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THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3: ADDITIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 5: SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT, AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NON-CIVIL-SERVICE OFFICERS
TITLE II: TAXATION AND FINANCES
CHAPTER 6: FUNDS, FEES, AND LOAN PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7: RESERVED
CHAPTER 8: REAL PROPERTY TAX
CHAPTER 8A: TAXATION OF TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9: BOTANICAL GARDENS
CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 11: CHILD CARE
CHAPTER 12: ANIMALS AND FOWLS
CHAPTER 13: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE IV: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15A: REGULATIONS OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15B: PUBLIC TRANSIT
TITLE V: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES
CHAPTER 16: BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 16A: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B: BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 16C: BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 18: FEES AND PERMITS FOR BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SIDEWALK CODES
CHAPTER 18A: GRADING, SOIL EROSION, AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 19: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 20: FIRE CODE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TITLE VI: LAND USE
CHAPTER 21: LAND USE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 21A: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 23: STATE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 24: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER 25: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
CHAPTER 26: SHORELINE SETBACKS
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 29: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 30: WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 31: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 32: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
CHAPTER 33: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 33A: IMPACT FEES FOR TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN EWA
TITLE VII: BUSINESS
CHAPTER 34: REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 35: INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW JOBS
CHAPTER 36: COMMON CARRIERS
TITLE VIII: PROPERTY
CHAPTER 37: REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CHAPTER 38: LEASE AND RENTAL OF CITY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING FEES
CHAPTER 39: MAXIMUM ANNUAL RENEGOTIATED LEASE RENT
CHAPTER 40: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
TITLE IX: PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 41: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
CHAPTER 43: SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS
PARALLEL REFERENCES
TABLES
§ 21-3.140-1 Industrial-commercial mixed-use district uses and development standards.
(a)   Within the industrial-commercial mixed-use district, permitted uses and structures shall be as enumerated in Table 21-3.
(b)   Within the industrial-commercial mixed-use district, development standards shall be as enumerated in Table 21-3.5.
(c)   Additional development standards.
(1)   Density. For purposes of this subdivision, uses marked by a superscript 2 in Table 21-3 will be considered “commercial uses.” The maximum FAR for a zoning lot is as follows:
 
Maximum FAR
Provided the following minimum FAR, in aggregate, of the total floor area on the zoning lot is devoted to permitted “noncommercial” principal uses
1.5
0.00
2.0
0.5
2.5
0.75
 
Except a maximum 2.5 FAR with no limit for floor area devoted to commercial uses will be applicable to zoning lots of 10,000 square feet or less in areas that were of record on June 14, 1993, or to zoning lots within any technology park so designated in Chapter 24 if a unilateral agreement that includes limitations on the permitted uses in the technology park has been recorded pursuant to § 21-2.80.
(2)   Transitional height setbacks.
(A)   Where a zoning lot adjoins a zoning lot in a residential, A-1 or AMX-1 district, the residential district height setback will be applicable at the buildable area boundary line of the adjoining side of the IMX-1 zoning lot (see Figure 21-3.5).
(B)   Where a zoning lot adjoins a zoning lot in an A-2, A-3, AMX-2, AMX-3, or resort district, no portion of a structure may exceed 40 feet in height along the buildable area boundary line on the adjoining side of the IMX-1 zoning lot; provided that additional height will be permitted if the additional height is set back 1 foot from the buildable area boundary line for each 10 feet in height or fraction thereof. This setback must be a continuous plane from the top of the structure to the beginning of the additional height (see Figure 21-3.5).
(3)   Height setbacks. Any portion of a structure over 40 feet in height must have additional height setbacks as follows:
(A)   For each 10 feet of additional height or portion thereof, an additional one-foot setback must be provided; and
(B)   The additional setback must be a continuous plane from the top of the structure to the height of 40 feet above grade (see Figure 21-3.3).
(1990 Code, Ch. 21, Art. 3, § 21-3.140-1) (Added by Ord. 99-12; Am. Ords. 17-40, 17-55)
Table 21-3.5
Industrial and Industrial Mixed-Use Districts Development Standards
Development Standard
District
I-1
I-2
I-3
IMX-1
Table 21-3.5
Industrial and Industrial Mixed-Use Districts Development Standards
Development Standard
District
I-1
I-2
I-3
IMX-1
Minimum lot area (square feet)
7,500
7,500
7,500
5,000
Minimum lot width and depth (feet)
60
60
60
50
Yards (feet):
Front1
10
5
0
5
Side and rear
02
02
02
03
Maximum building area (percent of zoning lot)
80
However, the building area may be increased to include all of the buildable area of the zoning lot; provided that all structures beyond the designated 80% building area shall:
a.   Provide a minimum clear interior height of 18 feet;
b.   Contain no interior walls, except for those between a permitted use and a special accessory office; and
c.   Provide a minimum distance of 40 feet between interior columns and other structural features
Maximum density (FAR)
1.0
2.5
2.5
1.5—2.5 see § 21-3.140-1(c)
Maximum height (feet)
40
per zoning map
Height setbacks
per § 21-3.130-1(c)
per § 21-3.140-1(c)
1   Except for necessary access drives and walkways, all front yards shall be landscaped. Where a zoning lot adjoins a residential, apartment, apartment mixed-use, or resort district and forms a continuous front yard, the lot or the first 100 feet of the lot (whichever is less) shall conform to the front yard requirements for the dwelling use of the adjoining district (see Figure 21-3.6).
2   Where the side or rear property line of a zoning lot adjoins the side or rear yard of a zoning lot in a residential, apartment, apartment mixed-use, or resort district, there shall be a side or rear yard that conforms to the side or rear yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district. In the I-3 district only, this yard shall be not less than 15 feet. In addition, see § 21-4.70-1 for landscaping and buffering requirements.
3   Where the side or rear property line of a zoning lot adjoins the side or rear yard of a zoning lot in a residential, apartment, apartment mixed-use, or resort district, there shall be a side or rear yard that conforms to the side or rear yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district.
 
(Added by Ord. 99-12; Am. Ord. 03-37)
FIGURE 21-3.1
HEIGHT SETBACKS (P-2 AGRICULTURAL AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS)
(Added by Ord. 99-12)
FIGURE 21-3.2
HEIGHTS ON SLOPING LOTS (COUNTRY DISTRICTS)
(Added by Ord. 03-37)
FIGURE 21-3.3
A-2, A-3, AMX-2, AMX-3, B-2, BMX-3, AND IMX-1 DISTRICT HEIGHT SETBACK
(Added by Ord. 17-55)
FIGURE 21-3.4
RESORT DISTRICT HEIGHT SETBACK
FIGURE 21-3.5
TRANSITIONAL HEIGHTS (BUSINESS, BMX, IMX, AND ALL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS)
(Added by Ord. 17-55)
FIGURE 21-3.6
FRONT YARDS (B-2, BMX-3, BMX-4, IMX, AND ALL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS)
FIGURE 21-3.7
STREET SETBACKS ( I-2 AND I-3 DISTRICTS)
(Added by Ord. 17-55)
FIGURE 21-3.8
FRONT YARD (BMX-4 DISTRICT)
FIGURE 21-3.9
65 DEGREE ANGLE HEIGHT LIMIT (BMX-4 DISTRICT)
(Added by Ord. 99-12)
FIGURE 21-3.10
HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
(Added by Ord. 03-37)