HAR §15-215-8. [Definition of terms

] Definitions. This subchapter provides definitions for terms in these rules that are technical in nature or that otherwise [may] might not reflect a common usage of 215-10 the term. If a term is not defined in this article, then the correct definition shall be determined in accordance with section 15-215-5 (rules of interpretation). The inclusion of specific examples in definitions does not imply, nor does it establish, the inherent right to implement those uses in any district where they are not listed in Figure 7 (land use), dated July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter. "Accessory building" means a building that is located on the same lot[,] as, but physically separated from, the principal building and is subordinate in size to the principal building[, which may include swimming pool house, recreational facilities, and gazebos;]. "Accessory dwelling" means a self-contained residential unit located on the same lot as a front yard house, side yard house, or duplex-triplex- quadplex, which is either attached to the principal building or in a separate structure[;]. "Accessory use" means a designation of land with approved uses that can legally operate on the lot, which may include both principal and accessory uses, providing that the accessory use is clearly incidental and subordinate to, and in support of, the principal use; as evidenced by the physical area occupied by each use, or by comparative intensity of practice. "Administrative" is a use classification which primarily involves uses pertaining to the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, government, or like activity, which may include ancillary services for office workers, such as a restaurant, coffee shop, or newspaper or candy stand[;]. "Agriculture" means agricultural activities, including agronomy, aquaculture, biotechnical agriculture, forestry, honey production, and similar uses, but not including a grocery store or the retail or wholesale of products[;]. ["Airport" means an area where fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and similar craft can take off and land, equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, hangars, facilities for refueling and repair, a control tower, accommodations for cargo and passengers, terminals, charter services, hangars, heliports, and helipads;] 215-11 "All-weather surface" means a four-inch base course with a two-inch asphalted concrete surface or a four-inch reinforced concrete pavement or any other similar materials as determined to be acceptable by the authority. These materials should combine the load-bearing characteristics, durability and level surface of asphalt and concrete. Grass block and grasscrete may be considered all-weather surfaces[;]. "Alley" means a narrow street or service lane located to the rear of lots providing access to service areas, parking, and accessory buildings and containing utility easements[;]. As generally defined in the city and county of Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual, as amended from time to time, alleys may also connect streets and can provide access to the backs of buildings and garages. Some are service alleys for deliveries and refuse collection. Alleys often do not have sidewalks; and "Alternative fuel station" is a use classification pertaining to the retail sale of non-petroleum based motor vehicle fuel source (including but not limited to, hydrogen, natural gas, and biofuel) to the public by direct delivery into the user’s vehicle. This may include incidental motor vehicle services such as supply of lubricants, compressed air, or water and washing. