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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0863.002 2006-2008HarrS' Kim Mayor `S' ~ ~ N~ • Ci- •~ (2lauxct~ of ~rxfnttii PLANNING DEPARTMENT 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawau 96720-0224 (808)961-8288 • FA}C(808)961-8742 October 16, 2008 Honorable Pete Hoffrnann Chair and Presiding Officer and Members of the County Council COUNTY COUNCIL 333 Kilauea Avenue, Second Floor Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council: Christopher J• Yuen Director Brad Kurokawa, ASLA LEED®AP Depary Director 1'~J GS l ~ C7 CD ~) (~ l--! f. r', --{ . '.., 7 _: ~~f ,-. 7 w .~ ~ ~ i _ ~~-. ~~ --~ .~~E ~ ~ .~ cn __ f-. SUBJECT: PROPOSED DRAFT 3 OF BILL 148 -AGRICULTURAL TOURISM Attached to this letter is a proposed Draft 3 of Bill 148, relating to agricultural tourism. It is ramseyered from the current Zoning Code, not from Draft 2. Although there are many individual changes from Draft 2, the basic outline of the bill remains the same. The major changes are: Parking is specified at one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area principally used for agricultural tourism, with a minimum of three spaces. (Retail uses are required to have one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area in the Zoning Code.) If buses are allowed, the facility must have off-street parking for a bus. Although the bill doesn't say this specifically, because the Zoning Code doesn't require paving of parking in Ag zones, paving will not be required, except for ahandicapped-accessible space (which federal ADA regulations require.) • The applicant must state whether or not buses are allowed. If they aze, the applicant must show a bus parking and unloading area on the plans. The Planning Department must do a site inspection before issuing plan approval, and the Department will have 60 days, rather than the normal 30 days, to approve or reject the plan approval application. Comm. No. ~ ~• Z' Ref. To: rtes taYt ' Hawaii County is an Fyual.Opportunity Provider and Employer. .Ref. QOfe S 1 Honorable Pete Hoffinann Chair and Presiding Officer and Members of the County Council COUNTY COUNCIL Page 2 October 16, 2008 • Parking areas are not included in the limit of 1,000 squaze feet principally used for the ag tourism operation. • The sale of ag products grown on the island of Hawaii, and processed ag products where the main ingredient was grown on the island of Hawaii, is allowed. • The director may use observation of traffic to estimate whether or not the ag tourism operation is exceeding the 30,000 visitor per year limit. • If an ag tourism operation receives plan approval, but then exceeds the 30,000/year limit, it must apply for a special permit, but it can operate until the final decision on the special permit. There are also a few changes which were necessary because of amendments made to the Zoning Code after Bill 148, draft 2 was prepared in 2006. We request that Bill 148, draft 2 be amended with the proposed draft 3 attached to this letter. Sincerely, ~~ 1~~. CHRISTOPHER EN Planning Directo CJY:pak Wpwin60/Chris OS -Hoffmann -Bill I48 -Agricultural Tourism Attachment cc: Kona Farm Bureau Ms. Nancy Miller Department of Reseazch and Development Mr. James H. Reddekopp, Jr., Hawaiian Vanilla Co., Inc. COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 148 PROPOSED DRAFT 3 (Ramseyered from Current Code) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose and Findings. The Council finds that the zoning code does not specifically address the permissibility of agricultural tourism or its impacts in the various zoning districts. Following the demise of the sugar plantations and mills, a more diversified agricultural base, consisting of smaller agribusiness and family operated farms, ranches, and agricultural products processing facilities, is evolving in the County of Hawaii. These operations are offering a wide variety of specialized products, produce and exotic flowers via local vending opportunities as well as through regional, national, and international wholesale distributors and the Internet. The visitor industry, or tourism, continues to grow as a major element in the economy of Hawaii County. With this growth in the visitor industry comes an increased market for tours showcasing the uniqueness of farming, ranching and agricultural products processing in Hawaii. A viable inventory of agricultural tourism operations in the County of Hawaii broadens the range of interests within the County attracting additional and returning visitors. A wide scale of agricultural tourism activities already exists on the island of Hawaii, sometimes resulting in an adverse impact on surrounding properties and resources. The failure to define and regulate agricultural tourism in Hawaii County has already resulted in complaints from surrounding property owners and residents due to excessive noise and unsafe traffic conditions. The Council, in recognition of agricultural tourism as a viable element of the visitor industry and as an expanding alternate income resource for local farmers and ranchers, finds it necessary and appropriate to define agricultural tourism and to establish guidelines to manage its impacts in a manner consistent with the social, environmental, physical, and economic goals and policies of the General Plan for the County of Hawaii. