open to the general public or defined members.
(55) Wholesaling and distribution, including the storage of incidental materials
and equipment, except for highly flammable or explosive products.
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(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the ML district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(2) Schools.
(3) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) The following uses may be permitted in the ML district as incidental and
subordinate to any permitted use:
(1) Living quarters for watchmen or custodians in connection with the operation
of any permitted use.
(2) Retail sales.
(3) Services for persons working in an ML district which are conducted within an
integral part of a main structure with entrances from the interior of the
building and which have no display or advertising visible from the street.
(d) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the ML district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2011, ord 11-26, sec 4; am 2012, ord
12-28, sec 16; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 8; am 2020, ord 20-94, sec 3; am 2024, ord 24-65,
secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66, sec 23.)25-5-142
Section 25-5-143. Height limit.
The height limit in the ML district shall be forty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-143
Section 25-5-144. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the ML district shall be ten thousand square
feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-144
Section 25-5-145. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the ML district shall have a minimum building site average
width of seventy-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-145
Section 25-5-146. Minimum yards.
Minimum yards in the ML district shall be as follows:
(1) Front yard, fifteen feet; and
(2) Side and rear yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side or rear property line adjoins the
side or rear yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, there
shall be a side or rear yard which conforms to the side or rear yard
requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-146
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Section 25-5-147. Other regulations.
(a) All front yards in the ML district shall be landscaped, except for drives and
walkways.
(b) Where any required side or rear yard in the ML 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, along the side or rear
property lines so adjoining, except for necessary drives and walkways.
(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the ML district.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the ML district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-147
Division 15. MG, General Industrial Districts.
Section 25-5-150. Purpose and applicability.
The MG (general industrial) district applies to areas for uses that are generally
considered to be offensive or have some element of danger.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-150
Section 25-5-151. Designation of MG districts.
Each MG (general industrial) district shall be designated by the symbol “MG”
followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in number of thousands
of square feet, required for each building site, or if the number is followed by the symbol
“a,” by the minimum number of acres required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-151
Section 25-5-152. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the MG district:
(1) Agricultural products processing, major and minor.
(2) Airfields, heliports and private landing strips.
(3) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(4) Animal hospitals.
(5) Animal quarantine stations.
(6) Animal sales, stock, and feed yards.
(7) Apiaries.
(8) Aquaculture activities and facilities.
(9) Automobile and truck storage facilities.
(10) Automobile body and fender establishments.
(11) Automobile service stations.
(12) Bakeries.
(13) Bars.
(14) Breweries, distilleries, and alcohol manufacturing facilities.
(15) Broadcasting stations.
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(16) Bulk storage of flammable products and bulk storage of explosive products.
(17) Car washing.
(18) Catering establishments.
(19) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(20) Cleaning and dyeing plants.
(21) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(22) Concrete or asphalt batching and mixing plants and yards.
(23) Contractors’ yards for equipment, material, and vehicle storage, repair, or
maintenance.
(24) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(25) Day care centers.
(26) Dumping, disposal, incineration, or reduction of refuse or waste matter.
(27) Expansion of an existing commercial excavation operation, provided that plan
approval is secured from the director.
(28) Fabricating establishments.
(29) Fertilizer manufacturing plants.
(30) Financial institutions.
(31) Food manufacturing and processing facilities.
(32) Freight movers.
(33) Greenhouses, plant nurseries.
(34) Heavy equipment sales, service and rental.
(35) Home improvement centers.
(36) Junkyards.
(37) Kennels.
(38) Laboratories, medical and research.
(39) Laundries.
(40) Lava rock or stone cutting or shaping facilities.
(41) Lumberyards and building material yards.
(42) Machine, welding, sheet metal, and metal plating and treating establishments.
(43) Manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments, light and general.
(44) Marine railways, drydocks, and ship or boat yards.
(45) Meeting facilities, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
(46) Motion picture and television production studios.
(47) Photographic processing.
(48) Primary airports, provided that plan approval is secured from the director.
(49) Public dumps.
(50) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(51) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating
shops.
(52) Recycling centers.
(53) Reduction, refining, smelting, or alloying of metals, petroleum products or
ores.
(54) Repair establishments, major and minor.
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(55) Restaurants.
(56) Saw mills.
(57) Self storage facilities.
(58) Slaughterhouses.
(59) Special events.
(60) Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer and other products essential to
agricultural production.
(61) Storage, curing, or tanning of raw, green, or salted hides or skins.
(62) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(63) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(64) Transportation and tour terminals.
(65) Truck, freight and draying terminals.
(66) Utility facilities, public and private, including power plants, offices or yards for
equipment, material, vehicle storage, repair or maintenance.
(67) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(68) Veterinary establishments.
(69) Warehousing.
(70) Wholesaling and distribution, including the storage of incidental materials
and equipment.
(71) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the MG district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Commercial excavation.
(2) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(3) Schools.
(c) Any other use not otherwise permitted in subsection (a) that relates to the
manufacturing, transportation, processing, assembling, distributing, repairing, and
storage of goods, products, or materials, shall be permitted in the MG district.
(d) The following uses shall be permitted in the MG district as incidental and
subordinate to any permitted use:
(1) Living quarters for watchmen or custodians in connection with the operation
of any permitted use.
(2) Retail sales.
(3) Services for persons working in an MG district which are conducted within an
integral part of a main structure with entrances from the interior of the
building and which have no display or advertising visible from the street.
(e) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the MG district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-68, sec 2; am 2011, ord
11-26, sec 5; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 17; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 9; am 2020, ord 20-94,
sec 4; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66,
sec 24.)25-5-152
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Section 25-5-153. Height limit.
The height limit in the MG district shall be fifty feet. An industrial structure may
be built to a height of one hundred feet, provided the extra height is determined by the
director to be functionally necessary.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-153
Section 25-5-154. Minimum building site area.
The minimum lot area in the MG district shall be twenty thousand square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-154
Section 25-5-155. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the MG district shall have a minimum building site average
width of one hundred feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-155
Section 25-5-156. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the MG district shall be as follows:
(1) Front yard, twenty feet; and
(2) Side and rear yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side or rear property line adjoins the
side or rear yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, there
shall be a side or rear yard which conforms to the side or rear yard
requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-156
Section 25-5-157. Other regulations.
(a) All front yards in the MG district shall be landscaped, except for drives and
walkways.
(b) Where any required side or rear yard in the MG district adjoins a building site in
an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, a solid wall six feet in height shall be erected and
maintained along the side and rear property lines so adjoining.
(c) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the MG district.
(d) Exceptions to the regulations for the MG district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
25-5-157
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)
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Division 16. O, Open Districts.
Section 25-5-160. Purpose and applicability.
The O (open) district applies to areas that contribute to the general welfare, the full
enjoyment, or the economic well-being of open land type use which has been
established, or is proposed. The object of this district is to encourage development
around it such as a golf course and park, and to protect investments which have been or
shall be made in reliance upon the retention of such open type use, to buffer an
otherwise incompatible land use or district, to preserve a valuable scenic vista or an
area of special historical significance, or to protect and preserve submerged land, fishing
ponds, and lakes (natural or artificial tide lands).
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-160
Section 25-5-161. Designation of O districts.
Each O (open) district shall be designated by the symbol “O.”
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-161
Section 25-5-162. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the O district:
(1) Apiaries.
(2) Aquaculture activities and facilities.
(3) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(4) Existing churches and temples of historical significance.
(5) Forestry.
(6) Game preserves.
(7) Growing of plants provided such growth does not impair a view intended to be
preserved in the O district.
(8) Heiaus, historical areas, structures, and monuments.
(9) Natural features, phenomena, and vistas as tourist attractions.
(10) Private recreational uses involving no aboveground structure except dressing
rooms and comfort stations.
(11) Public parks.
(12) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(13) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(14) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the O district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries.
(2) Golf courses, provided that the property is within the state land use urban or
rural district. Golf courses and golf driving ranges shall not be permitted
within the state land use agricultural district unless approved by the County
before July 1, 2005.
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(3) Yacht harbors and boating facilities; provided that the use, in its entirety, is
compatible with the stated purpose of the O district.
(4) Wind energy facilities; provided that the property is within the state land use
agricultural district.
(c) Uses considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be
permitted in the O district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-2, sec 3; ord 08-46, sec 1;
am 2011, ord 11-25, secs 3 and 4; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 18; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 13;
am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 11; ord 25-66, sec 25.)25-5-
162
Section 25-5-163. Height limit.
There shall be no height limit in the O district, except as specified as a condition of
approval attached to any use permit or plan approval. For this purpose, the height limit
in the adjoining districts shall be used as guides.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-163
Section 25-5-164. Minimum building site area.
There shall be no minimum building site area in the O district, except as a
condition of approval attached to any plan approval. For this purpose, the minimum
building site area regulations in the adjoining districts shall be used as guides.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-164
Section 25-5-165. Minimum building site average width.
