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County of Hawaii
PLANNING COMMISSION
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
February 1, 2007
Pete Hoffmann, Chairman ~ ~ _
and Members of the County Council '
County of Hawaii
333 Kilauea Avenue, 2"d Floor 'v
Hilo, HI 96720 i'
Deaz Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members:
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County Council Initiated
Draft Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) Relating to a
New University~i JNV) District
The Planning Commission at its meeting of January 19, 2007, reviewed and acted on the
proposed legislative bill amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to a new University (UNV) District.
The Commission concurs with the following as recommended by the Planning Director.
The Planning Director has reviewed Bi11326 and agrees that a new
University District is warranted. The Director, however, is recommending the
following changes to the bill:
Permitted uses: Addition of other uses (student health clinics, university credit
union, post office, fraternity and sorority houses and student and employee
apartments and houses).
• Height limit: Specifies an overall height limit of 60 feet, regardless of
location.
• Minimum building site area: 10 acres, except that the minimum lot size of a
leased lot maybe 7,500 square feet.
• Minimum yards: Front and rear - 20 feet; side - 10 feet.
• Other regulations: A maximum of 20 percent of a University District's land
area may be in commercial use. The Planning Director is authorized to vary
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Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. To: - -
Ref. Date ~ t8 0 6 2001
' • Pete Hoffrnann, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
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the parking requirements for on-campus housing, offices and pedestrian-
oriented commercial uses.
For your favorable consideration, an ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of
the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to a University
District is transmitted. For your information, the changes proposed to Bill No. 326 by the
Planning Director are in Ramseyer format.
We are enclosing copies of the staff Background and Planning Director's
Recommendation for your information.
Sincerely,
William Graham` Chairman
Planning Commission
LCouncillnitiatedLJNVPC
Enclosures
cc: Department of Public Works
Department of Water Supply
Planning Department -Kona
DOT-Highways, Honolulu
Lincoln Ashida, Esq., Corporation Counsel
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OFHAWAI`I
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BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO A UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose and intent. In addition to educational functions, such as ]earning
and research programs and facilities, university and college campuses generally include a variety
and mix of other uses which serve the university or college community and which enhance the
overall educational experience provided by a university or college. As such, university and
college campuses should be treated distinctly from other zoning districts. Universities and
colleges are valuable educational and research resources of the County of Hawaii, and present
provisions for zoning limit their ability to provide a complete and conducive campus
environment and sense of community on campus. The establishment of a "University" special
district will provide Beater flexibility in establishing a mix of uses which are intended to
enhance the campus environment of a university or college.
SECTION 2. 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 anationally-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.
SECTION 3. 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 azeas of land that are utilized
for campus-related activities and is intended to apply to azeas 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 chazacteristics of university areas, the variety of uses
needed to serve the university community, and the vazying 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 reseazch facilities,
administration facilities, athletic centers and facilities, auditoriums, student
centers, libraries, museums, exhibition halls, cafeterias, (der~riteaes;l student
health clinics, 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 aze 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, university
credit union, financial institutions, post office and video rentals.
(c) fldeusirl~l Dormitories fraternity and sorority houses and apartments and
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,
pazents visiting their children, alumni reunions, as well as participants in
conferences and seminars held at or sponsored by the university.
Section Height limit.
{tea } The height limit in the UNV district shall be~F r..° °
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~ a shall be ninet,~-€°°` 1 sixty feet.
Section Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area ita of the UNV district shall been°~•°° "'°°~°~a
1 ten acres The minimum building site area for leased lots maybe 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 yazds in the LJNV district shall be as follows:
(a) Front e>: and reaz yards, 1€t~eer~l twenty feet; and
(b) Side yards, [ ° ...T,°..° .z,° na:°:.,:.,,. T...:,a:..,. : Dc Dn D1, ,T
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side-y~d-iect.:_° r _ a ,.F.,,° °a:°:.,;.,,. a:....:°. , ten feet.
Section Other regulations.
~ Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures
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A maximum of twenty Uercent of a UNV district's land area maybe in
commercial use, including_parking,
~ The Plazming Director has the authority to vary the pazking requirements for on-
campus housing, offices and for pedestrian-oriented commercial uses.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect provisions or applications of the
ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,
the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
,Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of ls` Reading:
Date of 2"d Reading:
Effective Date:
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COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT
BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION
COUNTY COUNCII. INITIATED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING
CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS
AMENDEDI. RELATING TO A UNIVERSTTY DISTRICT
BACKGROUND
On September 20, 2006, the Hawaii County Council voted to commit Bill 326 '
relating to a new University District, to the Planning Director and the Planning
Commission for review and comment. On October 17, 2006, the bill was transmitted to
the Planning Director.
The bill states that university and college campuses should be treated distinctly
from other caning districts currently identified in Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Hawaii
County Code. In addition to educational functions, university and college campuses
generally include a variety and mix of other uses. Present provisions in the Zoning Code
limit the ability of universities and colleges in providing a complete and conducive
campus environment and sense of community. As a result of this limitation, the County
Council drafted Bi11326 to establish a University District that will provide greater
flexibility in establishing a mix of uses to enhance the campus environment of a
university or college.
Bi11326, as drafted by the County Council (Exhibit A):
• Provides for the types of uses permitted within the University District.
• Establishes a height limit of 45 feet, except for a height limit of 120 feet for the
City of Hilo and ninety feet for areas designated High Density Urban on the
General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map.
• Establishes a minimum building site area requirement of 7,500 square feet.
• Establishes a minimum building site average width of 60 feet.
• Establishes a front or rear yard setback of 15 feet and no side yard setbacks,
except for certain exceptions.
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• States that plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to
existing structures.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Director has reviewed Bi11326 and agrees that a new University
District is wazranted. The Director, however, is recommending the following changes to
the bill (Exhibit B):
• Permitted uses: Addition of other uses (student health clinics, university credit
union, post office, fraternity and sorority houses and student and employee
apartments and houses).
• Height limit: Specifies an overall height limit of 60 feet, regazdless of location.
• Minimum building site azea: 10 acres, except that the minimum lot size of a
leased lot may be 7,500 square feet.
• Minimum yazds: Front and rear - 20 feet; side - 10 feet.
• Other regulations: A maximum of 20 percent of a University District's land area
may be in commercial use. The Planning Director is authorized to vary the
pazking requirements for on-campus housing, offices and pedestrian-oriented
commercial uses.
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. 3z6
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO A UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT. ,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION Purpose and intent. In addition to educational functions, such as learning
and research programs and facilities, university and college campuses generally include a vaziety
and mix of other uses which serve the university or college community and which enhance the
overall educational experience provided by a university or college. As such, university and
college campuses should be treated distinctly from other zoning districts. Universities and
colleges are valuable educational and research resources of the County of Hawaii, and present
provisions for zoning limit their ability to provide a complete and conducive campus
environment and sense of community on campus. 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.
SECTION 2. 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 anationally-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 Brant academic
dew
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SECTION 3. Chapter 25, Article 7, "Special DisVict 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 Pumose and applicability.
The UNV (University) District shalt analy to areas of land that are utilized
for campus-related activities and is intended to apnly to areas for the location and
expansion of universities and the uses and facilities that aze associated with and
are supportive of them Special consideration of such uses and facilities is
approariate given the unique characteristics of university azeas, 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 (LJniversitvl district shall be designated by the symbol "UNV."
Section Permitted uses.
(al 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 oonutation of a university and are normally associated with
h~her education institutions includine, but not limited to, retail stores whose
primary customers aze students or faculty of a university convenience stores,
theaters restaurants recreational and amusement facilities, taverns, drug stores,
book stores health clubs news stands uhotocopvine office sunalies word
processing or tvaing services computer sales and service, laundries, and video
rentals.
(c) Housing for currently enrolled university students and their dependents and for
cursent university employees and their dependents.
