The following land use categories are established for this development plan.
(a) Residential. Residential areas are for single-family detached residences, duplexes, and other types of low-density cluster or common-wall housing apartments.
(b) Low-density apartment. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, low-density apartment areas are for low-rise, low-density multi-family residential structures.
(c) Medium-density apartment. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, medium-density apartment areas are for mid-rise, medium-density multi-family residential structures.
(d) High-density apartment. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, high-density apartment areas are for high-rise, high-density multi-family residential structures.
(e) Commercial. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, commercial areas are principally for business or commercial activities, in contrast to other types of economic activities. Limited accessory uses directly related to the principal uses may also be permitted, but only on the same lot and not as a principal use.
(f) Industrial. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, industrial areas are principally for processing, construction, manufacturing, transportation, wholesaling, storage and similar economic activities. Accessory or supporting activities that directly enhance the viability of the principal activities may also be permitted.
(g) Resort. Except as otherwise specified in the special provisions of each development plan, resort areas provide a full range of facilities and services for visitors. The term “visitor unit” as used in the special provisions includes hotel rooms and resort condominiums, as well as other accommodations which are located in resort designated areas and reserved for visitor use. The principal use in resort areas shall be hotels and apartments. Accessory or supporting uses which enhance the viability of the principal use may also be permitted.
(h) Agricultural. Agricultural areas are those areas suitable for crop growing, grazing and the raising of livestock, flower gardening, nurseries or orchards, aquaculture, or similar activities. This classification also includes areas surrounded by or contiguous to such lands but not well suited to agricultural or accessory activities due to topography, soils, or similar constraints, and areas otherwise identified by the city as implementing related general plan objectives and policies. In such areas, uses complementary to agricultural uses may be permitted.
(i) Public and quasi-public. Public and quasi-public areas include those areas designated for general governmental activities; schools, colleges, and universities; airports, harbors, bus yards and other terminals; major health care facilities; major utility plants and substations; landfill sites, corporation yards, and maintenance yards of public agencies; religious, social, and social service institutions; and other public services.
(j) Parks and recreation. Parks and recreation areas include all public parks and recreational facilities, including beach parks, playgrounds, playfields, district parks, botanical gardens, zoos, golf courses, and pedestrian malls as well as privately owned or operated, or both, park and recreational facilities which are provided as integral parts of developments.
(k) Preservation. Preservation areas include the following types of land:
(1) Lands necessary for protecting watersheds, water resources, and water supplies;
(2) Lands necessary for the conservation, preservation, and enhancement of sites with scenic, historic, archaeologic, or ecologic significance;
(3) Lands necessary for providing and preserving park lands, wilderness and beach reserves, and for conserving natural ecosystems of endemic plants, fish, and wildlife, for forestry and other related activities to these uses;
(4) Lands having an elevation below the maximum inland line of the zone of wave action; and marine waters, fish ponds, and tide pools of Oahu unless otherwise designated on the development plan land use map;
(5) All offshore and outlying islands of Oahu unless otherwise classified;
(6) Lands with topography, soils, climate, or other related environmental factors that may not be normally adaptable or presently needed for urban, rural, or agricultural use;
(7) Lands with general slopes of 20 percent or more which provide for open space amenities or scenic values, or both;
(8) Lands susceptible to floods and soil erosion, lands undergoing major erosion damage and requiring corrective attention by the State or federal government, and lands necessary to the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the public by reason of soil instability or the lands’ susceptibility to landslides or inundation, or both, by tsunami and flooding;
(9) Lands used for national, State, or city parks; or
(10) Lands suitable for growing of commercial timber, grazing, hunting, and recreation uses, including facilities accessory to such uses when such facilities are compatible with the natural physical environment.
(l) Military. Military areas are enclosed by a dashed line and include all lands used for military and military support purposes. Other land uses shown within the dashed line reflect the detailed plans of the military for lands under their control. Such uses are indicated for informational purposes only and do not alter the development plan land use policy designation of military for these lands. Upon its release from the federal government, land designated military must receive a new appropriate land use designation through the development plan amendment process.
(m) Residential emphasis mixed-use. Housing shall be the predominant type of development. Commercial uses may be limited to those which generally serve residents in the surrounding community. Commercial uses may be located on the first two floors within structures and, where appropriate, shall be clustered to encourage convenient pedestrian shopping activities.
(n) Commercial emphasis mixed use. Commercial uses may be the predominant type of development. Where appropriate, the ground floor may be designed primarily for commercial uses which support establishing a new or maintaining an existing pedestrian-oriented environment. Housing may also be provided.
(o) Commercial-industrial emphasis mixed use. Commercial and light industrial uses may be the predominant type of development. Where appropriate, the ground floor may be limited to commercial or light industrial uses, or both. Housing may also be provided.
(p) Resort mixed use. Resort uses which provide a full range of facilities and services for visitors shall be the predominant type of development. The resort mixed use designation shall be confined to the Waikiki special area as defined in § 21-9.80.2. The term “visitor unit,” which is used in the special provisions, includes hotel rooms and resort condominiums, as well as other accommodations which are located in resort mixed use designated areas and reserved for visitor use. Resort mixed use areas shall permit hotel, visitor unit, apartment, housing, and commercial uses. The LUO shall establish appropriate requirements, which may include limits on the various land uses permitted within the resort mixed use areas, to prevent over-commercialization and excessive development of hotels and other visitor units.
(Sec. 32-1.3, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 1, § 24-1.3) (Am. Ords. 90-5, 92-143)