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J�VV OF p� <br />i <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII _• STATE OF HAWAII <br />WA <br />OF •NF's <br />BILL NO. 12 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 21' 26 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 4, <br />ARTICLE 5 AND ARTICLE 7 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 <br />EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, USE PERMIT <br />REQUIREMENTS, PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND ZONING DISTRICT <br />REGULATIONS FOR MEDICAL CLINICS AND MASSAGE, ACUPUNCTURE, <br />CHIROPRACTIC AND OTHER SIMILAR HEALTH SERVICE FACILITIES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide further clarification <br />to the definition of medical clinics and personal services establishments, and identify the zoning <br />districts where medical clinics and massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, and other similar health <br />service facilities will require a Use Permit. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, subsection (b) of the Hawaii County <br />Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definitions of "medical <br />clinic" and "personal services establishment" to read as follows: <br />""Medical clinic" means an office building or group of offices for persons <br />engaged in the practice of a medical or dental profession or occupation. A medical <br />clinic does not have beds for overnight care of patients but can involve the <br />treatment of outpatients. A "medical profession or occupation" is any activity <br />involving the diagnosis, cure, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease or <br />which affects any bodily function[, 114.184. d0lels not inel de and massage <br />treatment and sen,;ees]. This includes massa eg , acupuncture, chiropractic, and <br />other similar health service facilities." <br />"Personal services establishment" means an establishment which offers <br />specialized goods and services purchased frequently by the consumer. Included <br />are barbershops, beauty shops, [massage fueilitics ehiff-epmetie ,] garment <br />repair, laundry cleaning, pressing, dyeing, tailoring, shoe repair and other similar <br />establishments." <br />SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 2, division 6, section 25-2-61 of the Hawaii County <br />Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (a) ,to read as <br />follows: <br />"(a) The following uses shall be permitted within designated County zoning districts only if a <br />use permit is obtained for the use from the commission: <br />