There shall be no minimum building site average width in the O district, except as
specified as a condition of approval attached to any plan approval. For this purpose the
minimum building site average width regulations in the adjoining districts shall be
used as guides.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-165
Section 25-5-166. Minimum yards.
There shall be no minimum yards in the O district, except as specified as a
condition of approval attached to any plan approval. For this purpose, the minimum
yard regulations in the adjoining districts shall be used as guides.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-166
Section 25-5-167. Other regulations.
Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the O district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-167
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Article 6. Optional Development Regulations.
Division 1. Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.).
Section 25-6-1. Purpose.
The purpose of planned unit development (P.U.D.) is to encourage comprehensive
site planning that is compatible with the surrounding community and that adapts the
design of development to the land, by allowing diversification in the relationships of
various uses, buildings, structures, open spaces and yards, building heights, and lot
sizes in planned building groups, while still insuring that the intent of this chapter is
observed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2.)25-6-1
Section 25-6-2. Minimum land area required.
The minimum land area required for a P.U.D. shall be two acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-2
Section 25-6-3. Application for P.U.D. permit; requirements.
An application for a P.U.D. permit shall be on a form prescribed for this purpose by
the director on behalf of the commission and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing fee of $500.
(2) A written description of the proposed project, including the following
information:
(A) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine the precise
location of the property involved;
(B) A statement of objectives and reasons for the requested P.U.D. permit,
including an analysis of how the request satisfies the standards
contained in section 25-6-10;
(C) A list of all requested deviations from the requirements of chapter 23
(subdivisions) and chapter 25 (zoning), Hawai‘i County Code;
(D) A schedule for the timetable of the proposed development; and
(E) An analysis of the relationship of the proposed development to the
general plan, any adopted community development plan, other adopted
master plan, and if applicable, any other adopted design guidelines
and/or standards affecting the project area.
(3) Drawings and plans comprising a general development plan covering the
entire area of the P.U.D., and providing the following information:
(A) Uses, dimensions, and locations of proposed structures;
(B) Widths, alignments, and improvements of proposed streets and
pedestrian and drainage ways;
(C) Any proposed subdivision of property for individual parcel sale;
(D) Parking areas;
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(E) Public areas and uses; and
(F) Landscaping and open spaces.
(4) Architectural drawings for all buildings demonstrating the design and
character of the proposed buildings and uses. If the project area is within a
district established under article 7 of this chapter for which design guidelines
and/or standards have been adopted that are applicable to single-family
dwellings, architectural drawings shall be required for all buildings including
single-family dwellings.
(5) A list of the names, addresses and tax map key numbers of all surrounding
owners and lessees of property interests in property within the boundaries
established by section 25-2-4.
(6) Any other information or plans required by rules adopted by the commission in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2; ord 15-45,
sec 6.)25-6-3
Section 25-6-4. Notice of action on P.U.D. application.
(a) Upon acceptance of a P.U.D. application, the commission, through the department,
shall fix a date for action on the application. Within ten days after receiving notice
of such date, the applicant shall serve notice of the application on surrounding
owners and lessees of record, as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also
serve notice on owners and lessees of record of interests in other properties which
the commission may find to be directly affected by the P.U.D. permit sought. The
applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
(b) The public hearing shall be commenced no later than ninety days after the
acceptance of a P.U.D. application by the commission.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 6; am 2015,
ord 15-33, sec 2.)25-6-4
Section 25-6-5. Procedure for processing application when use not
permitted in district.
An application for a P.U.D. permit that proposes a use not permitted either directly
or as a conditional use within a district may be considered by the commission only if a
separate application for a change of zone is filed concurrently with or prior to the P.U.D.
permit application. The P.U.D. permit application and the change of zone application
shall be considered concurrently, and any P.U.D. approved by the commission shall be
effective only when the change of zone ordinance becomes effective.
25-6-5
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2.)
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Section 25-6-6. Actions by commission on P.U.D. permit applications.
(a) Within ninety days after acceptance of a P.U.D. permit application or within a
longer time period as may be agreed to or requested by the applicant, the
commission shall conduct a public hearing(s), and within sixty days following the
close of such public hearing(s), either deny or approve the application, subject to
conditions as imposed by the commission.
(b) The conditions imposed by the commission shall bear a reasonable relationship to
the P.U.D. permit issued, and to the approved uses, and plans of district standards;
provided, however, that no improvements or alterations off-site of the project shall
be required as a condition of a P.U.D. permit. The conditions may include, but not
be limited to the following:
(1) Commencement and completion time frame for the project;
(2) Boundary and density reallocations approved for the project;
(3) Uses that are prohibited or limited;
(4) Specifications for the minimum development standards;
(5) Specifications for street improvement and dedication;
(6) Utilities to be furnished;
(7) The extent and limitations upon the uses permitted; and
(8) Compliance with representations made by the applicant.
(c) If the commission fails to render a decision within the prescribed sixty-day period,
the application shall be considered as being approved, provided that no written
objection to the P.U.D. permit application is received by the commission.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2.)25-6-6
Section 25-6-7. P.U.D. permit application and processing requirements
located within special districts with design guidelines
and/or standards.
(a) In addition to the application requirements for a P.U.D. contained in section 25-6-3,
an application for a P.U.D. in any special district established under article 7 of this
chapter for which design guidelines or standards have been adopted by the council,
excluding any special district having adopted design guidelines and/or standards
established under this chapter prior to adoption of this subsection, shall include:
(1) Complete and accurate exterior elevations of all facades, drawn at a scale
adequate to show clearly the appearance of all proposed buildings and
structures;
(2) A description of exterior siding, roofing, and finish materials;
(3) Exterior door and window specifications;
(4) Description, location, and renderings for any exterior signage;
(5) A streetscape rendering of the project site and adjacent properties suitable for
evaluating the immediate spatial relationships. Photographic images may be
substituted provided those images are adequate to serve the same purpose;
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(6) Other descriptive information as the director, on behalf of the commission,
finds necessary to determine consistency of the proposed project with the
design guidelines and/or standards adopted for the special district in which the
project building site is located.
(b) The P.U.D. application and plans shall be subject to review and comment by the
design review committee established under the respective special district section
under article 7 for consistency with the adopted design guidelines and/or standards.
(c) The director, on behalf of the commission shall, within five days of acceptance of a
P.U.D. application, provide the respective design review committee with a copy of
the application and plans along with a request for their review and comments on
the consistency of the project with the adopted design guidelines and/or standards.
(d) The written recommendations and plans stamped “Reviewed by” with the date and
signature of the chair of the respective design review committee affixed shall be
submitted to the director, on behalf of the commission within twenty-five calendar
days of receipt by the design review committee of the final plans for any partial or
full approval of a P.U.D. application as provided in subsections 25-6-6(c) or
(d) above.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director shall withhold providing a
recommendation to the commission on any partial or full approval of a P.U.D.
application until having received the written recommendations and stamped and
signed plans from the chair of the respective design review committee for
the application.
(f) By written request to the director on behalf of the commission, the chair of the
respective design review committee may request an extension of time to complete
the design review and to submit the recommendations of the design review
committee, which the director on behalf of the commission may grant only with the
written approval of the applicant for P.U.D.
(g) In the event that no design review committee is established, or if the design review
committee, for whatever reason, fails to respond within the time limit prescribed in
subsection (d), the director shall provide design review against the relevant design
guidelines and/or standards as adopted by the council.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 12; am 2015,
ord 15-45, sec 7.)25-6-7
Section 25-6-8. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 1999, ord 99-112, sec 14.)25-6-8
Section 25-6-9. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 1999, ord 99-112, sec 15.)25-6-9
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Section 25-6-10. Criteria for granting a P.U.D. permit.
A P.U.D. permit may be granted by the commission upon finding that:
(a) The construction of the project can begin and be completed within a reasonable
period of time from the date of full approval.
(b) The proposed development substantially conforms to the general plan, any adopted
community development plan, other adopted master plan, and if applicable, any
adopted design guidelines and/or standards affecting the project area.
(c) Any residential or agricultural development shall constitute an environment of
sustained desirability and stability for the district that is in harmony with the
character of the surrounding area, that results in an intensity of land use no higher
than that otherwise specified for the district, and that maintains the standards of
open space at least as high as that otherwise specified for the district in which the
development occurs.
(d) Any commercial development shall not create traffic congestion which exceeds that
which would have been produced under conventional development patterns,
practices and standards in the district or interfere with any projected public
improvements, shall provide for proper entrances and exits along with proper
provisions for internal traffic and parking, and be an attractive center which does
not adversely impact upon adjacent and surrounding existing or prospective
developments.
(e) Any industrial development shall be in conformity with desirable performance
standards and shall constitute an efficient and well organized development with
adequate provisions for freight service and necessary storage, and shall not
adversely impact upon adjacent and surrounding existing or prospective
development.
(f) The development of a harmonious, integrated whole justifies exceptions, if required,
to the normal requirements of this chapter, and the contemplated arrangements or
use make it desirable to apply regulations and requirements differing from those
ordinarily applicable under the district regulations.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2; ord
15-45, sec 8.)25-6-10
Section 25-6-11. Height exceptions authorized.
