Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article and the Primary Urban Center development plan.
Charter. The Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973, as amended.
City. The City and County of Honolulu.
Council. The city council of the City and County of Honolulu.
County. The City and County of Honolulu.
Department or Department of Planning and Permitting. The department of planning and permitting of the City and County of Honolulu.
Development. Any public improvement project, or any public or private project requiring a zoning map amendment.
Development Plan or Sustainable Communities Plan. A plan document for a given geographic area which consists of conceptual schemes for implementing and accomplishing the development objectives and policies of the general plan for the several parts of the City and County of Honolulu.
Director. The director of planning and permitting.
Environmental Assessment and EA. A written evaluation prepared in compliance with the environmental quality commission’s procedural rules implementing HRS Chapter 343 to determine whether an action may have a significant environmental effect.
Environmental Impact Statement and EIS. An informational document prepared in compliance with the environmental quality commission’s procedural rules implementing HRS Chapter 343, and which discloses the environmental effects of a proposed action, effects of a proposed action on the economic and social welfare of the community and State, effects of the economic activities arising out of the proposed action, measures proposed to minimize adverse effects, and alternatives to the action and their environmental effects.
Finding of No Significant Impact and FONSI. A determination based on an environmental assessment that the subject action will not have a significant effect and, therefore, will not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
Functional Plan. The public facility and infrastructure plans prepared by public agencies to further implement the vision, policies, principles, and guidelines set forth in the Primary Urban Center development plan.
General Plan. The general plan of the City and County of Honolulu as defined by Charter § 6-1508.
Hawaii Revised Statutes or HRS. The Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended.
Planning Commission. The planning commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
Project Master Plan. A conceptual plan that covers all phases of a development project. The project master plan shall be that portion of an EA or EIS which illustrates and describes how the project conforms to the vision for the Primary Urban Center, and the relevant policies, principles, and guidelines for the site, the surrounding lands, and the region.
Revised Ordinances of Honolulu or ROH. The Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021, as amended.
Significant Zone Change. A zone change which involves at least one of the following:
(1) Any change in zoning of 10 or more acres to a low-density residential district from a less-intensive zoning district;
(2) Any change in zoning of two or more acres to a medium- or high-density residential (multi-family or apartment) district from a less-intensive zoning district;
(3) Any change in zoning of five or more acres to a resort, commercial, industrial, or mixed use zoning district from a less-intensive zoning district; or
(4) Any development which would have a major social, environmental, or policy impact, or major cumulative impacts due to a series of applications in the same area.
Special Area. A designated area within the Primary Urban Center development plan area that requires more detailed planning efforts beyond what is contained in the Primary Urban Center development plan.
Special Area Plan. A plan for a special area.
Unilateral Agreement. A conditional zoning agreement made pursuant to the city’s land use ordinance as part of the process of enactment of an ordinance for a zone change that imposes conditions on a landowner’s or developer’s use of the property.
Vision. The future outlook for the Primary Urban Center region extending out to the year 2025 and beyond that entails creation of an urban growth boundary, an open space network to protect and enhance the region’s natural, cultural and scenic resources, livable neighborhoods with a range of housing choices, a balanced transportation system to facilitate mobility, and the provision of adequate infrastructure and community facilities to meet the Primary Urban Center’s future needs.
(1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 2, § 24-2.1) (Added by Ord. 04-14)