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 1, subsection 25-1-5(b), Hawai`i County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to definitions, is amended by adding the following new definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: ""Aericultural activities" means income producins activities or uses as characterized by the cultivation of crops includins but not limited to flowers vegetables foliase fruits forage and timber; and farmins or ranching activities or uses related to animal husbandry aguaculture or same and fish propasation." ""Aericultural tourism" means visitor-related commercial activities or periodic special events desisned to promote agricultural activities conducted on a working farm ranch or agricultural products nrocessins facilitx" SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-71, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-2-71. Applicability; plan approval required. (a) Plan approval shall be required prior to the construction or installation of any new structure or development or any addition to an existing structure or development in all districts except in the RS, RA, FA, A and IA districts, and except for the construction of one single- family dwelling and accessory dwelling per lot. (b) Plan approval shall be required in all districts prior to the change of the following uses in existing buildings: (1) Residential to commercial use; (2) Warehouse and manufacturing to retail use. (c) Plan approval shall be required in all applicable districts prior to the construction or establishment of the following improvements and uses: (1) Bed and breakfast establishments as permitted under section 25-4-7. (2) Public uses, structures and buildings and community 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. (d) Plan approval shall be required in the RA and FA district prior to the construction or installation of any new structure or development, or of any addition to an existing structure or development which is to be used for minor agricultural products processing. (e) Plan approval shall be required in the A district prior to the development of any trailer park or major agricultural products processing facility. The director shall determine whether an agricultural products processing facility shall be considered major or minor at the time of building permit review, or earlier at the applicant's request. (f) Plan approval may be required as a condition of approval of any use permit, variance, or other action relating to a specific use, in which case the use or development so conditioned may not be established until plan approval has been secured. (g) Plan approval shall be required for the establishment of any aaricultural tourism activity, as permitted under section 25-4-15(b) " SECTION 4. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended by adding a new section to be designated section 25-2-75 and to read as follows: "Section 25-2-75 Plan approval application requirements for aaricultural tourism In addition to the application requirements for plan approval contained in section 25-2-72 an application for elan approval for aaricultural tourism operations shall include sufficient information to ensure the following_provisions aze met (1 A statement whether the o eration will allow visits b buses• ~2) Adequate off street parkins loadina/unloadin~ and turn-around space to accommodate all specified tour transportation modes including buses if they are allowed. shall be provided and shown on the site plan ~3) The subiect property must have an existine legal access to a public hiehwav which may be via a private road or easement and new driveways shall meet applicable county or state standards; (_4) New and existing facilities to be utilized principally for the aaricultural tourism 4 activity shall be clearly indicated on the plot plan and shall not exceed one thousand square feet in total area not including_parkine and vehicular accesses• and (5) Proof, acceatable to the director of income from agricultural activities and/or agricultural products orocessine or investment as required under section 25 4 15(d)!1)•" SECTION 5. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-75, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is renumbered and amended to read as follows: "Section 25-2-[~3] 76. Action on plan approval application. (a) The director may issue plan approval subject to conditions or changes in the proposal which, in the director's opinion, are necessazy to carry out and further the purposes of this chapter and the considerations contained in section 25-2-[7H] 77. (b) The director may only issue plan approval for a bed and breakfast establishment if the proposed use meets all of the conditions contained in sections 25-2-[~] 77 and 25-4-7, and if the operator of the bed and breakfast establishment provides all verification required under section 25-2-73. (c) The director may only issue plan approval for a telecommunication antenna or tower if the proposed use meets all of the conditions contained in sections 25-2-[7H] 77 and 25-4-12, and if the applicant provides all verification required under section 25-2-74. (d) The director may only issue plan approval for a temporary model home or real estate office if the proposed use meets all of the conditions in section 25-2-[76] 77 and 25-4-8. (e) The director shall render a decision to either approve or deny a plan approval application other than for an agricultural tourism facility within thirty days after acceptance of the application. If the director fails to render a decision within the thirty-day period, the application shall be considered approved without further certification by the director. For an agricultural tourism facility the department shall conduct a site inspection prior to issuine plan approval, and the director shall render a decision to either approve or deny a plan ap royal application within sixty days after acceptance of the application If the director fails to render a decision within the sixty-day period the application shall be considered approved without further certification by the director. " SECTION 6. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-76, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended by renumbering its title to read as follows: "Section 25-2-[7b] 77. Review criteria and conditions of approval." SECTION 7. