Zoning Code_Ordinance Draft_March 2010

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"Downtown Hilo Commercial Core" means within the area bound by Hilo Bav_ Wailuku River_ the eastern boundary of Kino`ole Street. and Ponahawai Street. "Garden" means a planned reg en space, usually outdoors, set aside for display, cultivation, or personal enjoyment of vegetation and other natural features. "Hostel" means a budget- oriented social accommodation where guests can rent a bed, sometimes a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. "Pocket Park" means a small public space area that includes rg een space that is often maintained by the community. "Public Space" means an area or place that is open and accessible to all citizens, including publically owned lands such as parks, squares, and sidewalks. "Sense of Place" means anchored by features and characteristics of a place and carried as an imprint or memory by those familiar with the particular place. "Zero Front Yard Development" means a development setback requirement where restriction requires that a building abut a front lot line. Overall unit -lot densities are therefore increased. As related to CDH, zero lot line would apply to those yards that front a roadway" SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding the following section, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section 25 -2- Plan approval application requirements for CDH District. In addition to the application requirements for plan approval contained in section 25 -2 -72, an application for plan approval in the CDH district shall ensure the following provisions are met: (1) Incorporate required design patterns for the Downtown Hilo Commercial Core and other requirements stated in this section for the CDH district on the original site and landscaping plan. (2) Should guidelines for community design patterns be adopted for Downtown Hilo, the application for plan approval shall incorporate and reference any design patterns that will enhance the character of the CDH district. (3) Minimize the number of ingress - egress to a development, when possible, by creating shared driveways with adjacent development.