(a) A building approved under a P.U.D. permit may exceed the height limit specified
under the zoning district of the property and the height limits under section
25-4-22; provided, that the maximum height of the building shall not exceed
seventy-five feet.
(b) A building approved under a P.U.D. permit and situated within a zoning district
which exceeds the height limits specified under subsection (a) may be permitted at
the higher height limits prescribed for that zoning district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) 25-6-11
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Section 25-6-12. Approvals issued under P.U.D. permit.
(a) No separate or additional permit or use permit shall be required for any use
approved under a P.U.D. permit, and any use approved under a P.U.D. permit shall
be considered to be in compliance with the required procedures for obtaining a
use permit.
(b) Plan approval shall be considered issued when completed drawings are approved
under a P.U.D. permit, and no further action is required for the issuance of plan
approval under this chapter.
25-6-12
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2.)
Section 25-6-13. Effect of P.U.D. permit on other zoning provisions.
Any P.U.D. permit issued shall be subject to all of the conditions imposed in the
permit and shall be exempted from other provisions of this chapter only to the extent
specified in the permit.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) 25-6-13
Section 25-6-14. Time extensions and amendments.
(a) A P.U.D. permit holder may apply to the commission through the department for
an amendment to the permit or any condition or conditions imposed therein.
(b) In the case of time extensions, the P.U.D. permit holder shall file the request not
less than ninety days prior to the expiration date of the applicable time condition or
conditions, setting forth:
(1) The affected condition or conditions;
(2) The length of time requested; and
(3) The reasons for the request.
If the commission fails to act on a properly filed time extension request prior to the
expiration date, the activity granted under P.U.D. permit may be continued, unless
the commission specifically disallows the activity during the interim period.
(c) In the case of additions, modifications, and/or deletions of conditions of the P.U.D.
permit, the P.U.D. permit holder shall set forth in writing:
(1) The affected condition or conditions;
(2) The specific amendment or amendments requested; and
(3) The reasons for the request.
(d) Any such request shall be accompanied by a $250 filing and processing fee and an
application and documentation in a format prescribed by the director.
(e) The hearing and notice procedures and action shall be the same as under sections
6-6 and 6-8 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, provided
further that the commission shall conduct a hearing within a period of ninety days
from the date of receipt of a properly filed request, or within a longer period as may
be agreed to by the commission.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2; am 2021, ord
21-52, sec 9.) 25-6-14
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Section 25-6-15. Appeals.
Any decision of the commission so made within the context of this article shall be
appealable to the Third Circuit Court.
(1999, ord 99-112, sec 13; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2.) 25-6-15
Division 2. Cluster Plan Development (C.P.D.).
Section 25-6-20. Purpose.
The purpose of cluster plan development (C.P.D.) is to provide exceptions to the
density requirements of the single-family residential (RS) district so that permitted
density of dwelling units contemplated by the minimum building site requirements is
maintained on an overall basis and desirable open space, tree cover, recreational areas,
or scenic vistas are preserved.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.) 25-6-20
Section 25-6-21. Minimum land area required.
The minimum land area required for a C.P.D. shall be two acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-21
Section 25-6-22. Application for C.P.D.
(a) An application for a C.P.D. permit shall be on a form prescribed by the director and
shall be accompanied by a filing and processing fee as set forth under chapter 23,
the subdivision control code.
(b) The procedure for processing an application for a C.P.D. permit shall be the same
as that prescribed for a subdivision application under chapter 23, the subdivision
control code.
(c) The applicant shall post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
25-6-22
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 7.)
Section 25-6-23. Computation of maximum number of lots.
(a) The maximum number of building sites that may be created in a C.P.D. shall be
computed by subtracting ten percent of the total area proposed for the C.P.D. for
street rights-of-way, and dividing the remaining area by the minimum building site
area requirement of the single-family residential district(s) in which the C.P.D. is to
be located.
(b) The method of computation prescribed in subsection (a) shall apply whether or not
ten percent of the total land area is actually required for street rights-of-way.
(c) Land utilized by utilities for easements for major facilities, such as electric
transmission lines and water mains, where such land is not available to the owner
for development because of the easements, shall not be considered as part of the
gross acreage in computing the maximum number of building sites that may be
created in a C.P.D.
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(d) Land normally subjected to being submerged in water or with slopes in excess of
thirty percent shall not be considered as part of the gross acreage in computing the
maximum number of building sites that may be created in a C.P.D.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-23
Section 25-6-24. Minimum lot size in C.P.D.
(a) Building sites in a C.P.D. may be reduced in area below the minimum area
required in the district in which the C.P.D. is located, provided that the average
building site of the area created in the C.P.D. is not below the minimum building
site area required in the district for C.P.D.
(b) No building site in an RS district shall be reduced in area below the following
minimum standards:
Area RequirementC.P.D. Minimum Standard
1 acre 20,000 square feet
30,000 square feet15,000 square feet
20,000 square feet12,000 square feet
15,000 square feet10,000 square feet
10,000 square feet7,500 square feet
7,500 square feet6,000 square feet
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-24
Section 25-6-25. Common land in a C.P.D.
(a) The location, extent and purpose of common land proposed to be set aside for open
space or for recreational use within any C.P.D. must be approved by the director. A
private recreational use such as a golf course or a swimming pool, which use is
limited to the owners or occupants of building sites located within the C.P.D. may
be approved as common land. Other uses or sites which may qualify as common
land include historic buildings or sites, parks and parkway areas, ornamental
parks, extensive areas with tree cover, land along usable shoreline areas, and low
land along streams or areas of rough terrain where such areas are extensive and
have natural features worthy of preservation and are usable for normal
recreational pursuits.
(b) The method of maintenance of common land for open space or recreational use shall
be approved by the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-25
Section 25-6-26. Appeal of a C.P.D. decision.
Within thirty days after the date of the director’s written decision regarding a
C.P.D., any person aggrieved by the decision may appeal the director’s action to the
board of appeals in accordance with this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-26
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Division 3. Accessory Dwelling Units.
Section 25-6-30. General provisions, applicability.
The following facilities are required to serve an accessory dwelling unit:
(1) Sewage Disposal System. The building site shall be served by a sewage
disposal system that meets the requirements of all applicable State and
County agencies.
(2) Potable Water Supply. The building site shall be served by a public or private
water system, rain catchment system, or private well. A combination of water
systems may also be allowed when approved by the director after meeting the
requirements of the State department of health.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-30
Section 25-6-31. Where permitted.
(a) Accessory dwelling units shall be permitted on a building site within the RS, RD,
RA, FA, and A districts.
(b) Any building site within the State land use agricultural district shall be subject to
agricultural requirements for farm dwellings as established by ordinance or by rule
of the director, adopted pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(c) Accessory dwelling units shall have a final inspection before use as a dwelling.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2024, ord
24-70, sec 10.)25-6-31
Section 25-6-32. Prohibited areas.
Accessory dwelling units shall be prohibited in the following areas:
(1) Any building site within the State land use conservation district;
(2) Any building site developed under an affordable housing project which has
been granted preemptions from the requirements of this Code; or
(3) Any building site on which the construction of an accessory dwelling unit or a
second dwelling unit is specifically prohibited by a change of zone ordinance.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-32
Section 25-6-33. Designation of the accessory dwelling unit.
The director may designate an existing, first single-family dwelling unit as an
accessory dwelling unit in order to allow permitting of a new first single-family dwelling
unit.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-33
Section 25-6-34. Height and size limit.
An accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed one thousand two hundred and fifty
square feet in living area, exclusive of any lanai, garage, or carport, and further shall
not exceed the height limit for the zoning district in which the building site is situated.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-34
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Section 25-6-35. Minimum yard requirements; duplex permitted.
(a) The minimum front, rear, and side yard requirements for an accessory dwelling
unit shall be the minimum yard requirements for the zoning district in which the
building site is situated unless the parcel is nonconforming to the zoning district, in
which case the minimum yard requirements of the zoning appropriate to the parcel
size shall be required.
(b) An accessory dwelling unit and a single-family dwelling unit may be constructed as
a duplex (i.e., there is a common wall or floor/ceiling).
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-35
Section 25-6-36. Density limit.
Accessory dwelling units shall be restricted to a maximum of three per building
site, except, where a building site is permitted to have more than one primary dwelling,
one accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed for each primary dwelling authorized by
the applicable zoning regulations.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-36
Section 25-6-37. Off-street parking spaces.
The number of parking spaces for an accessory dwelling unit shall be as provided
under section 25-4-51.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-37
Section 25-6-38. Permitted uses.
No more than one accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted for use as a transient
accommodation rental, provided there are no other transient accommodation rentals on
the building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-38
Section 25-6-39. Limiting and prohibiting.