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-77, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended by renumbering its title to read as follows: "Section 25-2-[~] 78. Construction in conformity with plan approval" SECTION 8. Chapter 25, article 2, division 7, section 25-2-78, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended by renumbering its title to read as follows: "Section 25-2-[78] 79. Appeal of a plan approval decision." SECTION 9. Chapter 25, article 4, division 1, Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), is amended by adding a new section to be designated section 25-4-15 and to read as follows: "Section 25-4-15. Aericultural tourism. "(a) Aericultural tourism is permitted as an accessor use to ~ricultural processing facilities in the CG, CDH, CV, CN, ML MG and MCX districts (b) Aericultural tourism is permitted as an accessorv use to aericultural activities and agricultural processing facilities in the A FA IA RA and APD districts subiect to plan approval and in conformance with section 25-4-15(d) ~) Aericultural tourism activities in A FA IA RA and APD districts that do not conform to section 25-4-15(d) shall obtain a special permit in the state land use agricultural or rural districts, or a use permit in the state land use urban district (d) Aericultural tourism operations shall comply with the following regulations• (1) The aericultural activity or aericultural products processin facility must have a minimum of $10,000 in verifiable gross sales exclusive of any income from ~ricultural tourism activities or any other non-agricultural activities for the year precedine the commencement of the aericultural tourism activity or in the case of a new aericultural activity or aericultural products processin fg acility, provide evidence to the director's satisfaction that sufficient investment has been made in the planting of crops acquisition of livestock or construction of agricultural products processing facilities that the aericultural activity or agricultural processine facility will achieve the minimum required gross sales• (2) Agricultural tourism activities shall not commence prior to 8.00 a m or continue past 6:00 p.m. daily (3) The agricultural tourism operation shall have a maximum of thirty thousand visitors annually; (4) All visitor and employee parkin loadine/unloadine and vehicular turn-around areas shall be located off-street; (5) The total area of spaces, including covered decks lanais tents or canopies and gazebos, whether newly constructed or within existine structures to be utilized principally for the aericultural tourism activity but not including arking and vehicular access areas, shall not exceed one thousand square feet• (6) Gross revenues from agricultural tourism shall not exceed the Bross revenues of the associated aericultural activity and/or aericultural products processing facility includine revenues from adiacent parcels under the same ownership except where it can be demonstrated to the director's satisfaction that the Bross agricultural products/processingincome is less than fifty percent of the total income due to unforeseen environmental or economic conditions for not more than two consecutive years, or, in the case of a new agricultural activity or ~ricultural products processine facility that sufficient investment has been made so that it is reasonable to proiect that the operation's Bross revenues from agricultural tourism will not exceed 50% of Bross revenues and provided further, that the sale of all items which include aericultural products grown or processed by the associated aericultural activity or aericultural processing facility shall be included in the gross revenues of the associated agricultural activity or aericultural processing facility (7) Sales of agricultural products Brown on the island of Hawaii and processed ~ricultural products where the main ineredient was grown on the island of Hawaii shall be allowed as part of the aericultural tourism operation Incidental sales of non-agricultural promotional items including but not limited to coffee mues tee shirts etc shall be permitted provided• (A) The items are specifically promotional to the site's agricultural activities and/or product: and ~B) The Bross revenues from the sale of non-agricultural promotional items shall be included with the gross revenues from the aericultural tourism activities' (8) Agricultural tourism in the A, FA, IA, and RA districts shall not include weddings, parties, restaurants, schools, catered events or overnight accommodations unless allowed by special permit or use permit• and (9) Annual events that promote an agricultural industrv or agricultural area and organized on anot-for-profit basis, are permitted in the A FA IA RA and APD districts without plan approval. (e) Anv agricultural tourism activity that is not in compliance with the regulations under section 25-4-15(d) or appropriately permitted as provided by section 25-4-15(c) shall be considered illegal under this chapter unless otherwise noted herein if) Anv agricultural tourism activity in the A IA FA RA or APD districts existing prior to the effective date of this section and conforming to the standards contained in section 25- 4-15(d) and that has not received nlan approval may continue such use for twelve months following the effective date of this ordinance After this date continued use without having received plan approval shall be considered illegal under this chapter ~ Anv agricultural tourism activity in the A IA FA RA or APD districts that does not conform to the standards in section 25-4-15(d) and which has not previously received a special permit or use Hermit for such activity may continue such use for twelve months following the effective date of this ordinance and if an application for a special permit or a use permit has been received and accepted within the twelve month eriod may continue such use until final action has been taken on the application After twelve months from approval of this ordinance or denial of the application, whichever occurs later continued use shall be considered illeeal under this chanter (h) Anv aericultural tourism activity that is currently operated under a special permit may