(a) All zone change applications relating to land in the Ewa Development Plan area will be reviewed by the department for consistency with the general plan, the Ewa Development Plan, and any applicable special area plan.
(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 25 acres or more of land. The director shall review the project master plan for its consistency with the Ewa Development Plan.
(3) Any development or phase of 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 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 July 22, 2013,* then a subsequent project master plan shall not be required for the development.
(b) Projects which involve a significant zone change shall be required to submit an environmental assessment to the department of planning and permitting before an application for a zone change being accepted. Any development or phase of a development which has already been assessed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), HRS Chapter 343 (Hawai’i Environmental Policy Act, HEPA), 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 unless otherwise required by NEPA or HEPA.
(c) The EA shall be reviewed by the department. Based on review of the EA, the director will determine whether an EIS will be required or whether a FONSI may be issued.
(d) If an EIS is required, the EIS must be accepted by the director before a zone change application shall be initiated.
(e) Zone changes shall be processed in accordance with this section, Section 5.4 of the Ewa Development Plan, and Chapter 21.
(1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 3, § 24-3.7) (Added by Ord. 13-26)
Editor’s note:
* “July 22, 2013” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”