Unless provided as a condition of approval under this chapter or chapter 23, no
deed restriction, covenant, condition, declaration of condominium property regime,
association bylaw, or any other agreement that runs with the subject land duly executed
and recorded after October 7, 2024, may limit or prohibit the construction of accessory
dwelling units thereon.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39
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Section 25-6-39.1. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.1
Section 25-6-39.2. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.2
Section 25-6-39.3. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; rep 2024, ord
24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.3
Section 25-6-39.4. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.4
Section 25-6-39.5. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.5
Section 25-6-39.6. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2011, ord
11-103, sec 13; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.6
Section 25-6-39.7. Repealed.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; rep 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-39.7
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Division 4. Project Districts (PD).
Section 25-6-40. Purpose and applicability.
The project district (PD) development is intended to provide for a flexible and
creative planning approach rather than specific land use designations, for quality
developments. It will also allow for flexibility in location of specific uses and mixes of
structural alternatives. The planning approach would establish a continuity in land
uses and designs while providing for a comprehensive network of infrastructural
facilities and systems. A variety of uses as well as open space, parks, and other project
uses are intended to be in accord with each individual project district objective. A
project district is an amendment to this chapter which changes the district boundaries
in accordance with the individual project district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-40
Section 25-6-41. Criteria for establishing a project district.
A project district may be established as an amendment to this chapter whenever
the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require that a
comprehensive planning approach for an area should be adopted in order to establish a
continuity in land uses and designs while providing a comprehensive network of
infrastructural facilities and systems. In addition, a project district may only be
established if the proposed district:
(1) Is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County
general plan; and
(2) Will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area,
community or region.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-41
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Section 25-6-42. Minimum land area required.
The minimum land area required for a project district shall be fifty acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-42
Section 25-6-43. Permitted uses.
Any uses permitted either directly or conditionally in the RS, RD, RM, RCX, CN,
CG, CV or V districts shall be permitted in a project district; provided, that each of the
proposed uses and the overall densities for residential and hotel uses shall be contained
in a master plan for the project district and in the project district enabling ordinance.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-43
Section 25-6-44. Application for project district; requirements.
(a) An application for a project district may be filed by a property owner or any other
person with the property owner’s consent. The application shall be on a form
prescribed for this purpose by the director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing fee of $5,000.
(2) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine its precise
location.
(3) A master conceptual plan of the property, showing the project district
boundaries and the land uses and acreage of land involved.
(4) A description of the proposed project district, including land uses, densities,
infrastructural requirements, and development standards.
(5) A description of each of the open space areas proposed for the project district
for cultural and/or environmental purposes, including those open space areas
preserved because of natural hazards.
(6) A metes and bounds description of the property prepared by a surveyor.
(7) A list of the names, addresses and tax map key numbers for those property
owners and lessees of record of surrounding properties who are required to
receive notice under section 25-2-4.
(8) A County environmental report; provided that a County environmental report
shall not be required where an environmental impact statement or an
environmental assessment and negative declaration have been prepared and
issued in compliance with chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended.
(9) Any other plans or information required by rules adopted by the director in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) The applicant shall serve notice of the application for project district on
surrounding owners and lessees of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The
applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
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(c) Within one hundred twenty days after a project district application has been
accepted by the director, the director shall forward the application to the
commission, together with the director’s recommendation on the proposed project
district, and together with a proposed project district ordinance which establishes
the project district and provides project district standards and conditions, including
permitted land uses, accessory uses, densities, heights, setbacks, and variances
from the requirements of this chapter, and from chapter 23 (subdivision control), if
applicable, as contained in the master conceptual plan for the project district.
(d) The commission shall review any project district application and shall forward its
recommendation on the application to the council through the mayor for the
council’s consideration and action.
(1) In reviewing the application, the commission shall hold at least one public
hearing in the district in which the proposed project district is located. The
commission shall provide reasonable notice of the date of the hearing to the
applicant. The commission shall also publish notice of the hearing in
accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Within ten days after receiving notice of the date of the public hearing, the
applicant shall serve notice of the hearing on surrounding owners and lessees
of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also serve notice on
owners and lessees of record of interests in other properties which the
commission may find to be directly affected by the proposed project district.
(3) Within ninety days after receipt of the application from the director, unless a
longer period is agreed to by the applicant, the commission shall transmit the
proposed project district ordinance together with its recommendation thereon
through the mayor to the council. The commission shall recommend approval
in whole or in part, with or without modifications, or rejection of such
proposal.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 8; am 2012,
ord 12-90, sec 2.)25-6-44
Section 25-6-45. Conditions imposed on project district.
(a) The council may impose conditions on the use of the property subject to the project
district, provided the council finds that the conditions are:
(1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public
health, safety and welfare; or
(2) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land uses
proposed with respect to protection of the public from the potentially
deleterious effects of the proposed uses, or fulfillment of the need for public
service demands created by the proposed uses.
(b) In addition to the conditions described in subsection (a), the council shall include
the following conditions in any project district ordinance:
(1) A description of each of the uses proposed in the project district;
(2) The overall densities for the residential and hotel uses established in the
project district;
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(3) Any infrastructure requirements for the project district; and
(4) Any open space requirements for the project district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-45
Section 25-6-46. Review and approval of site plans.
(a) After adoption of a project district enabling ordinance, the applicant shall submit to
the director detailed site plans for the project district development. The site plans
shall conform to the project district enabling ordinance and shall include the
following:
(1) Plans for required infrastructure improvements;
(2) All items required for a plan approval application, as provided by section
25-2-72; and
(3) Any other information required by rules adopted by the director in accordance
with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) Within sixty days after acceptance of the site plans, the director shall either deny or
approve the plans.
(c) The director may approve site plans for a project district only if the applicant has
complied with all of the conditions contained in the project district enabling
ordinance and the site plans conform to the standards contained in the project
district enabling ordinance. The director may approve the site plans subject to
conditions, or the director may approve the site plans subject to certain changes
when, in the director’s opinion, such conditions or changes are necessary to carry
out the purposes of the project district, this chapter and the considerations
contained in section 25-6-47.
(d) If the director fails to render a decision on the site plans within the prescribed
period, the site plans shall be considered approved without further certification by
the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-46
Section 25-6-47. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
In reviewing site plans for a project district, the director shall consider the proposed
development and uses in relation to the surrounding properties, improvements, streets,
traffic, community characteristics, and natural features, and may require conditions or
changes to assure:
(1) Adequate light and air, proper siting and arrangements of all structures and
improvements are provided;
(2) Existing and prospective traffic movements will not be hindered;
(3) Proper landscaping is provided that is commensurate with the development or
use and its surroundings;
(4) Unsightly areas are properly screened or eliminated;
(5) Adequate off-street parking is provided to serve the development or use;
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(6) Access to the parking areas will not create potential accident hazards; and
(7) Within reasonable limits, any natural and man-made features of community
value are preserved.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-47
Section 25-6-48. Construction in conformity with approved site plans.
Every structure, development and use contained in site plans for a project district
approved by the director shall be constructed and developed in accordance with the
terms, specifications and conditions of approval for those site plans.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-48
Section 25-6-49. Plan approval issued by approval of site plans.
Plan approval shall be considered issued when site plans for a project district are
approved by the director, as provided by sections 25-6-46 and 25-6-47, and no further
action is required for the issuance of plan approval under this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-49
Section 25-6-49.1. Amendments.
Any amendment to the conditions and standards contained in a project district
enabling ordinance shall be processed in the same manner as the project district
enabling ordinance, unless the council in the project district enabling ordinance
authorizes the amendments to be made by the director. A request for any amendment
shall be submitted in writing to the director, in lieu of the application required for a
project district. The request shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $250.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-49.1
Section 25-6-49.2. Appeal of director’s actions on project district site plans.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the issuance of a decision
regarding project district site plans may appeal the director’s action to the board of
appeals, in accordance with its rules, within thirty days after the written decision is
issued by the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-49.2
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Division 5. Agricultural Project Districts (APD).
Section 25-6-50. Purpose and applicability.
The agricultural project district (APD) development is intended to provide a flexible
and creative planning approach for developments within the agricultural zoning
districts, in lieu of specific land use designations. It will allow for flexibility in the
location of specific types of agricultural uses and variations in lot sizes. Under this
planning approach, opportunities will be provided for a mix of small scale agricultural
activities and associated residential uses, as well as larger agricultural projects. This
district will also provide a vehicle to satisfy the demand for a rural lifestyle on marginal
agricultural land, while decreasing the pressure to develop important agricultural land
for this purpose. The planning approach would establish a continuity in land uses and
designs, while providing for the needed infrastructural facilities and systems to support
the various types of agricultural developments. An agricultural project district is an
amendment to this chapter which changes the district boundaries in accordance with
the individual agricultural project district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-50
Section 25-6-51. Criteria for establishing a project district.
An agricultural project district may be established as an amendment to this
chapter whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require
that a comprehensive planning approach for an agricultural area should be adopted in
order to establish a continuity in land uses while providing the required infrastructural
facilities and systems. In addition, an agricultural project district may only be
established if the proposed district:
(1) Is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County
general plan; and
(2) Will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area,
community or region.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-51
Section 25-6-52. Minimum land area required.