Guest accommodations to accommodate visiting scholars and their dependents,
aarents visitino their children alumni reunions, as well as narticivants in
conferences and seminazs held at or sponsored by the university.
Section Hei ht limit.
ja1 The height limit in the UNV district shall be forty-five feet, except in those azeas
designated in subsections (b) and (cl below.
(bl The height limit in the City of Hilo shall be one hundred twenty feet.
(c~ The height limit in those azeas desi nag
ted high density urban on the general elan
land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAGl map shall be nineri feet.
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Section Minimum buildine site azea.
The minimum buildine site area in the UNV district shall be seven thousand five hundred
square feet.
Section Minimum building site average width.
Each buildine site in the UNV district shall have a minimum buildine site avera eg width
of sixt feet.
Section Minimum vazds.
The minimum vazds in the UNV district shall be as follows:
(a) Front or rear vards, fifteen feet; and
(b) Side vards, none, except where the adioining buildine site is in an RS, RD, RM or '
RCX district. Where the side vard adjoins the side vard of a buildine site in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district. there shall be a side vard which conforms to the
sid~azd requirements for dwelling use of the adioining district.
Section Other regulations.
Plan approval is require for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the
UNV district. Unless otherwiseprovided 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.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance,the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect provisions or applications of the
ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,
the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
UNCIL R, C UNTYOF HAWAII
Hawai' i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 sc Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE: Comm. 1030
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OFHAWAI`I
BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO A UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose and intent. In addition to educational functions, such as learning
and research programs and facilities, university and college campuses generally include a vaziety
and mix of other uses which serve the university or college community and which enhance the
overall educational experience provided by a university or college. As such, university and
college campuses should be treated distinctly from other zoning districts. Universities and
colleges are valuable educational and research resources of the County of Hawaii, and present
provisions for zoning limit their ability to provide a complete and conducive campus
environment and sense of community on campus. 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.
SECTION 2. 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 hig ier
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
de rg ees. ~~vv
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SECTION 3. 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 chazacteristics of university areas the vaziety of uses
needed to serve the university community, and the vazying 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, Isl student
health clinics, maintenance facilities and parking lots.
(b) Limited retail and service establishments primazily 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, photocop
ing~ice supplies, word
processing or typing services computer sales and service laundries university
credit union financial institutions, post office and video rentals.
(c) Ill Domitories fratetnity and sorority houses, and apartments and 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 seminazs held at or sponsored by the university.
Section Heieht limit.
The height limit in the UNV district shall be I ° F°°' "
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lane-. ~e{L~Q}+a~t~taslta << .Is~xtyfeet.
Section Minimum buildine site area.
The minimum buildine site area linl of the UNV district shall be I:
" : I tcu acres. The miuintum buildin~tite area for leased lots may be seven
thousand fiee hundred sc~tare feet,
Section Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the UNV district shall have a minimum buildin¢ site average width
of sixth
Section Minimum yards. ,
The minimum yards in the UNV district shall be as follows:
(a) Front (erl and rear yards. f€i€teeal twenty feet; and
(b) Slde Vards. I.,,,.,° ° ,t.° ,,,n,,:.,:.,,, t, a,r,,,.. ,.:~o : ac Dn DAA
..r.: cxn,,, ° rl,,, :,1„ „1:,, ~rl,° :,1 .7 F 1 'I 1'
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,t° .,a r„~a, on: ,rrl. ten feet.
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Section Other regulations.
~ Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures
in the UNV district. I' r.,i°, . ,..t.°....: .:a°a rt,:. ,r,..:.:,,., „ ,,.r,°. „r rh°
b~ A maximum of twentypcrcenl of a UNV district's land area may be in
commercial use, includint
parking
The Plannin>; Director has the authority to vary the parking requirements for ou-
compus housin;:, offices and for pedestrian-oriented commercial uses.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect provisions or applications of the
ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,
the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawai i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 151 Reading:
Date of 2"d Reading:
Effective Date:
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