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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0267.001 2006-2008 Phone: (808) 326-5421 Fax: (808) 329- 4786 BRENDA FORD, ,i E-Mail: bford@co.hawaii.hi.us Council Member, District 7 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Kailua Trade Center 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite (09 -.w Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 C f'; DATE: Apri15, 2007 TO: Pete Hoffrnann, Chairperson and Council Members of the Hawaii County Council FROM: Brenda Ford, Council Member -District 7 ~ ~~U gY RE: Bill No. 79 -Proposed Amendment An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Zoning Code, Article 4, Division 5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, As Amended), Relating to Off-Street Parking and Loading Attached is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 79 for your consideration at the Planning Committee meeting on April 17, 2007. The highlighted language reflects an additional amendment to Hawaii County Code section 25-4-51(a)(6), Required number of parking spaces, for single-family and double- family or duplex dwellings. Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, section 25-4-51, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-4-51. Required number of parking spaces. (a) The number of parking spaces for each use shall be as follows: (1) Bed and breakfast establishments: one for each guest bedroom, in addition to [et+e] two for the dwelling unit. (2) Bowling alleys: four for each alley. (3) Commercial uses, including retail and office uses in RCX, CN, CG, CV, MCX, V, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each [three] one hundred square feet of gross floor area. (4) Day care centers: one for each [tee] five care recipients of design capacity or one for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. (5) Dwellings, multiple-family: °°a c ~ ]two and one half standard-sized stalls for each unit, plus: Comm. No. Ref. To: L Ref. irate ~ Hawai'i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Apri15, 2007 Page 2 (A) An additional ten percent of total number of pazkin~ spaces in the complex shall be desicnated for euest pazkine and shall be distributed evenly throughout the complex and mazked as guest pazking: and (B) An additional two and one half percent of total number of parking spaces in the complex shall be added for delivery and loading zone pazking and shall be distributed evenly throughout the complex and mazked as delivery and loading zone pazking: (6) Dwellings[; single-family, two for each dwelline unit, and double-family or duplex [r two and one half for each dwelling unit. (7) Funeral homes and mortuaries: one for each seventy-five square feet of gross floor azea. (8) Golf courses: four for every hole. (9) Hospitals: one for each bed. (10) Hotels and lodges: (A) For hotel guest units without a kitchen, one for [every-tk~ee] each unit[s] l~us one space for every three units for employee and additional euest parking; (B) For hotel guest units with a kitchen, one and one quarter for each unit, plus one space for every three units for employee and additional Guest pazking. (11) Industrial uses in ML, MG, MCX, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each four hundred squaze feet of gross floor azea. (12) Laundromats, cleaners (coin operated): one for every [fear] two machines. (13) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities: one for each two hundred squaze feet of gross floor azea within enclosed buildings, plus one for every three persons that the outdoor facilities aze designed to accommodate when used to the maximum capacity. (14) Meeting facilities, including churches: one for each seventy-five squaze feet of gross floor azea. (15) Nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and homes for the elderly: one for every two beds. (16) Pazks: as determined by the director. (17) Recreation facilities, outdoor or indoor, other than herein specified: one for each two hundred squaze feet of gross floor area, plus three per court (racquetball, tennis or similaz activities). (18) Rooming and lodging houses, religious, fraternal or social orders having sleeping accommodations: one for each [tine-beds] bed. (19) Schools (elementary and intermediate): one for each twenty students of design capacity, plus one for each [feu] two hundred squaze feet of office floor space. (20) Schools (high, language, vocational, business, technical and trade, college): one for each ten students of design capacity, plus one for each [€ectr] two hundred squaze feet of office floor space. April 5, 2007 Page 3 (21) Sports azenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls: one for every [€eu~] two seats. (22) Swimming pools (community): one for each forty square feet of pool area. (23) Warehouse and bulk storage establishments where there is no trade or retail traffic: one for each one thousand square feet of gross floor azea. (b) No additional pazking is required for any change of use in a building as long as the previous use of the building had the required number of pazking stalls for that use; provided, that additional parking shall be required pursuant to section 25-4-51(al above for a change of use in any building where the building is converted from residential to commercial use or from wazehouse and manufacturing use to retail or commercial use. (c) Where uses and activities do not occur simultaneously, pazking space requirements may be shared, provided that: (1) The utilization of the combined parking [~s] shall be shown to the satisfaction of the director to be [r~ensex;petiag] non-competin¢ as to time of use; (2) The number of pazking spaces [is] shall be based on the largest pazking requirement of those respective facilities; (3) The parking azeas [are] shall not be more than [ene-tkeusaHd] three hundred feet from any of the buildings housing the activities; and (4) The parking areas [are] shall be encumbered for that use for the life of the facilities being served." Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, section 25-4-52, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-4-52. Method of determining number of pazking spaces. (a) When computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the number of spaces required shall be the next highest whole number. (b) In stadiums, sports arenas, meeting facilities, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similaz seating facilities, each twenty-four inches of width shall be counted as a seat for the purpose of detenmining requirements for off-street pazking. (c) If bicycle parking stalls are constructed on any building site, the total number of required pazking spaces shall be reduced by one pazking space for every five bicycle parking stalls constructed. (d) At least sixty-seven percent of the required pazking shall be standard-sized pazking spaces, and thirty-three percent may be compact spaces except for multiple-family dwellinQS which shall all be standazd-sized pazkine spaces. (e) The director may increase the required number of parking spaces for any use during plan approval if the director reviews the proposed use and its impact to the immediate azea and finds that the increase will further the public safety, convenience and welfare. (f) If there is any doubt as to the requirements for off-street pazking for any use not specifically mentioned or for any other reason, the director shall determine the required number of pazking spaces for such use. