(a) All zone change applications relating to land in the Koolau Poko SCP area will be reviewed by the department of planning and permitting for consistency with the general plan, the Koolau Poko SCP, and any applicable special area plan.
(1) The director shall recommend either approval, approval with changes, or denial. The director’s written review of the application will become part of the zone change report that will be sent to the planning commission and the city council.
(2) A project master plan must be part of an EA or EIS for any project involving 10 acres or more of land. The director shall review the project master plan for its consistency with the Koolau Poko SCP.
(3) Any development or phase of development already covered by a project master plan that has been fully reviewed under this article will not require a new project master plan; provided that 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 August 24, 2017*, then a subsequent project master plan will not be required for the development.
(b) Projects that involve a significant zone change will be required to submit an EA to the department of planning and permitting before an application for a zone change being accepted. Any development or phase of a development that has already been assessed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), HRS Chapter 343 (Hawaii 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, will not be subject to further EA or EIS requirements under this chapter, unless otherwise required by NEPA or HEPA.
(c) The department shall review the EA. Based on review of the EA, the director shall 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 may be initiated.
(e) Zone changes must be processed in accordance with this section, Section 5.6 of the Koolau Poko SCP, and Chapter 21.
(1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 6, § 24-6.7) (Ord. 17-42)
Editor’s note:
* “August 24, 2017” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance” and “enactment of this ordinance.”