(a) All zone change applications relating to land in the Primary Urban Center development plan area will be reviewed by the department of planning and permitting for consistency with the general plan, the Primary Urban Center development plan, and any applicable special area plan provisions.
(1) The director will recommend either approval, approval with changes, or denial. The director’s written review of the application shall become part of the zone change report which will be sent to the planning commission and the city council.
(2) A project master plan shall be part of an EA or EIS for any project involving a significant zone change. The director shall review the project master plan for its consistency with the Primary Urban Center development plan.
(3) Any development or phase of a development already covered by a project master plan which has been fully reviewed under this article shall not require a new project master plan, provided the director of planning and permitting determines that the proposed zone change is generally consistent with the existing project master plan for the affected area.
(4) If a final EIS has already been accepted for a development, including one accepted before June 21, 2004,* then a subsequent project master plan shall not be required for the development.
(b) For projects which involve a significant zone change, an environmental assessment shall be submitted to the department of planning and permitting. Any development or phase of a development which has already been assessed under the National Environmental Policy Act, HRS Chapter 343, ROH Chapter 25, or this article, and for which a FONSI has been filed or a required EIS has been accepted, shall not be subject to further EA or EIS requirements under this chapter.
(c) The environmental assessment will be reviewed by the department of planning and permitting. Based on review of the environmental assessment, the director will determine whether an environmental impact statement will be required or whether a FONSI may be issued.
(d) Zone changes shall be processed in accordance with this section, Section 5.5 of the Primary Urban Center development plan, and all applicable requirements under ROH Chapter 21.
(1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 2, § 24-2.7) (Added by Ord. 04-14)
Editor’s note:
* “June 21, 2004” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”