Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article.
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.
Director. The director of the department of planning and permitting.
Environmental Assessment or EA. A written evaluation prepared in compliance with the environmental council's procedural rules and regulations implementing Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 343 to determine whether an action may have a significant environmental effect.
Environmental Impact Statement or EIS. An informational document prepared in compliance with the procedural rules and regulations of the environmental council established in HRS § 341-3(c) for the implementation of 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 or 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 and guidelines set forth in the Koolau Loa SCP.
General Plan. The general plan of the city as defined by Charter § 6-1508.
Koolau Loa SCP. The Koolau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan attached to Ordinance 21-1 as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.
Planning Commission. The planning commission of the city.
Project Master Plan. A conceptual plan that covers all phases of a development project. The project master plan describes how the project conforms to the vision for Koolau Loa, and the relevant policies and guidelines for the site, the surrounding lands, and the region.
Significant Zone Change. A zone change that involves at least one of the following:
(1) Changes in zoning of 10 or more acres of land to any zoning district or combination of zoning districts, excluding preservation or agricultural zoning districts;
(2) Any change in zoning of more than five acres to an apartment, resort, commercial, industrial, or mixed-use zoning district; or
(3) Any development that 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 Koolau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan area that requires more detailed planning efforts beyond what is contained in the Koolau Loa SCP.
Special Area Plan. A plan for a special area.
Unilateral Agreement. A conditional zoning agreement made pursuant to ROH § 21-2.80 or any predecessor or successor provision that imposes conditions on a landowner or developer's use of the property at the time of the enactment of an ordinance for a zone change.
Vision. The future outlook for the Koolau Loa region extending out to the year 2035 and beyond, which seeks to preserve the region's overall rural character and its natural, cultural and scenic resources. Some growth in housing and related support services is envisioned to support the planned expansion of the Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Nevertheless, the future of the Koolau Loa region is to remain country, characterized by small towns and villages with distinctive identities that exist in harmony with the natural settings, defined by mountain ridges and scenic open spaces.
(1990 Code, Ch. 24, Art. 7, § 24-7.1) (Added by Ord. 21-1)