The minimum land area required for an agricultural project district shall be
five acres.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-52
Section 25-6-53. Permitted uses; overall density.
Any uses permitted either directly or conditionally in the A or IA districts shall be
permitted in an agricultural project district, and the overall density permitted in an
agricultural project district shall not be greater than one acre per building site. Each of
the proposed uses and the overall densities for dwelling uses shall be contained in a
master conceptual plan for the agricultural project district and in the agricultural
project district enabling ordinance.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-53
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Section 25-6-54. Application for agricultural project district; requirements.
(a) An application for an agricultural project district may be filed by a property owner
or any other person with the property owner’s consent. The application shall be on
a form prescribed for this purpose by the director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A filing fee of $100 per acre up to a maximum filing fee of $5,000.
(2) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine its
precise location.
(3) A master conceptual plan of the property, showing the agricultural project
district boundaries and the land uses and acreage of land involved.
(4) A description of the proposed agricultural project district, including land uses,
densities, infrastructural requirements, and development standards.
(5) A description of each of the open space areas proposed for the agricultural
project district for cultural and/or environmental purposes, including those
open space areas preserved because of natural hazards.
(6) A metes and bounds description of the property prepared by a surveyor.
(7) A list of the names, addresses and tax map key numbers for those property
owners and lessees of record of surrounding properties who are required to
receive notice under section 25-2-4.
(8) A County environmental report; provided that a County environmental report
shall not be required where an environmental impact statement or an
environmental assessment and negative declaration have been prepared and
issued in compliance with chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended.
(9) Any other plans or information required by rules adopted by the director in
accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) The applicant shall serve notice of the application for agricultural project district on
surrounding owners and lessees of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The
applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by
section 25-2-12.
(c) Within one hundred twenty days after an agricultural project district application
has been accepted by the director, the director shall forward the application to the
commission, together with the director’s recommendation on the proposed
agricultural project district, and together with a proposed agricultural project
district ordinance which establishes the agricultural project district and provides
standards and conditions for the district, including permitted land uses, accessory
uses, densities, heights, setbacks, and variances from the requirements of this
chapter, and from chapter 23 (subdivision control), if applicable, as contained in the
master conceptual plan for the agricultural project district.
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(d) The commission shall review any agricultural project district application and shall
forward its recommendation on the application to the council through the mayor for
the council’s consideration and action.
(1) In reviewing the application, the commission shall hold at least one public
hearing in the council district in which the proposed agricultural project
district is located. The commission shall provide reasonable notice of the date
of the hearing to the applicant. The commission shall also publish notice of the
hearing in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Within ten days after receiving notice of the date of the public hearing, the
applicant shall serve notice of the hearing on surrounding owners and lessees
of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also serve notice on
owners and lessees of record of interests in other properties which the
commission may find to be directly affected by the proposed agricultural
project district.
(3) Within ninety days after receipt of the application from the director, unless a
longer period is agreed to by the applicant, the commission shall transmit the
proposed agricultural project district ordinance together with its
recommendation thereon through the mayor to the council. The commission
shall recommend approval in whole or in part, with or without modifications,
or rejection of such proposal.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 9; am 2012, ord
12-90, sec 3.)25-6-54
Section 25-6-55. Conditions imposed on agricultural project district.
(a) The council may impose conditions on the use of the property subject to the
agricultural project district, provided the council finds that the conditions are:
(1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public
health, safety and welfare; or
(2) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land uses
proposed with respect to protection of the public from the potentially
deleterious effects of the proposed uses, or fulfillment of the need for public
service demands created by the proposed uses.
(b) In addition to the conditions described in subsection (a), the council shall include
the following conditions in any agricultural project district ordinance:
(1) A description of each of the uses proposed in the agricultural project district;
(2) The overall and average densities for dwelling uses established in the
agricultural project district;
(3) Any infrastructure requirements for the agricultural project district; and
(4) Any open space requirements for the agricultural project district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-55
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Section 25-6-56. Review and approval of site plans.
(a) After adoption of an agricultural project district enabling ordinance, the applicant
shall submit to the director detailed site plans for the agricultural project district
development. The site plans shall conform to the agricultural project district
enabling ordinance and shall include the following:
(1) Plans for required infrastructure improvements;
(2) All items required for a plan approval application, as provided by section 25-2-
72; and
(3) Any other information required by rules adopted by the director in accordance
with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) Within sixty days after acceptance of the site plans, the director shall either deny or
approve the plans.
(c) The director may approve site plans for an agricultural project district only if the
applicant has complied with all of the conditions contained in the agricultural
project district enabling ordinance and the site plans conform to the standards
contained in the agricultural project district enabling ordinance. The director may
approve the site plans subject to conditions, or the director may approve the site
plans subject to certain changes in the proposed site plans when, in the director’s
opinion, such conditions or changes are necessary to carry out the purposes of the
agricultural project district, this chapter and the considerations contained in
section 25-6-57.
(d) If the director fails to render a decision on the site plans within the prescribed
period, the site plans shall be considered approved without further certification by
the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-56
Section 25-6-57. Review criteria and conditions of approval.
In reviewing site plans for an agricultural project district, the director shall
consider the proposed development and uses in relation to the surrounding properties,
improvements, streets, traffic, community characteristics, and natural features, and to
the agricultural and accessory residential uses contemplated, and may require
conditions or changes to assure:
(1) Adequate light and air, proper siting and arrangements of all structures and
improvements are provided;
(2) Existing and prospective traffic movements will not be hindered;
(3) Adequate off-street parking is provided to serve the development or use;
(4) Access to the parking areas will not create potential accident hazards; and
(5) Within reasonable limits, any natural and man-made features of community
value are preserved.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-57
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Section 25-6-58. Construction in conformity with approved site plans.
Every structure, development and use contained in site plans for an agricultural
project district approved by the director shall be constructed and developed in
accordance with the terms, specifications and conditions of approval for those site plans.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-58
Section 25-6-59. Plan approval issued by approval of site plans.
Plan approval shall be considered issued when site plans for an agricultural project
district are approved by the director, as provided by sections 25-6-56 and 25-6-57, and
no further action is required for the issuance of plan approval under this chapter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-59
Section 25-6-59.1. Amendments.
Any amendment to the conditions and standards contained in an agricultural
project district enabling ordinance shall be processed in the same manner as the
agricultural project district enabling ordinance, unless the council in the agricultural
project district enabling ordinance authorizes the amendments to be made by the
director. A request requiring an amendment of the enabling ordinance shall be
submitted in writing to the director, in lieu of the application required for an
agricultural project district. The request shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $250.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-59.1
Section 25-6-59.2. Appeal of director’s actions on agricultural project district
site plans.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the issuance of a decision
regarding agricultural project district site plans may appeal the director’s action to the
board of appeals, in accordance with this chapter, within thirty days after the written
decision is issued by the director.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-59.2
Division 6. Scenic Corridor Program.
Section 25-6-60. Purpose and applicability.
In the County of Hawai‘i, there are certain segments of public roads, or portions
thereof, that expose traveling residents and visitors to notable and/or unique resources.
As established by the national and/or state scenic byways program, the identification of
these portions of public roads as scenic corridors is intended to provide for the
enhancement of important scenic, historic, recreational, cultural and/or natural
resources accessed from such a transportation corridor. This planning approach
establishes the opportunity for continuity and/or enhancement of land uses and designs
for natural, cultural, historic, recreational and/or scenic resources located along a
transportation corridor and provides a diversity of regulatory and non-regulatory tools
and techniques to apply to a variety of circumstances for a corridor identified by
ordinance as a scenic corridor in the County of Hawai‘i.
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The Hawai‘i County council may, by ordinance, establish all or portions of public
roadways and an appropriate portion of the adjacent property as a scenic corridor.
Within such an area, all permitted uses defined by the underlying zoning classification
will remain in place unless otherwise specified by the scenic corridor enabling
ordinance. Any standards and conditions not included in the underlying zoning related,
but not limited, to signage, lighting, design standards, access management,
landscaping, parking, height, historic and cultural preservation, view planes, and/or
setbacks must be included as part of the scenic corridor management plan and adopted
by scenic corridor enabling ordinance by the County council. The scenic corridor
management plan must demonstrate the need for the adoption of special standards and
conditions in order to preserve, maintain, protect, or enhance the intrinsic character of
the corridor consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-60
Section 25-6-61. Criteria for establishing a scenic corridor.
A scenic corridor may be adopted as an amendment to this chapter whenever the
public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and/or the public trust require that a
comprehensive planning approach for a transportation corridor be adopted in order to
establish continuity in land uses while providing the required infrastructural facilities
and systems. A scenic corridor may only be established if the proposed district meets
the following criteria:
(1) Is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County
general plan.
(2) Will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area,
community and/or region.
(3) Will enhance Hawai‘i County’s significant natural, visual, recreation, historic
and/or cultural qualities.
