HAR §15-215-43. §15-215-43 Architectural standards

(a) Balconies, galleries, and arcades shall be made of concrete, painted wood or metal. (b) For building facades and elevations in the [T3 general urban,] T3 mixed-use, T4 [urban center] general urban, and T5 urban center [high intensity] transect zones, a change of exterior texture and material should be accompanied by a change in plane; provided, however, glazing and spandrel glass is exempt from this provision. (c) Fences, walls, and hedges [may be constructed or installed to a height of six feet in any side yard or rear yard and to a height of three feet in any portion of a front yard or a side yard that faces a thoroughfare] other than retaining walls: (1) Height shall be as follows: (A) Within front and side yards facing a main street or street: four feet. (B) Within side and rear yards that are not facing a street: six feet; (C) Within a required yard, walls and fences for public utilities may be constructed up to eight feet in height, and may be topped with security wire to a total height of ten feet. (D) Within required yards, fences located on land dedicated for agricultural use may be up to ten feet in height. (E) Outside of required yards: ten feet, except where taller fences or walls are needed to meet the venue requirements of a specific sport; (2) Fence materials shall be as follows: (A) Fences [in] within front yards or side yards facing a [thoroughfare] street shall be painted or constructed out of a decorative material compatible with the materials of the principal building; and (B) Chain link or barbed wire fences and exposed cinder block walls are 215-48 prohibited within front yards abutting any boulevard, avenue, or main street; (3) Retaining walls shall be constructed out of masonry or stone or another equally durable material; and (d) Lighting: (1) Entrances, arcades and passageways shall be illuminated; (2) Courtyards, passageways, roof gardens, corner plazas, and other landscaped areas shall provide pedestrian-scaled, tamper- proof lights; (3) [Lighting] Exterior lighting sources shall be constructed or installed so that [light] the bulb is fully shielded to prevent upward or horizontal light trespass, and that light is aimed downwards and does not spill over to abutting properties; [and] (4) Exterior lighting shall emit light at a correlated color temperature no greater than 3,000 degrees Kelvin; and (5) Architectural details may be accented through lighting. (e) Roofs: (1) Roofs may be accessible and may be used as roof decks, gardens, balconies or terraces; (2) Roofs shall either be finished with light colors for reflectivity or incorporate landscaping; and (3) Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be clustered away from the edge of the building and either painted to match the roof top or located behind a parapet wall or enclosed in a roof top mechanical equipment enclosure so that it is not visible from a thoroughfare, historic or public buildings. (f) Service functions (T3 [general urban,] mixed-use, T4 general urban [center], and T5 urban center [high intensity] transect zones): (1) Utilities, service elements, recycling and trash elements shall be located off alleys (if applicable), or in structured parking garages where they exist. Alternatively, they may be located at least ten feet behind the facade of a principal building and 215-49 screened from view from a thoroughfare other than an alley or service street, with a hedge, landscaping, low wall, or fence; (2) Prohibited materials for constructing recycling or trash enclosures include: chain link, fencing with slats or mesh screen, cinderblocks, or unpainted wood; (3) Utilities and service elements that are visible from thoroughfares other than alleys shall not be visually intrusive and shall be incorporated in the building structure through use of the following strategies: (A) Burying [the] underground or screening utilities and service elements [underground;], as feasible; (B) Constructing a utility room to enclose the utilities and service elements; (C) Screening the utilities and service elements behind the building; or (D) Clustering the utilities and service elements on the roof within a mechanical equipment enclosure; and [(4) Recycling or trash enclosures shall be of a similar material and color with the principal building.] (g) Signage[. All signs shall be in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations administered by the city and county of Honolulu, as provided for in the city and county of Honolulu’s land use ordinance, as it may be amended from time to time.]: (1) Except as otherwise provided, signs shall conform to the current "B-2 Community Business District" sign regulations of the city and county of Honolulu land use ordinance, as it may be amended from time to time. The city and county of Honolulu shall be responsible for processing of sign permits, enforcement of the land use ordinance provisions, and administering appeals and variances relating to signs. (2) Where possible, exterior signage should be in the two official languages of Hawaiʻi, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and English. (h) Windows: 215-50 215-51 (1) Highly-reflective and mirrored [glass materials] glazing are prohibited; [and] (2) [Visible light transmission level of windows on the ground floor shall be seventy per cent or greater and on all other floors the visible light transmission level shall be fifty per cent or greater.] (i) Storefronts and windows for retail: (1) Applicability. This subsection applies to existing or newly proposed principal buildings used or intended to accommodate the commercial or retail uses along major boulevards, avenues, or streets in the T3, T4, and T5 transect zones, and within the Saratoga main street frontage overlay zone; (2) Street front elements shall have active commercial, retail, or usable public use space; (4) At least sixty per cent of a retail thoroughfare front element shall be transparent glazing, to allow views into the store; (5) All principal entrances shall be located along the thoroughfare or a thoroughfare- facing courtyard, rather than from a parking area, alley, or another point within the interior of a block; (6) Display windows shall be used on the ground floor and on upper floors of retail space; and (7) Building facades and side elevations shall accommodate signage for ground floor retail tenants. (8) Windows shall have the highest reasonably possible visible light transmission level, while still complying with the state energy code or other government requirements, including those for solar heat gain coefficients; and (9) Applicants shall submit, for the executive director’s review and acceptance, all window specifications for commercial and retail buildings that propose reducing the window visual light transmission level below 215-52 seventy per cent at ground level and fifty per cent for all other floors. (j) Hawaiian Sense of Place. The architectural design of new development in the Kalaeloa CDD shall contribute to the district as a Wahi Hoʻokela, Center for Excellence, by promoting and fostering a Hawaiian sense of place. (1) Physical manifestations of the Hawaiian sense of place may include, but are not limited to, traditional Hawaiian motifs, local building materials, and native landscaping. (2) Applications for improvement and development permits shall include the following materials: (A) A written narrative explaining how the proposed design exhibits a Hawaiian sense of place; and (B) Illustrative diagrams that describe the physical features, elements, and characteristics the proposed development will employ to exhibit a Hawaiian sense of place. [ Eff 10/27/12; am and comp ] (Auth: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)