continue to operate under the terms and conditions of the special Hermit or apply to void the special permit and, if the Hermit is voided operate under the standards of section 25 4 15(d) (i) An aericultural tourism activity that obtains plan approval but becomes non compliant with the standards of sec. 25-4-15(d) because of an increase in the number of visitors shall apply for a special permit, but may continue to overate until a final decision is made on the special permit application. (i) An aericultural tourism activity which has received lap avproval shall submit financial records to the director on reauest to verify comvliance and shall maintain a count of visitors which shall be furnished to the director on request (k) The director may use observations of visitor arrivals includin bus traffic in estimative whether an aericultural tourism activity complies with sec 25 4 15(d)(3) and may require that an activity allowed with plan ap royal apply for a special permit based on such observations. In that case the activit ma continue until a final decision is made on the s ecial ermit." SECTION 10. Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, subsection 25-4-51(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to required number of parking spaces, is amended to read as follows: "(a) The number of parking spaces for each use shall be as follows: 10 (1) Agricultural tourism: one for each three hundred square feet of Bross floor area used principally for the agricultural tourism activity but not fewer than three spaces, plus bus parking if buses are allowed. [(~] ~ Bed and Breakfast establishments: one for each guest bedroom, in addition to one for the dwelling unit. [(~j] ~ Bowling alleys: four for each alley. [f~] ~) Commercial uses, including retail and office uses in RCX, CN, CG, CV, MCX, V, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area, [(-0~] ~) Day care centers: one for each ten care recipients of design capacity or one for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. [(3}] ~) Dwellings, multiple-family: one and one quarter for each unit. [f~l L) Dwellings, single-family and double-family or duplex: two for each dwelling unit. [(-~}] ~) Funeral homes and mortuaries: one for each seventy-five square feet of gross floor area. [(-i8j] (9) Golf courses: four for every hole. [(-9)] ~ Hospitals: one for each bed. [(~] ~ Hotels and lodges: (A) For hotel guest units without a kitchen, one for every three units; (B) For hotel guest units with a kitchen, one and one quarter for each unit. [f-~] ~) Industrial uses in ML, MG, MCX, RA, FA, A and IA districts: one for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area. 11 [{~j] ~) Laundromats, cleaners (coin operated): one for every four machines. [(~] ~ Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities: one for each two hundred Square 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. [(~] ~ Meeting facilities, including churches: one for each seventy-five square feet of gross floor area. [(~5] ~ Nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and homes for the elderly: one for every two beds. [(~] ~i_ Parks: as determined by the director. [(i-~] ~) Recreation facilities, outdoor or indoor, other than herein specified: one for Each two hundred square feet of gross floor area, plus three per court (racquetball, tennis or similar activities). [(~S~] ~ Rooming and lodging houses, religious, fraternal or social orders having sleeping accommodations: one for each two beds. [(~9] ~) Schools (elementary and intermediate): one for each twenty students of design capacity, plus one for each four hundred square feet of office floor space. [(~9)] ~) Schools (high, language, vocational, business, technical and trade, wllege): One for each ten students of design capacity, plus one for each four hundred square feet of office floor space. [(~] ~) Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls: one for every four seats. [(~}] S23) Swimming pools (community): one for each forty square feet of pool area. 12 [(~] ~ Warehouse and bulk storage establishments where there is no trade or retail traffic: one for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area. SECTION 11. Chapter 25, article 5, division 5, subsection 25-5-52(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to permitted uses in residential and agricultural districts (RA districts), is amended to read as follows: "(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the RA district: (1) Adult day care homes. (2) Agricultural products processing, minor, provided that the site or buildings used for such processing, shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any street bounding the building site. Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25 4 15 [(~] ~ Animal hospitals. [f¢)] ~ Aquaculture. [f~}} ~ Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental stations, arboretums, floriculture; and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants. [E~3] ~ Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code. [f~] ~ Crop production. [fS}} ~ Dwelling, single-family, one per building site. [f93} (~ Family child care homes. [f~} ~ Group living facilities. 