(4) Will protect and enhance the attractiveness of Hawai‘i County to make it a
better place to live, work, visit, and/or play.
(5) Will improve Hawai‘i County’s economic vitality by enhancing and protecting
our unique natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and/or recreational resources.
(6) Is located on a major or minor arterial highway, or collector road.
(7) Significantly possesses at least one of the following intrinsic qualities:
(A) Scenic;
(B) Natural;
(C) Historic;
(D) Cultural;
(E) Archaeological;
(F) Recreational; or
(G) Demonstrates local, private, and public support and participation.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-61
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Section 25-6-62. Permitted uses.
Within a scenic corridor all zoning code regulations applicable to the zoning district
or districts in question remain in effect unless differing regulations are contained
within the corridor management plan as adopted by ordinance, in which case the
corridor management plan shall apply.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-62
Section 25-6-63. Initiation of a scenic corridor; requirements.
(a) The director or council by resolution must initiate the establishment of a scenic
corridor. The resolution must demonstrate that the proposed scenic corridor meets
the requirements of 25-6-61. The resolution must include:
(1) A description and general location of the proposed corridor.
(2) The length of the section of road to be included in the scenic corridor.
(3) A description of the corridor’s intrinsic quality or qualities.
(4) A list of names, addresses and tax map key numbers for those property owners
and lessees of record of lots within three hundred feet of the public road being
proposed to be designated as a scenic corridor.
(5) Any other plans or information required by rules adopted by the director in
accordance with chapter 91 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) Within thirty days of the adoption by the council of the resolution, the director shall
serve notice of the proposed scenic corridor upon all owners and lessees of lots, and
utility companies with easements and/or other property rights, whose properties
are either (1) within the proposed scenic corridor, or (2) within three hundred feet
of the boundaries of the proposed scenic corridor. The notice shall give a general
description of the scenic corridor and describe the opportunity for public comment.
(c) Corridor management plan.
Within twenty-four months after the adoption of the resolution, the director shall
complete a corridor management plan and enabling ordinance, which will be
forwarded to the commission for its recommendation to the Hawai‘i County council.
A scenic corridor management plan is a written document that assesses the
intrinsic qualities of the corridor and specifies actions, procedures, controls, and
administrative as well as community strategies that will be pursued to maintain
those qualities. Special conditions and standards developed for an individual scenic
corridor shall be included as part of the enabling ordinance. Elements of the
corridor management plan will include:
(1) Vision and goals statement.
(2) A map identifying scenic corridor boundaries and the location of intrinsic
qualities and different land uses within the scenic corridor.
(3) An assessment of such intrinsic qualities and their context.
(4) An assessment of needs and expectations.
(5) An assessment of anticipated transportation, economic, environmental, and
social impacts.
(6) Strategies for economic development and marketing of the scenic corridor.
(7) Strategies for maintaining and enhancing the corridor’s intrinsic qualities.
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(8) Strategies for community participation.
(9) Identification of organizations, agencies and individuals to be consulted in the
planning process.
(10) Identification of regulatory and non-regulatory tools recommended that could
aid in the implementation of the scenic corridor management plan. The
evaluation and selection of tools needed to protect and/or enhance the corridor
should be based on the following criteria:
(A) The ability to insure that new development is consistent with the
conditions and standards established for the scenic corridor, while
maintaining the property owner’s rights to reasonable use of the
property;
(B) The ability to provide the appropriate degree of development and
aesthetic control needed to preserve and enhance quality of the corridor;
and
(C) The ability to provide flexible, diverse, and suitable regulatory and non-
regulatory tools and techniques to a variety of circumstances.
(11) Specific time schedules for plan implementation.
(12) Standards for building design, signage, and roadway elements. In the case
where the transportation corridor has not been built, the corridor management
plan may include special design standards for the corridor development.
(13) Methods for interpreting and protecting significant resources.
(14) Identification of potential funding sources.
(15) Provisions for termination of the corridor management plan if it is not
implemented.
(d) The director shall forward the corridor management plan and a proposed scenic
corridor enabling ordinance to the commission together with the director’s
recommendation on the proposed scenic corridor. The purpose of the scenic corridor
enabling ordinance is to establish the scenic corridor as well as any conditions
and/or standards recommended by the corridor management plan that may differ
from those within the underlying zoning. Any conditions and/or standards that
differ from the underlying zoning must be defined through the use of a table that
illustrates how standards and/or conditions in the enabling ordinance differ from
those within the underlying zoning.
(e) The commission shall review the scenic corridor enabling ordinance and the
corridor management plan and forward its recommendation to the council through
the mayor for the council’s consideration and action.
(1) In reviewing the corridor management plan, the commission shall hold at least
one public hearing in the council district in which the proposed scenic corridor
is located.
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(2) Within ten days after receiving notice of the date of the public hearing, the
director shall serve notice of the public hearing on owners, and lessees of
record, and utility companies with easements or other property interests,
whose properties are within the proposed scenic corridor, or within three
hundred feet of the boundaries of the proposed scenic corridor. The notice
shall otherwise conform to section 25-2-4(c) and (d).
(3) Within one hundred twenty days after receipt of the corridor management
plan from the director, the commission shall transmit the proposed scenic
corridor ordinance and corridor management plan together with its
recommendation thereon through the mayor to the council. If no
recommendation is made within one hundred twenty days, the scenic corridor
management plan and enabling ordinance shall be forwarded to the council
with no recommendation.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1; am 2009, ord 09-118, secs 18 and 19.)25-6-63
Section 25-6-64. Corridor advocacy groups.
(a) A corridor advocacy group is a non-profit community-based organization formed to
promote, plan, or otherwise support a scenic corridor or corridors.
(b) The council may designate, by resolution, an official corridor advocacy group for a
scenic corridor, or proposed scenic corridor.
(c) The council may delegate the preparation of the corridor management plan to the
officially-designated corridor advocacy group. In that case, the corridor advocacy
group shall provide the notices required under section 25-6-63(b) and prepare a
corridor management plan conforming to section 25-6-63(c). The director shall
prepare an enabling ordinance and the procedure shall thereafter follow section 25-
6-63(d) and (e).
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-64
Section 25-6-65. Conditions and standards imposed on a scenic corridor.
(a) The council may impose conditions on the use of the property directly adjacent to
the transportation corridor provided that the council finds that the conditions are:
(1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to public health,
safety and welfare,
(2) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land uses
proposed with respect to protection of the public from the deleterious effects of
the proposed uses, or fulfillment of the need for the public service demands
created by the proposed uses and
(3) Necessary to protect, preserve, and enhance the environmental, historic,
cultural, scenic, archaeological, and/or recreational resources and intrinsic
qualities identified within the scenic corridor.
(b) In addition to the conditions in subsection (a), the council shall include conditions
and standards as part of the proposed scenic corridor enabling ordinance needed to
implement the intent of the corridor management plan.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-65
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Section 25-6-66. Review and approval of applications.
After adoption of a scenic corridor enabling ordinance and corridor management
plan, all approvals including, but not limited to sign permits, grading and grubbing
permits, building permits, and subdivision approvals shall conform to the standards
and conditions contained in the scenic corridor enabling ordinance.
(2007, ord 07-36, sec 1.)25-6-66
Article 7. Special District Regulations.
Division 1. Kailua Village Design Commission.
Section 25-7-1. Purpose and applicability; boundaries.
(a) The purpose of the Kailua Village design commission is to advise the director in
matters concerning the design of buildings and structures and all public and
private improvements within Kailua Village.
(b) “Kailua Village” as used in sections 25-7-1 through 25-7-5 means that area bounded
by the following:
(1) Beginning at a point on the shoreline approximately four thousand feet west of
the old Kailua wharf, mauka along the west boundary of TMK: 7-5-05:10 and
68 to the northwest corner of TMK: 7-5-05:68;
(2) Southeast and east along the mauka boundary of the existing RS-15 zone to
the west boundary of Kaiwi Street extension, mauka crossing Kuakini
Highway along the west side of the Kailua Industrial Subdivision crossing
Queen Kaahumanu Highway, approximately three hundred feet mauka
running parallel and going east recrossing the Queen Kaahumanu Highway to
the eastern end of Kalani Street;
(3) Southwest along the makai side of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway and its
extension to the south side of the Kona Hillcrest Subdivision;
(4) Makai along the south side of the Kona Hillcrest Subdivision and along the
south side of the parcels described as TMK: 7-5-30:23 and 24 to Kuakini
Highway;
(5) Makai, crossing Kuakini Highway along the south side of the parcels described
as TMK: 7-5-18:1,4, and 61, and TMK: 7-5-19:18 to the shoreline;
(6) North along the shoreline to the point of beginning and containing an area of
approximately eight hundred twenty-five acres and as delineated on the map
attached to Ordinance No. 628 (1974), as amended by Ordinance No. 630
(1974).
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-1
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Section 25-7-2. Design commission membership; appointment; term.
