HAR §15-215-47. Parking and loading

(a) Applicability. This section applies to all new buildings and additions and renovations of existing buildings that increase the existing floor area by twenty-five per cent or more[.] and where parking is provided. There are no minimum parking space requirements in the Kalaeloa community development district. (b) Access. Driveway access for parking shall be a minimum of fifty-five feet from an intersection measured from the edge of the right-of-way. (c) Curb cuts for T3 [general urban zone,] mixed-use, T4 general urban [center zone], and T5 urban center [high intensity zone] zones shall be as follows: (1) The number of curb cuts shall be minimized along boulevards and avenues, to the maximum practicable extent. Shared alleys, access drives and arrangements are encouraged to reduce the need for new curb cuts; (2) [Maximum width of new curb cuts shall be twenty-five feet for a two-way driveway and twelve feet for a one-way driveway, except that driveways for front yard houses and all other detached dwellings shall be no more than ten feet in width; and] Driveway aprons shall follow city and county of Honolulu standards, based on the nature of development (such as residential, apartment, or business); and (3) Curb cuts shall be setback a minimum of twenty-two feet from adjacent properties. Lots with less than one hundred linear feet of frontage are exempt from this provision. (d) Placement. Parking location shall conform with standards set forth in Figure [1.9 (parking),] 9 (parking placement), dated [September 2012,] November 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter. Parking lots and structures shall not front a public 215-57 open space or major thoroughfare without a liner building containing active ground floor uses, such as retail or commercial spaces. For multi-story parking structures, the liner building shall be at least twenty-one feet tall or the height of the structure, whichever is less. [(e) Quantity: (1) Required number of off-street parking spaces is as follows: Off-Street Parking Uses Requirements Detached dwellings, live-work, and duplexes: two per unit plus one per one thousand square feet of floor area over 2,500 square feet; Multi-family dwelling six hundred square feet or less: 0.9 per unit; Multi-family dwelling greater than six hundred square feet: 1.25 per unit; Group homes, care, convalescent and nursing home: 0.9 per four patient beds, dwelling units, or lodging units; Commercial, clinics, administrative and all other uses: one per four hundred fifty square feet of floor area; 215-58 Restaurants and bars, and dance-nightclubs: 0.9 per three hundred square feet of eating or drinking area, plus 0.9 per twenty-five square feet of dance floor area, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of kitchen or accessory area; Group assembly: 0.9 per three hundred square feet of assembly area or 0.9 per ten fixed seats, whichever is greater; Religious facilities and theaters: 0.9 per every five fixed seats or fifty square feet of general assembly area, whichever is greater; Day-care center: 0.9 per ten enrolled capacity; Educational facilities that are at the elementary and intermediate level: 0.9 for each twenty students of design capacity, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of office floor area; Educational facilities that are at the high school level, language, vocational, business, technical, trade, college, or universities: 0.9 for each ten students of design capacity, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of office floor area; 215-59 Industrial: one per nine hundred square feet of floor area; and (2) When there is uncertainty as to requirements for a proposed use, the executive director will review the proposed use and determine its applicable off-street parking requirements; (3) When computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the number of spaces required shall be rounded to the nearest whole number; (4) Every twenty-four inches of pew or bench area provided in a religious facility or other place of assembly shall be counted as seats for the purpose of determining requirement for off-street parking; (5) At least fifty per cent of required parking spaces shall be standard sized parking spaces; and (6) When a building includes uses incidental or accessory to a principal use, the executive director shall determine the total number of required spaces on the basis of the parking requirements for the use that creates a larger parking demand. (f) Shared parking: (1) Due to the mixed-use nature of the Kalaeloa CDD and the differing peaks associated with different uses, the same parking facility may be utilized by a variety of users throughout the day. This can reduce the total number of parking spaces needed to serve the peak parking demand of the Kalaeloa CDD. The executive director may authorize shared parking based upon a finding that adequate parking or