HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2026-04 BIL 126 Draft 01 2024-2026COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
ORDINANCE NO.
STATE OF HAWAI`I
BILL NO. 126
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLES 1, 3, 5, AND 7, OF THE
HAWAPI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAFI:
SECTION 1. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding definitions to be appropriately inserted in
subsection (b) and to read as follows:
Co -working and innovation hub" means an establishment where office space,
supplies, amenities, and other related services are shared among multiple businesses or
individuals."
Creative media space" means a facilitv used for the production of creative media
including film, television, graphic design, website development, video games, and other
digital content, or for the instruction of skills, techniques, methods, and processes used
therein. Creative media spaces typically include, but need not have, a sound stage,
audiovisual recording and editing equipment, and office space."
Cultural enterprise" means an establishment primarily involved in the creation,
display, and sale of arts, crafts, music, performances, activities, and educational
experiences related to the cultural heritage of Hawaii."
SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 3, section 25-3-2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
Section 25-3- 2. Designation of special districts.
The special zoning districts of the County shall consist ofthe following:
1) Kailua Village design commission (article 7, division 1).
2) CDH, Downtown Hilo commercial district (article 7, division 2).
3) UNV, University district (article 7, division 3).
4) PD, Project districts (article 6, division 4).
5) APD, Agricultural project districts (article 6, division 5).
6) PVD, Pahoa Village Design district (article 7, division 4).
7) DPC, Downtown Pahoa commercial district (article 7, division )_"
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SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 4, division 1, section 25-4-15, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:
a) Agricultural tourism is permitted as an accessory use to agricultural processing
facilities in the CG, CDH, CV, CN, ML, MG, [and] MCX, and DPC districts."
SECTION 4. Chapter 25, article 4, division 1, section 25-4-17, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:
b) Meeting facilities, which may include special events, are permitted:
1) In the RCX, V, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG, [and] CDH, and DPC districts,
provided that the director has issued plan approval;
2) In the RA, FA, and A districts, provided a use permit or a special permit is
obtained; and
3) In the IA district, provided a special permit is obtained."
SECTION 5. Chapter 25, article 4, division 5, section 25-4-59.2, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
Section 25-4-59.2. Exceptions to the off-street parking and loading
requirements.
The off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall not apply to
the following:
W M Non-residential uses located within that area in the City of Hilo, bounded by
Kino`ole Street, Ponahawai Street, and an imaginary straight line extension of
Ponahawai Street into Hilo Bay and Wailuku River[.];
b)] (2) Dwelling units with a maximum density of one thousand square feet of land
area per unit or less, within that area in the City of Hilo, bounded by Kino`ole
Street, Ponahawai Street, and an imaginary straight line extension of
Ponahawai Street into Hilo Bay and Wailuku River[.];
e)] ((3) That area immediately fronting either side of that portion ofthe Hawaii Belt
Highway which runs from the real property designated as tax map key no: 7-
9-7-66 to the real property designated as tax map key no: 7-9-9:22, in
Kainaliu, North Kona[.], and
T 852-1B*o-m cncz aistfiet hayiag a total AFRA of than seventhousand
five squaredrehundfee h....e F ,.««Dzh.... Village Read.Read. hetween
and
Duuau Viullagv Deadt, provided that any lot ,eated through « .el PenSelid-
Fitian diae.. fiat result in ., !at haying a total area ..C....yen th,. ,7 five 2
re;vide off street parking in asea ranee with the requirement.,; Rfthi";
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4) Any property wholly within the DPC district, extent as may be otherwise
required by plan approval."
SECTION 6. Chapter 25, article 7, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended) is amended by adding a division to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
Division . Downtown Pahoa Commercial District.
Section 25-7- Purpose and applicability.
a) The DPC (downtown Pahoa commercial) district is established to:
1) Encourage a dynamic town where environment, culture, commerce, and
community coexist harmoniously;
2) Support diverse economic development, with an emphasis on locally -owned
businesses;
3) Celebrate the historical and cultural heritage ofPahoa in alignment with
applicable design guidelines of the PVD district:
4) Enhance the quality of life of residents and visitor experiences through
improved infrastructure and amenities;
Provide opportunities for recreation, dining, cultural practices, creative
activities, education, business and commercial services, and community
programs in a safe and walkable built environment; and
6) Promote housing availability and community -driven economic growth
b) The zoning requirements of this district shall not ba applicable to any parcel, unless
wholly within the PVD district.
DPC."
1) Adult day care homes.
2) Agricultural products processing, minor.
3) Agricultural tourism, as permitted under section 25-4-15.
4) Amusement and recreation facilities. indoor.
5) Apiaries.
6) Art galleries.
7) Automobile service stations.
8) Bakeries.
9) Bars and cocktail lounges.
10) Boarding facilities. rooming or lodging houses.
Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental
stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of
1pants.
12) Breweries, distilleries, and alcohol manufacturing facilities.
13) Broadcasting stations or studios (radio and television).
14) Business services.
15) Car washing, provided that the facilities are not detrimental to the character of
the district.
16) Catering establishments.
17) Co -working and innovation hubs.
18 Creative media spaces.
19 Cultural enterprises.
20 Display rooms for products sold elsewhere.
21 Dwellings, double -family or duplex, with a minimum density of five hundred
square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit.
22 Dwellings, multiple -family, with a maximum density of five hundred square
feet of land per rentable unit or dwelling unit.
23 Dwellings, single-family.
24) Family child care homes.
25) Farmers markets.
26) Financial institutions.
27) Food manufacturing and processing facilities.
28 Group living facilities.
29) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13.
30 Hospitals, old age, nursing and rest homes.
31 Ice storage and dispensing facilities.
32 Laundries other than those utilizing steam cleaning equipment, provided that
facilities are not detrimental to the character of the district.
Manufacturing_ processing and packaging, light, provided that the activities
are not detrimental to the character of the district.
34) Medical clinics.
35 Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section
25-4-17.
36) Modeling agencies.
37) Museums and libraries.
38) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar
neighborhood recreational areas and uses.
Offices.
40) Personal services.
u Photography and art studios.
Printing and publishing, including print shops and publishing houses, and
digital media production studios.
43 Public uses and structures, as permitted in section 25-4-11.
44 Repairs establishment, minor.
45 Restaurants.
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46) Retail establishments, provided that they are not detrimental to the character
of the district.
47) Schools, business.
Schools, photography, art, music, dance or other similar studios or academies.
Schools, vocational.
Special events.
51 Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer, and other products essential to
agriculture production.
Theaters, auditoriums and indoor sports arenas.
53 Wholesaling and distribution operations.
Residential uses in connection with the operation of any permitted use shall be
permitted in the DPC district.
c) Buildings and uses normally considered accessory to the above uses shall also be
permitted in the DPC district.
Section 25-7- Height limit.
The height limit in the DPC district shall be thirty feet.
Section 25-7- . Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the DPC district shall be seven thousand five
hundred square feet.
width of fifty feet.
Section 25-7- . Minimum yards.
Front, rear, and sides: none, except as required by plan approval."
SECTION 7. 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 8. Severability. If any provision ofthis ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does 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 severable.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
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Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 sf Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 710
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IN DUCED BY:
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