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(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) Public uses, structures and buildings and community buildings, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (2) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (3) Temporary real estate offices and model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (4) Utility substations, as authorized under section 25-4-11. (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. (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." SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-73 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-2-73. [mod.] 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; 2