(a) Significant projects. Projects involving demolitions and exterior repairs or alterations which adversely change the character or visual appearance of a structure or site on the Hawaii register of historic places and the national register of historic places shall be considered as significant projects.
(b) Nonsignificant projects. The following projects shall be considered as nonsignificant:
(1) Nonconforming expansion or replacement of uses and structures;
(2) Reestablishment of a nonconforming use;
(3) Joint precinct and joint parcel developments;
(4) Projects containing multiple-family dwellings;
(5) Projects in industrial services precinct abutting or fronting on mixed-use precinct; and
(6) All projects within the public use precinct.
(c) Exempt. The following projects shall be exempted from the requirement to obtain a development conformance certificate:
(1) Demolitions, except for structures and sites on the Hawaii register of historic places and the national register of historic places;
(2) All interior repairs or alterations;
(3) All exterior repairs or alterations, except for those which conflict with the objectives of this article;
(4) Signs; and
(5) All other projects not classified as significant or nonsignificant.
(Sec. 21-13B.7, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 21, Appendix 21-F, § 21-F.7)