(a) The design commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the council. The members shall be representative of the
Kona district, provided that a majority of the appointive members shall have lived
or worked in the Kailua Village for a minimum of two years prior to this
appointment. The design commission members shall include two design
professionals (registered architects and/or landscape architects), two members with
backgrounds in building construction and/or engineering, two members with
knowledge about historic Kona, its cultural values and resources, and the
remaining three members representing local business or property owners.
(b) The members shall serve staggered terms of three years. Upon the initial
appointment of the design commission, three shall serve for a term of one year,
three for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years. When the term of
a member expires, the member shall continue to serve until a successor is
appointed. Members whose terms expire may not be reappointed to the design
commission for at least two years, however, members appointed for one year or less
may be reappointed for an additional term without the passage of two years’ time.
Except as provided for in this section, the design commission shall be governed by
the County Charter.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-2
Section 25-7-3. Rules of procedure.
The design commission shall adopt rules of procedure, pursuant to chapter 91,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, relating to matters within the design commission’s
jurisdiction.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-3
Section 25-7-4. Powers and duties of the Kailua Village design commission.
(a) The design commission shall recommend to the director an architectural and design
concept of theme for Kailua Village that recognizes the desires and concerns of all
public and private interests.
(b) The design commission shall provide an architectural and design review of
applications requiring plan approval by the director. The design commission’s
review and recommendations to the director shall be completed within thirty days
from the date of the design commission’s receipt of the plans requiring plan
approval. If a recommendation is not received within the allotted period, the
director shall continue to process the request for plan approval.
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(c) The design commission shall provide an architectural and design review of all
planned public improvements such as street widening, street lights, and so forth, as
well as all private improvements such as landscaping, structural painting, or any
activity which will alter the physical appearance of Kailua Village. The
recommendations shall be forwarded to the director within thirty days from the
design commission’s receipt of the proposal. If a recommendation is not received
within the allotted period, the director shall continue to process the
proposed activity.
(d) All of the design commission’s advice and recommendations to the director shall be
consistent with the provisions of the County Charter, general plan, zoning and all
other related ordinances and any publicly funded master plan developed for
Kailua Village.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2009, ord 09-118, sec 20.)25-7-4
Section 25-7-5. Amendment of district boundaries.
The Kailua Village boundaries as described in section 25-7-1 shall be subject to
review in 1979 and every five years thereafter by the council, and may be amended as
appropriate.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-5
Division 2. CDH, Downtown Hilo Commercial District.
Section 25-7-20. Purpose and applicability.
The CDH (downtown Hilo commercial) district is established to reinforce and
promote downtown Hilo’s role as a compact high density area for retail shopping,
professional and administrative activities, cultural and arts activities, other supportive
business and commercial services, and multiple-family housing. The zoning
requirements of this district are applicable to all building sites, except those designated
as “O” (open) districts, within the area bounded by the western development area limits
of Kapiolani Street/Kaiulani Street, the Wailuku River, Hilo Bay and Ponahawai Street.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-20
Section 25-7-21. Designation of CDH district.
The CDH (downtown Hilo commercial) district shall be designated by the symbol
“CDH.”
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-21
Section 25-7-22. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted uses in the CDH district:
(1) Adult day care homes.
(2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(3) Apiaries.
(4) Art galleries.
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(5) Automobile service stations or garages, excluding body and fenderworks,
electric tire rebuilding or battery rebuilding and provided that all work is
conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building.
(6) Bakeries.
(7) Bars, cocktail lounges and night clubs.
(8) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7.
(9) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses.
(10) Broadcasting stations or studios (radio and television).
(11) Business services.
(12) Car washing, provided that the facilities are not detrimental to the character
of the district.
(13) Commercial parking lots and garages.
(14) Crop production.
(15) Display rooms for products sold elsewhere.
(16) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, with a maximum density of five hundred
square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(17) Dwellings, multiple-family, with a maximum density of five hundred square
feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit.
(18) Dwellings, single-family.
(19) Family child care homes.
(20) Farmers markets. When the vending activity in a farmers market involves
more than just the sale of local fresh and/or raw produce, plant life, fish and
local homegrown and homemade products for more than two days a week, the
director, at the time of plan approval, shall restrict the hours of use,
maintenance and operations and may require improvements as determined
appropriate to ensure its compatibility with the existing character of the
surrounding area.
(21) Financial institutions.
(22) Group living facilities.
(23) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
(24) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes.
(25) Hotels and apartment hotels with a maximum density of five hundred square
feet of land area per rentable unit.
(26) Laundries other than those utilizing steam cleaning equipment, provided that
the facilities are not detrimental to the character of the district.
(27) Manufacturing, processing and packaging, light, provided that the activities
are not detrimental to the character of the district.
(28) Medical clinics.
(29) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
(30) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(31) Modeling agencies.
(32) Museums and libraries.
(33) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
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(34) Offices.
(35) Personal services.
(36) Photography and artist studios.
(37) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(38) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating.
(39) Repair establishments, minor.
(40) Restaurants.
(41) Retail establishments, provided that they are not detrimental to the character
of the district.
(42) Schools, business.
(43) Schools, photography, art, music, dance or other similar studios or academies.
(44) Schools, vocational.
(45) Special events.
(46) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
(47) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
(48) Theaters, auditoriums and indoor sports arenas.
(49) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
(b) Residential use in connection with the operation of any permitted use shall be
permitted in the CDH district.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered accessory to the above uses shall also be
permitted in the CDH district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2013, ord 13-95, sec 3; am 2021, ord
21-26, sec 13; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66,
25-7-22
sec 26.)
Section 25-7-23. Height limit.
The height limit in the CDH district shall be one hundred twenty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-23
Section 25-7-24. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the CDH district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-24
Section 25-7-25. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the CDH district shall have a minimum building site average
width of sixty feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-25
Section 25-7-26. Minimum yards.
Front, rear and sides: none, except as required by plan approval.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-7-26
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Section 25-7-27. Other regulations.
(a) Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures
in the CDH district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling and any
accessory buildings per lot.
(b) The number of parking spaces required for double-family, duplex and multiple-
family residential dwellings havifng a density greater than one thousand square
feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit within the CDH zoning district
shall be one off-street parking space per unit.
(c) Off-site parking may be provided to satisfy parking requirements of this section, as
approved by the director. Off-site parking means parking provided for residents of
double-family, duplex, or a multiple-family residential development that is neither
on a public street nor located on the same property as the residence, but is located
within a reasonable distance of the residence, as determined and approved by the
director. Off-site parking shall be made available for the exclusive use of the
rentable units or dwelling units it is meant to accommodate.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 16; am 2013,
ord 13-95, sec 4.)25-7-27
Division 3. UNV, University District.
Section 25-7-30. Purpose and applicability.
The UNV (University) District shall apply to areas of land that are utilized for
campus-related activities and is intended to apply to areas for the location and
expansion of universities and the uses and facilities that are associated with and are
supportive of them. Special consideration of such uses and facilities is appropriate
given the unique characteristics of university areas, the variety of uses needed to serve
the university community, and the varying intensity of land uses in such a community.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.)
Section 25-7-31. Designation of UNV districts.
Each UNV (University) district shall be designated by the symbol “UNV.”
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-31
Section 25-7-32. Permitted uses.
(a) University facilities including classrooms, laboratory and research facilities,
administration facilities, athletic centers and facilities, auditoriums, student
centers, libraries, museums, exhibition halls, cafeterias, student health clinics,
maintenance facilities and parking lots.
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(b) Limited retail and service establishments primarily intended to serve the specific
needs of the student population of a university and are normally associated with
higher education institutions, including, but not limited to, retail stores whose
primary customers are students or faculty of a university, convenience stores,
theaters, restaurants, recreational and amusement facilities, taverns, drug stores,
book stores, health clubs, news stands, photocopying, office supplies, word
processing or typing services, computer sales and service, laundries, university
credit union, financial institutions, post office and video rentals. Such retail and
services establishments shall not be used before the commencement of university
operations. No single commercial establishment shall occupy more than twenty
thousand square feet of gross floor space, excluding the university book store or
cafeteria operations.
(c) Dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, and apartments and housing for
currently enrolled university students and their dependents and for current
university employees and their dependents.
(d) Guest accommodations to accommodate visiting scholars and their dependents,
parents visiting their children, alumni reunions, as well as participants in
conferences and seminars held at or sponsored by the university.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-32
Section 25-7-33. Height limit.
The height limit in the UNV district shall be sixty feet.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-33
Section 25-7-34. Minimum building site area.
The minimum land area required for a UNV district shall be ten acres. The
minimum building site area for leased lots shall be seven thousand five hundred square
feet.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-34
Section 25-7-35. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the UNV district shall have a minimum building site average
width of sixty feet.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-35
Section 25-7-36. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the UNV district shall be as follows:
(a) Front and rear yards, twenty feet; and
(b) Side yards, ten feet.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-36\\
Section 25-7-37. Other regulations.
(a) Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures
in the UNV district.
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(b) A maximum of twenty percent of a UNV district’s land area may be in commercial
use, including parking.