loading spaces will be provided; (2) Required parking may be adjusted downward, without the need for a variance, according to the shared parking factor of Figure 1.9 (parking), dated September 2012, made a part 215-60 of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter; and (3) Parking required by the rules for an individual project shall be located within 1,200 feet of the project site, within or outside the Kalaeloa CDD by covenant, lease, license or other arrangement to the satisfaction of the executive director. (g) On street. Marked on-street parking shall count towards required parking when the on-street parking is adjacent to the lot or within two hundred feet of the lot. (h) Aisle] (e) Where parking is provided, the following aisle and space dimensions[:] shall apply: (1) Each standard parking space shall be no less than 8.5 feet wide and eighteen feet long; and [(2) Each compact parking space shall be no less than 7.5 feet wide and sixteen feet long and shall be marked as a compact space; and (3)] (2) Ingress and egress aisles shall be provided to a thoroughfare and between parking bays. Minimum aisle widths for parking bays shall be: (A) Parking at 0 – 44 degrees: 12 feet; (B) Parking at 45 — 59 degrees: 13.5 feet; (C) Parking at 60 – 69 degrees: 18.5 feet; (D) Parking at 70 – 79 degrees: 19.5 feet; (E) Parking at 80 – 89 degrees: 21 feet; and (F) Parking at 90 degrees: 22 feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a parking angle of ninety degrees, the minimum aisle width may be reduced by one foot for every six inches of additional parking space width above the minimum width, to a minimum aisle width of nineteen feet. [(i) Design:] (f) Where parking is provided, the following design guidelines shall apply: [(1) Tandem parking and hydraulic lifts are permitted in parking facilities used for residential purposes, when both spaces are utilized by a single dwelling; 215-61 (2)] (1) Tandem parking, robotic parking systems, and hydraulic lifts are permitted in any [attended] parking facility; [(3) Storage is permitted above all parking spaces constructed in parking garages or in parking structures; (4) Robotic parking is permitted; (5)] (2) Any mechanical equipment for providing parking shall be visually screened from view at abutting thoroughfares by architectural or landscape treatments; [(6) High albedo concrete shall be used instead of asphalt in surface parking lots; and] (3) Strategies to minimize heat island effects shall be considered when desiging surface parking lots, such as the use of large tree canopies or high albedo materials; and [(7)] (4) All sources of illumination shall be shielded or incorporate full cut off fixtures to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises. [(j)] (g) Landscaping for surface lots located at grade: (1) Parking lot landscape requirements [are] include one canopy shade tree, of at least a two-inch caliper, per [twenty spaces with a minimum of one landscaped island for every ten spaces;] six spaces, or one canopy shade tree, of at least a six-inch caliper, per twelve spaces or majority fraction, unless obstructed by photovoltaic canopies; (2) Parking lots with five or more parking spaces must provide a minimum five-foot landscape strip when adjacent to any adjoining thoroughfare. The landscaping strip must contain a continuous screening hedge that is a minimum of thirty-six inches in height with plantings a maximum of eighteen inches on center. One canopy form tree, a minimum of two-inch caliper, must be planted in the landscape strip for each forty-five feet or major fraction of adjacent lineal street frontage. Canopy trees must be located in a planting area or tree well that is a minimum of nine 215-62 square feet in area. The minimum width of an area for a tree is three feet; [(2)] (3) Every other row of parking [shall include a landscaped median for the entire length of a bay. The entire length] shall be planted with large shade trees at least every forty-five feet[.] along the length of the bay, unless ostructured by photovoltaic canopies; [Where a tree planting island occurs the entire length of a bay, there shall be a minimum of one planting island every fifteen spaces and a minimum of one large shade tree every fifteen spaces in a tree planting island; and] Trees must be located in a planting area or tree well that is a minimum of twenty-five square feet in area. The minimum width of an area for a tree is five feet; (4) Landscaping and trees must be provided with a permanent irrigation system; (5) As an alternative to the above-described planter areas for trees, a tree box specifically designed to treat stormwater runoff may be used on a one-for-one basis in place of the landscaped area. Tree boxes must be approved for compliance with the rules related to stormwater quality; and [(3)] (6) Permeable surfaces for parking and maneuvering areas are permitted. [(k)] (h) Structures. Priority placement