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STACY K. RIGA .Y°•',;y'"` •~s Mailing Address:
Council Member (Former County Building
District d • 25 Aupuni Street
_ Hilo. Hawaii 96720
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PHONE: (808) 961-8396 Business Address:
PAX: (808) 961-8912 333 Kilauea Avenue, Z'"t Floor
EMAIL: shiga(u)eo.hawaii.hi.us Ben Franklin Building
Hilo, //awai'i 96710
HAWAI `I COUNTY COUNCIL
April 17, 2007
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MEMORANDUM =
TO: Pete Hoffinann, Council Chairperson
and Members of the County Council
FROM: Stacy K. Higa, Council Member ~yR-,~,
SUBJECT: Bi11326, Draft 2 -University District -
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2005 Edition, As Amended), Relating to a University District.
On April 17, 2007, the Planning Committee recommended passage of Bi11326 (2004-2006), as
amended to Draft 2, which incorporates the Planning Commission's recommendations as set forth in
Communication No. 155 (2006-2008).
Attached please find Bi11326, Draft 2 which incorporates the following amendments:
1. Permitted Uses: Adds other permitted uses, including student health clinics, university credit
union, financial institutions, post office, fraternity and sorority houses, and student and employee
apartments and housing.
"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, [deranitefies], 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) [1=leasing] 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. / SS
Comm. t`lo ,
< [~QQ 31.{p~ tJ~ ~ a, Ref. 70:
Hawai r County is an Egua[ Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. Dgre APR 1 7 2007
Pete Hoffrnann, Chairperson
April 17, 2007
Page: 2
(d) Guest accommodations to accommodate visiting scholars and their dependents, pazents
visiting their children, alumni reunions, as well as participants in conferences and seminazs held
at or sponsored by the university."
2. Height Limit: Specifies an overall height limit of 60 feet regardless of location.
"Section Height limit.
[(-a)] The height limit in the UNV district shall be [F F..e F u4 a e«L 46....e a
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3. Minimum Building Site Area: Specifies a minimum building site area of 10 acres, except that the
minimum lot size of a leased lot may be 7,500 squaze feet.
"Section _ Minimum building site azea.
The minimum building site azea [ice] of the UNV district shall be [
sgaare~'eet] ten acres. The minimum building site azea for leased lots may be seven thousand
five hundred squaze feet."
4. Minimum Yazds: Specifies minimum front and yeaz yards of 20 feet, and minimum side yards of
10 feet.
"Section Minimum yards.
The minimum yazds in the UNV district shall be as follows:
(a) Front [e~] and reaz yards, [fi#eea] twenty feet; and
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5. Other Regulations: Specifies that a maximum of 20 percent of a University District's land azea
may be in commercial use including pazking, and that the Planning Director is authorized to vazy
pazking requirements for on-campus housing, offices and pedestrian-oriented commercial uses.
"Section Other regulations.
~ Plan approval is required for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the
UNV district. [ ,
(bl A maximum of twentypercent of a UNV district's land azea may be in commercial
use, including parking.
(cl The Planning Director has the authority to vary the pazking requirements for on-
caznnus housing, offices and for pedestrian-oriented commercial uses."
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