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ZONING CODE, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 5, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 25, Zoning Code, Article 4, Division 5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to Off-Street Parking and Loading, to improve the ability of the public to find and use parking spaces in appropriate locations. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, section 25-4-51, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-4-51. Required number of pazking spaces. (a) The number of pazking spaces for each use shall be as follows: (1) Bed and breakfast establishments: one for each guest bedroom, in addition to [eae] two for the dwelling unit. (2) Bowling alleys: four for each alley. (3) Commercial uses, including retail and office uses in RCX, CN, CG, CV, MCX, V, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each [t~kree] one hundred square feet of gross floor azea. (4) Day care centers: one for each [tea] five caze recipients of design capacity or one for every two hundred squaze feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. (5) Dwellings, multiple-family: °~a ^ F°~ ~ ]two and one half standard-sized stalls for each unit, plus: (A) An additional ten percent of total number of parking spaces in the complex shall be designated for guest pazking and shall be distributed evenly throughout the complex and mazked as guest pazking; and (B) An additional two and one half~ercent of total number of pazking spaces in the complex shall be added for delivery and loadin zone pazking and shall be distributed evenly throughout the complex and marked as delivery and loading zone pazking. (6) Dwellings[; single-family, two for each dwelling unit, and double- family or duplex two and one half for each dwelling unit. (7) Funeral homes and mortuazies: one for each seventy-five square feet of gross floor area. (8) Golf courses: four for every hole. (9) Hospitals: one for each bed. (10) Hotels and lodges: (A) For hotel guest units without a kitchen, one for [epee] each unit[s] plus one space for every three units for employee and additional guest nazkine; (B) For hotel guest units with a kitchen, one and one quarter for each unit,_plus one space for every three units for employee and additional guest parking. (11) Industrial uses in ML, MG, MCX, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each four hundred squaze feet of gross floor azea. (12) Laundromats, cleaners (coin operated): one for every [few] two machines. (13) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities: one for each two hundred squaze feet of gross floor area within enclosed buildings, plus one for every three persons that the outdoor facilities are designed to accommodate when used to the maximum capacity. (14) Meeting facilities, including churches: one for each seventy-five squaze feet of gross floor azea. (15) Nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and homes for the elderly: one for every two beds. (16) Parks: as determined by the director. (17) Recreation facilities, outdoor or indoor, other than herein specified: one for each two hundred square feet of gross floor azea, plus three per court (racquetball, tennis or similaz activities). (18) Rooming and lodging houses, religious, fraternal or social orders having sleeping accommodations: one for each [twe-beds] bed. (19) Schools (elementary and intermediate): one for each twenty students of design capacity, plus one for each [€eur] two hundred squaze feet of office floor space. (20) Schools (high, language, vocational, business, technical and trade, college): one for each ten students of design capacity, plus one for each [€et~] two hundred squaze feet of office floor space. (21) Sports azenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls: one for every [fear] two seats. (22) Swimming pools (community): one for each forty squaze feet of pool azea. (23) Wazehouse and bulk storage establishments where there is no trade or retail traffic: one for each one thousand squaze feet of gross floor area. (b) No additional parking is required for any change of use in a building as long as the previous use of the building had the required number of parking stalls for that use; provided, that additional pazking [taay] shall be required pursuant to section 25-4-51(a) above for a change of use in any building where the building is converted from residential to commercial use or from wazehouse and manufacturing use to retail or commercial use. (c) Where uses and activities do not occur simultaneously, parking space requirements may be shazed, provided that: (1) The utilization of the combined pazking [is] shall be shown to the satisfaction of the director to be [ttet~etnpeting] non-competing as to time of use; (2) The number of pazking spaces [is] shall be based on the largest pazking requirement of those respective facilities; (3) The pazking areas [are] shall not be more than three hundred feet from any of the buildings housing the activities; and (4) The pazking areas [are] shall be encumbered for that use for the life of the facilities being served." SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, section 25-4-52, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-4-52. Method of determining number of pazking spaces. (a) When computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the number of spaces required shall be the next highest whole number. (b) In stadiums, sports arenas, meeting facilities, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similaz seating facilities, each twenty-four inches of width shall be counted as a seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking. (c) If bicycle pazking stalls are constructed on any building site, the total number of required parking spaces shall be reduced by one parking space for every five bicycle pazking stalls constructed. (d) At least sixty-seven percent of the required pazking shall be standard-sized parking spaces, and thirty-three percent may be compact spaces except for multiple-family dwellings which shall all be standazd-sized pazking spaces. (e) The director may increase the required number of pazking spaces for any use during plan approval if the director reviews the proposed use and its impact to the immediate area and finds that the increase will further the public safety, convenience and welfaze. (f) If there is any doubt as to the requirements for off-street parking for any use not specifically mentioned or for any other reason, the director shall determine the required number of pazking spaces for such use. 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 other 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. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.