near entries, doors, elevators, or stairs within parking structures shall be given to parking for bicycles, car-shares, and plug-in electric vehicles. [(l)] (i) Loading: (1) The [following] loading space requirements in the table below shall apply: [Loading Space Requirements Uses Loading Requirements one two Floor Area (in square feet) [2,000] 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 20,000 215-63 Goods and services and industrial: three four one 20,001 - 40,000 40,001 - 60,000 Each additional 50,000 over 60,000 Civic, civic support and educational[,]: one two three one [5,000] 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 Each additional 100,000 over 100,000 Office: one two one 20,000 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 Each additional 100,000 over 100,000 Multi-family dwellings and lodging: one two one 20,000 - 150,000 150,001 - 300,000 Each additional 200,000 over 300,000] 215-64 Off-Street Loading Requirements (November 2025) Use or Use Category Floor Area (in square feet or number of units) Loading Space Requirements Commercial (except administrative and office) and industrial: 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 20,000 20,001 - 40,000 40,001 - 60,000 Each additional 50,000 over 60,000 one two three four one Civic and educational: 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 Each additional 100,000 over 100,000 one two three one Office: 20,000 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 Each additional 100,000 over 100,000 one two one Multi-family residential and lodging: 20,000 - 150,000 150,001 – 300,000 Each additional 200,000 over 300,000 one two one (2) Loading space requirements shall be provided within a building, lot, or alley. Loading spaces are prohibited in thoroughfares; (3) When only one loading space is required and total floor area is less than 5,000 square feet, the minimum horizontal dimensions of the space shall be 19 x 8-1/2 feet, and the 215-65 space shall have a vertical clearance of at least ten feet; (4) When more than one loading space is required, the minimum horizontal dimensions of at least half of the required spaces shall be 12 x 35 feet and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet. The balance of the required spaces shall have horizontal dimensions of at least 19 x 8-1/2 feet and vertical clearance of at least ten feet; (5) Each loading space shall be unobstructed and shall be arranged so that any vehicle may be moved without moving the other; (6) Adequate maneuvering areas and access to a street shall be provided and shall have a vertical clearance not less than the applicable height for the loading space; (7) All loading spaces and maneuvering areas shall be paved with an all-weather surface; (8) Where loading areas are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be shielded to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises; (9) Loading spaces for three or more vehicles shall be arranged so that no maneuvering to enter or leave a loading space shall be on any public street, alley or walkway; (10) Each required loading space shall be identified as such and shall be reserved for loading purposes; (11) No loading space shall occupy required off- street parking spaces or restrict access; and (12) An adjustment of up to fifty per cent of the required number of loading spaces may be allowed when such spaces are assigned to serve two or more uses of a single project jointly, provided that: (A) Each use has access to the loading zone without crossing any street or public sidewalk; and (B) The amount of loading spaces which may be credited against the requirements for the use or uses involved shall not 215-66 exceed the number of spaces reasonably expected to be available during differing periods of peak demand. [(m)] (j) Bicycle parking: (1) [Both] The provision of short-term bicycle parking and long-term bicycle parking shall meet the requirements set forth by the city and county of Honolulu land use ordinance, and be provided by the developer[;] or applicant; (2) [Bicycle] Short-term bicycle parking shall be provided within [four hundred] fifty feet walking distance of the principal entrance of the building; (3) Instructional signs, if applicable, shall be used to explain how to use the bicycle parking device and directional signage shall be installed when bicycle parking locations are not readily visible from entrances; and (4) [For use classifications not specifically mentioned, requirements will be determined by the executive director based on the most similar use listed, except that Figures BT.1 to BT.3, dated September 2012, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter, are exempt from bicycle parking requirements.] On-site bicycle storage shall meet the bicycle parking requirements of the city and county of Honolulu land use ordinance. [Eff 10/27/12; am and comp ] (Auth: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)