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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. <br />Draft 2 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 05 155 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII <br />COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), RELATED TO PLAN APPROVAL AND <br />LANDSCAPING. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF "THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose and Findings. The Council finds that the Zoning Code does not <br />require Plan Approval and Landscaping for the construction of one single - family dwelling and <br />accessory buildings on a lot in the Single- Family Residential (RS) zoning district. However, the <br />Zoning Code requires Plan Approval and Landscaping for all new buildings and additions to <br />existing buildings (including one single- family dwelling and accessory buildings) in the <br />following zoning districts: Double - Family Residential (RD), Multiple - Family Residential (RM), <br />Residential - Commercial Mixed Use (RCX), Resort-Hotel (V), Neighborhood Commercial (CN), <br />General Commercial (CG), Village Commercial (CV), and Downtown Hilo Commercial District <br />(CDH). <br />The purpose of this amendment is to delete the requirements of Plan Approval and <br />Landscaping for the construction of one single- family dwelling and accessory buildings on a lot <br />in those zoning districts. Recently, there have been many single- family dwellings constructed <br />and/or proposed to be constructed in the Multiple- Family Residential (RM) and Resort-Hotel (V) <br />zoning districts. Pertinent requirements for a single - family dwelling and accessory structures at <br />the Building Permit level is similar to that requested for Plan Approval, including landscaping; <br />and as such, the construction plans can be reviewed at the Building Permit level. If further <br />