(c) The planning director has the authority to vary the parking requirements for on-
campus housing, offices and for pedestrian-oriented commercial uses.
(2007, ord 07-104, sec 3.) 25-7-37
Division 4. PVD,
Section 25-7-40. Purpose and applicability; boundaries.
(a)
identity. The purpose of the regional town center is to serve as a compact medium
density area for retail shopping, administrative and professional activities, cultural
and artistic activities, other supportive business activities, and a mix of residential
uses capable of serving both village residents and the ever more populous
surrounding subdivisions. Further, the PVD district seeks to preserve the
place and identity, through the implementation of design guidelines within the
PVD district.
(b) The PVD district, as used in this chapter, means the area delineated on the map as
and further described as:
(1)
Road and Kea‘au-
-Kalapana Road intersection;
(2)
(3) All parcels having frontage on the west side of Kea‘au-
and inclusive of tax map key numbers: 1-5-007:012 and 1-5-007:080;
(4) All parcels having frontage on Kahakai Boulevard, including any extensions of
Kahakai Boulevard up to the parcel identified by tax map key number
1-5-
(5) Parcels identified by tax map key numbers: 1-5-005:024, 1-5-006:037,
1-5-006:015, 1-5-003:037 and 1-5-003:046; and
(6) All parcels any part of which are designated medium density urban in Exhibit
A of Ordinance No. 12-89 amending the general plan land use pattern
allocation guide (LUPAG) map, with the following exclusions:
(A) That portion of tax map key no: 1-5-002:020 that is not designated
medium density urban in Exhibit A of Ordinance 12-89; and
(B) Parcels identified by tax map key numbers: 1-5-001:003 and
1-5-008:001.
(2015, ord 15-44, sec 4.) 25-7-40
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Section 25-7-41. Design guidelines; intent; adoption; applicability.
(a) The inte
is to articulate primary architectural features and building design characteristics
that have historically been identified as the Hawai‘i plantation architectural style
or theme.
(b) Design guidelines may be adopted by resolution or as standards by ordinance and
shall be administered by the director after giving due consideration to the
accordance with section 25-2-72 of this chapter.
(c) While no specific minimum number of the architectural features in the design
guidelines shall be required for any proposed project, all buildings and structures
within the PVD district, except as otherwise specified in section 25-7-42(d) below,
shall be designed to be consistent with the design guidelines and to be
complementary with the existing structures.
(2015, ord 15-44, sec 4.) 25-7-41
Section 25-7-42.
(a)
provide an opportunity for local review and comment, for consistency with the
design guidelines, on plans for all new buildings and structures as well as
alterations to the exterior of existing buildings and structures within the PVD
district.
(b) Upon request from the director, the Puna Community Development Plan Action
Committee (PCDP AC) shall identify and recommend one or more appropriate
committee and providing any necessary administrative support that may be
regional town center service area and, to the extent reasonably possible, shall
include representation from the construction industry, local businesses, and
architecture and design professionals.
(c) The director shall provide the committee with an opportunity to conduct an
architectural and design review, for consistency with the design guidelines, of all
applications for plan approval, P.U.D. or sign permit, except as provided for in
subsection (d) below.
(1) The committee shall complete its review of any application for plan approval
and submit its written recommendations along with the reviewed plans
stamped “Reviewed by” with the date and signature of the committee chair to
the director within twenty-five calendar days of receipt of such application
from the director.
(2) The committee shall complete its review of any application for a P.U.D. and
submit its written recommendations along with the reviewed plans stamped
“Reviewed by” with the date and signature of the committee chair to the
director within twenty-five calendar days of receipt of any plans for partial or
final full approval from the director.
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(3) The committee shall review and submit its written recommendations on
applications for sign permits as provided in chapter 3, article 3 of this Code.
(4) Committee recommendations to the director shall be consistent with the
provisions of the County Charter, general plan, Puna community development
and any master plan adopted for the PVD district.
(d) The director may waive the requirement for architectural and design review by the
committee when the proposed improvements will clearly have little or no visual
impact on the preservation or promotion of the Hawai‘i plantation architectural
theme, including, but not limited to:
(1) The construction or installation of accessory buildings or structures or minor
alterations to the exterior of any existing building or structure that is not
visible from any street frontage of the building site;
(2) The addition or replacement of accessory features such as flag poles, roof
gutters and downspouts, railings and fencing of similar size, style and
material or that more closely conforms to the design guidelines;
(3) Painting or repainting of the exterior of any building, structure or accessory
feature that is consistent with the design guidelines; or
(4) The replacement of existing doors and windows where the size of the
replacement door or window is within ten percent of the size of the original
door or window.
(e) In order to assist applicants with designing projects that satisfactorily conform to
the design guidelines, the committee shall also develop a process for and be
available to provide preliminary review of conceptual plans prior to formal
submittal of detailed plans and an application for a building permit, plan approval,
P.U.D. or sign permit.
(f) The committee shall conduct a comprehensive review of the design guidelines and
PVD district boundaries and submit its recommendations for amendments to the
design guidelines and PVD district boundaries to the PCDP AC within ten years
following adoption of the design guidelines, and every ten years thereafter. The
committee may prepare and submit to the PCDP AC recommendations for interim
amendments to the design guidelines and PVD district boundaries as it deems
necessary.
(2015, ord 15-44, sec 4.) 25-7-42
Article 8. Zoning Map, District and Urban Zone Maps.*
Section 25-8-1. Maps incorporated by reference.
The maps described in this article delineate the zoning districts designated in
article 5 of this chapter and are hereby incorporated by reference to this chapter. A copy
of each map referred to shall be filed in the planning department.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-1
* Editor's Note: A schedule of amendments to the zoning maps can be found in an annex to the zoning code, pursuant
to section 25-3-3.
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Section 25-8-2. North and South Kona districts zone map.
North and South Kona districts zone map, as adopted on February 17, 1967, by the
commission and marked thereupon as section 7.01.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-2
Section 25-8-3. North Kona zone map.
North Kona zone map, as adopted on February 17, 1967, by the commission and
marked thereupon as section 7.02.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-3
Section 25-8-4. South Kona zone map.
South Kona zone map, as adopted on February 17, 1967, by the commission and
marked thereupon as section 7.03.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-4
Section 25-8-5. Kailua urban zone map.
Kailua urban zone map, as adopted on February 17, 1967, by the commission and
marked thereupon as section 7.04.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-5
Section 25-8-6. Kailua-Honalo urban zone map.
Kailua-Honalo urban zone map, as adopted on February 17, 1967, by the
commission and marked thereupon as section 7.05.
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Section 25-8-7. North and South Kohala districts zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-7
Section 25-8-8. Upolu Point-Kaauhuhu homesteads zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-8
Section 25-8-9. Hawi-Kapaau zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-9
Section 25-8-10. Halaula-Niulii zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-10
Section 25-8-11. Lalamilo-Puukapu zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-11
Section 25-8-12. Kawaihae-Puako zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-12
Section 25-8-13. Puako-Anaehoomalu zone map.
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Section 25-8-14. Waikoloa Village zone map.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-14
Section 25-8-15. district zone map.
district zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.11.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-15
Section 25-8-16. district homesteads area zone map.
district homesteads area zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.12.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-16
Section 25-8-17. Haina-Honoka‘a-Kukuihaele zone map.
Haina-Honoka‘a-Kukuihaele zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.13.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-17
Section 25-8-18. Pa‘auilo-Kukaiau zone map.
Pa‘auilo -Kukaiau zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.14.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-18
Section 25-8-19. North Hilo district zone map.
North Hilo district zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.15.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-19
Section 25-8-20. zone map.
zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.16.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-20
Section 25-8-21. - zone map.
-zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.17.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-21
Section 25-8-22. Puna district zone map.
Puna district zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.18.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-22
Section 25-8-23. Volcano-Mt. View zone map.
Volcano-Mt. View zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.19.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-23
Section 25-8-24. Kurtistown zone map.
Kurtistown zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.20.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-24
Section 25-8-25. Kea‘au zone map.
Kea‘au zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.21.
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Section 25-8-26. zone map.
zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.22.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-26
Section 25-8-27. Kalapana-zone map.
Kalapana-zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.23.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-27
Section 25-8-28.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-28
Section 25-8-29. Village zone map.
Village zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.25.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-29
Section 25-8-30. zone map.
zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.26.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-30
Section 25-8-31. zone map.
zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.27.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-31
Section 25-8-32. South Hilo district zone map (exclusive of the city of Hilo,
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South Hilo district zone map (exclusive of the city of Hilo-Onomea,
and Hakalau-) marked thereupon as section 7.28.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-32
Section 25-8-33. City of Hilo zone map.
City of Hilo zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.29.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-33
Section 25-8-34. -Onomea zone map.
-Onomea zone map marked thereupon as section 7.30.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-34
Section 25-8-35. zone map.
zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.31.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-35
Section 25-8-36. Hakalau-zone map.
Hakalau-zone map, marked thereupon as section 7.32.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-8-36
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