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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1030.000 2004-2006 sue-- ~ ' ~vv+or q STACY K. HIGA F Phone: (808) 961-8396 Chair & Presiding Officer; Fax: (808) 961-8912 Disrricrd _ Email: shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Coun(v of Hawaii Hawaii County Building 25.lupunl Street, Suite 209 Hilo. Ncnvai'i 96'20 r.. v August 20, 2006 MEMORANDUM TO: Council Members Hawaii County Council ry,a v FROM: Stacy K. Higa, Council Chair 75,4:~' of Hawaii County Council SUBJECT: Proposed Bill - University Zoning (UNV) District Universities and colleges are valuable educational and research resources of the County of Hawai` i, and present provisions for zoning limit their ability to provide a complete and conducive campus environment and sense of community on campus. As such, the establishment of a "University" special district will provide greater flexibility in establishing a mix of uses which are intended to enhance the campus environment of a university or college. Attached for your review and consideration is a Bill which proposes the establishment of a University special district by adding a new definition of "University" to section 25-1-5, "Definitions," chapter 25, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), and a new division entitled "UNV, University District," to article 7, "Special District Regulations", in the Zoning Code, as follows: Section 25-1-5, "Definitions," Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: "`University' means a nationally-accredited institution of higher learning, whether classified as a "university" or a "college" and whether public or private, including community colleges, providing facilities for teaching, research and group learning and authorized to grant academic degrees." Comm. No. 1030 Ref. To: _ 1~fL.-~ 6KU 32b~ H Ref. Uote_EU 21 2006 mrai `i C'nunrr is an F.qunl Opporrtrnih, Provider and F,mph>rer. Page 2 of 3 Proposed Bill University Zoning (UNV) District Chapter 25, Article 7, "Special District Regulations," Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new division to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Division . UNV, University District. Section Purpose and applicability. The UNV (University) District shall apply to areas of land that are utilized for campus-related activities and is intended to apply to areas for the location and expansion of universities and the uses and facilities that are associated with and are supportive of them. Special consideration of such uses and facilities is appropriate given the unique characteristics of university areas, the variety of uses needed to serve the university community, and the varying intensity of land uses in such a community. Section Designation of UNV districts. Each UNV (University) district shall be designated by the symbol "UNV." Section Permitted uses. (a) University facilities including classrooms, laboratory and research facilities, administration facilities, athletic centers and facilities, auditoriums, student centers, libraries, museums, exhibition halls, cafeterias, dormitories, maintenance facilities and parking lots. (b) Limited retail and service establishments primarily intended to serve the specific needs of the student population of a university and are normally associated with higher education institutions, including, but not limited to, retail stores whose primary customers are students or faculty of a university, convenience stores, theaters, restaurants, recreational and amusement facilities, taverns, drug stores, book stores, health clubs, news stands, photocopying, office supplies, word processing or typing services, computer sales and service, laundries, and video rentals. (c) Housing for currently enrolled university students and their dependents and for current university employees and their dependents. (d) Guest accommodations to accommodate visiting scholars and their dependents, parents visiting their children, alumni reunions, as well as participants in conferences and seminars held at or sponsored by the university. Page 3 of 3 Proposed Bill University Zoning (UNV) District Section Height limit. (a) The height limit in the UNV district shall be forty-five feet, except in those areas designated in subsections (b) and (c) below. (b) The height limit in the City of Hilo shall be one hundred twenty feet. (c) The height limit in those areas designated high density urban on the general plan land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAG) map shall be ninety feet. Section Minimum building site area. The minimum building site area in the UNV district shall be seven thousand five hundred square feet. Section Minimum building site average width. Each building site in the UNV district shall have a minimum building site average width of sixty feet. Section Minimum yards. The minimum yards in the UNV district shall be as follows: (a) Front or rear yards, fifteen feet: and (b) Side yards none except where the adjoining building site is in an RS, RD RM or RCX district. Where the side yard adjoins the side yard of a building site in an RS RD RM or RCX district, there shall be a side yard which conforms to the side yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district. Section Other regulations. Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the UNV district. Unless otherwise provided in this division or other provisions of the Code regulations applicable to the UNV district shall be those that are applicable to the CG district." Page 2 of 3 Proposed Bill University Zoning (UNV) District Chapter 25, Article 7, "Special District Regulations," Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new division to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Division . UNV, University District. Section Purpose and applicability. The UNV (University) District shall apply to areas of land that are utilized for campus-related activities and is intended to apply to areas for the location and expansion of universities and the uses and facilities that are associated with and are supportive of them. Special consideration of such uses and facilities is appropriate given the unique characteristics of university areas, the variety of uses needed to serve the university community, and the varying intensity of land uses in such a community. Section Designation of UNV districts. Each UNV (University) district shall be designated by the symbol "UNV." Section Permitted uses. (a) University facilities including classrooms, laboratory and research facilities, administration facilities, athletic centers and facilities, auditoriums, student centers, libraries, museums, exhibition halls, cafeterias, dormitories, maintenance facilities and parking lots. (b) Limited retail and service establishments primarily intended to serve the specific needs of the student population of a university and are normally associated with higher education institutions, including, but not limited to, retail stores whose primary customers are students or faculty of a university, convenience stores, theaters, restaurants, recreational and amusement facilities, taverns, drug stores, book stores, health clubs, news stands, photocopying, office supplies, word processing or typing services, computer sales and service, laundries, and video rentals. (c) Housing for currently enrolled university students and their dependents and for current university employees and their dependents. (d) Guest accommodations to accommodate visiting scholars and their dependents, parents visiting their children, alumni reunions, as well as participants in conferences and seminars held at or sponsored by the university. Page 3 of 3 Proposed Bill University Zoning (UNV) District Section Height limit. (a) The height limit in the UNV district shall be forty-five feet, except in those areas designated in subsections (b) and (c) below. (b) The height limit in the City of Hilo shall be one hundred twenty feet. (c) The height limit in those areas designated high density urban on the general plan land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAG) map shall be ninety feet. Section Minimum building site area. The minimum building site area in the UNV district shall be seven thousand five hundred square feet. Section Minimum building site average width. Each building site in the UNV district shall have a minimum building site average width of sixty feet. Section Minimum yards. The minimum yards in the UNV district shall be as follows: (a) Front or rear yards, fifteen feet: and (b) Side yards none except where the adjoining building site is in an RS, RD RM or RCX district. Where the side yard adjoins the side yard of a building site in an RS RD RM or RCX district, there shall be a side yard which conforms to the side yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district. Section Other regulations. Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the UNV district. Unless otherwise provided in this division or other provisions of the Code regulations applicable to the UNV district shall be those that are applicable to the CG district."