13 [(f-1}} ~ Kennels, provided that the building site is a minimum of five acres in area and the structures are located at least one hundred feet away from any lot line. [(}2}} ~ Livestock production (excluding pigs), provided that: (A) The requirements of the department of health are met; (B) Approval of the director is obtained; and (C) Any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run, barn, shed, stable, house, hutch, or other enclosure for the keeping of any permitted animal shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any lot line. [(4-3}} ~ Parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open area recreational facilities. [(~4}} ~ Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11. [(~} ~ Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. [(~} ~ Stables, commercial or boarding, provided that the building site is a minimum of five acres in area and the structures are located at least one hundred feet away from any lot line. [(-1~}} ~ Telecommunications antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. [(~8j} ~ Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. [(-19~} ~ Veterinary establishments." SECTION 12. Chapter 25, article 5, division 6, subsection 25-5-62(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to permitted uses in family agricultural districts (FA districts), is amended to read as follows: 14 "(a) The following uses shall be permitted in FA districts: (1) Agricultural products processing, minor, provided that the azea or buildings used for such processing, shall be located a[ least seventy-five feet from any street. (~ Agricultural tourism as oermitted under section 25-4-15 [(~] ~ Animal hospitals. [(~)] ~ Aquaculture. [(4-)] ~ Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants. [(~] ~ Campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open area recreational facilities; where none of the recreational features are entirely enclosed in a building. [~) ice] (7) Cemeteries and mausoleums as permitted under Chanter 6, article 1 of this Code t;~~~] (8) Cron vroduction. [fS3] ~ Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-67(b). [(~] (~ Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-67(b) and (c). [(~] ~ Game and fish propagation. [f~-)] (~ Group living facilities. [(~] {~ Kennels. 15 [(~] ~ Livestock, grazing; provided that any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run, barn, shed, stable, house, hutch, or other enclosure for the keeping of any permitted animals shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any lot line. [(~4~] ~ Public uses and structures, necessary for agricultural practices. [(~] ~ Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of buildings or sites of historic or scenic interest. [(~§)] ~ Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables. [f~] ~ Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. [(-~8j] ~ Telecommunications antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. [(~9~] ~ Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. [f~3] ~~ Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, and livestock grazing. [(~] ~ Veterinary establishments." SECTION 13. Chapter 25, article 5, division 7, subsection 25-5-72(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to permitted uses in agricultural districts (A districts), is amended to read as follows: "(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the A district: (1) Agricultural parks. (2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor. Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25 4 15 [(~] ~ Animal hospitals. 16 [f4}] ~ Aquaculture. [E~] ~ Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants. [E~3) ~ Campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open area recreational facilities, where none of the recreational features are entirely enclosed in a building. [f~] (~ Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under [chapter] chanter 6, article 1 of this Code. [Eg3] L2 Crop production. [(~] 10 DweIling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-77(b). [E~] ~ Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-77(b} and (c). [(mil-}] ~} Fertilizer yards utilizing only manure and soil, for commercial use. [(~] (~ Forestry. [f~] {14) Game and fish propagation. [(~-)] ~ Group living facilities. [f~] ~ Kennels. [f~] ~ Livestock production, provided that piggeries, apiaries, and pen feeding of livestock shall only be located on sites approved by the State department of health and the director, and must be located no closer than one thousand feet away from any major public street or from any other zoning district. [fl-~}] 1~8} Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices. 17 [(J-8~] 19 Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of building or sites of historic or scenic interest. [(~9~] 20 Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables. [(~] 21 Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. [(~1-}] 22 Telecommunication antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. [(22)] 23 Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. [f~] 24 Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, livestock grazing and livestock production. [(~] ~ Veterinary establishments. [(~] ~ Wind energy facilities." SECTION 14. Chapter 25, article 5, division 8, subsection 25-5-82(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (June 2005 Edition), relating to uses permitted within intensive agricultural districts (IA districts), is amended to read as follows: "(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the IA district: (1) Agricultural parks. (2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor. Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25 4 15 [(~] ~ Aquaculture. [f~7 ~ Cemeteries, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code. [E~] ~ Crop production. [(b)] ~ Farm dwellings, as permitted under sections 25-5-87(b) and (c). 18 [f~] ~ Forestry. [f~l ~ Livestock production, provided that piggeries, apiaries and pen feeding of livestock shall not be closer than one thousand feet to any major road or to any district other than the A district on building sites approved by the State department of health and the director. [E9~] ~ Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices. [(~] ~ Telecommunication antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. [E~3] ~ Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11." SECTION 15. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 16. In the event that any portion of the ordinance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other parts of this ordinance. SECTION 17. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. Introduced by: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: 19