HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0313.002 2024-2026Ashley L. Kierkiewicz
Council Member
District 4 Puna
Office: (808) 961-8265
Fax: (808) 961-8912
ashley.kierkiewicz@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL z�
Hawaii County Building —ice
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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DATE: June 17, 2025 C:
TO: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair _r
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM, 'I �W Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 60; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25,
Article 1, Article 2, Article 4 Article 5, and Article 7 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Zoning District
Regulations for Meeting Facilities, Churches, Temples, Synagogues, and
Community Buildings.
Transmitted herewith are proposed amendments to Bill No. 60. The amendments are shown
below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 60; material to be deleted is
bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored.
1. SECTION 4 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by amending the definition of
"meeting facility" in subsection (b), is amended to read as follows:
""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 transient
accommodations[.-], and is used more than two times per week for gatherings of more
than twen , -five persons. Typical uses include private clubs, unions halls, cultural,
community and association centers, religious facilities such as places of worship, and
student centers. This does not include schools or events."
2. SECTION 5 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 2, division 6, section 25-2-61,
of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending
subsection (a)(9) to read as follows:
"(9) Meeting facilities [with], including events in RA, FA, and A districts."
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3. SECTION 6 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-71,
of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by amending subsection (c), is
amended to read as follows:
"(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 [Secfien] section 25-4-17 [(Meetixg
FaeiRties)].
(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) Events, as .] defined in section 25-1-5."
4. SECTION 8 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 4, division 1, of the Hawaii
County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by adding section 25-4-17, is amended to
read as follows:
"Section 25-4-17_ Meeting [F.,,.] facilities.
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[(b)]D 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.
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(d) The hours of oper-alien for- fneeting faeilifies shall start ne earlier- than 9.00 amig
(e) A meeting faeflity ean be established in a zening distriet that pefffiks sueh use,
pr-ovided that the Dir-eeter- has issued rlan rr
(b) Meeting facilities are permitted:
(1) In the RS RD RM 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.
[{}] A meeting facility shall be subject to technical review by the [Geunty
Water- Supply and State Depai4ment of Heal ] department of public works,
Hawaii fire department department of water supply, and State department of
health for compliance with current code and rule requirements.
(d) A meeting facility may be used for an event in the RA FA A, IA, V, CN, CG, CV,
MCX ML and CDH districts provided that the director has issued plan approval
for the event."
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5. SECTION 14 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 5, division 5, section 25-5-52,
of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(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.
[(6)]M Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
[(-7)]M Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
[(8)](2) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the
standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes."
6. SECTION 22 of Bill No. 60, which amends chapter 25, article 5, division 13, section 25-5-
132, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by amending subsection
(a), is amended to read as follows:
"(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.
(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.
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(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.
[(2-5)] 2266 . Ice storage and dispensing facilities.
[(o] L271 Kennels in sound -attenuated buildings.
[(27)] Q8 Laboratories, medical and research.
[(2.9)] f291 Laundries.
[(2-9)] QOA Manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments, light.
[(3&)] QlMedical clinics.
[(347)] LL21 Meeting facilities, including events, as permitted under section 25-4-17.
[(3-2)] (a3A Model homes.
[( 3}J (3 I Motion picture and television production studios.
[(34)] fa5l Offices.
[(3-5)] (361 Personal services.
[(36)] (a7l Photographic processing.
[(3-7)] tL81 Photography studios.
[(3-8)] a9Plant nurseries.
[(3-9)] 40 Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
[(40)] (411 Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines, printing shops,
cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating
shops.
[(41-)] L42 Repair establishments, minor.
[(42)] 43 Restaurants.
[{4}] k44I Retail establishments.
[(44)] 4t5� Sales and service of machinery used in agricultural production.
[(45)] 4466,) Schools, business.
[(46)] f47) Schools, photography, art, music and dance.
[(47)] a8 Schools, vocational.
[(48.)] 4 1 Self -storage facilities.
[(49)] f50 Telecommunications antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12.
[(50)] Llj Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8.
[(54)] 52 Theaters.
[(5-2)] 53 Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11.
[(53)] L41 Veterinary establishments in sound -attenuated buildings.
[(54)] 55 Warehousing.
[(55)] f L6) Wholesaling and distribution operations."
A copy of the new draft of this bill that would result if these proposed amendments were adopted
is not attached.
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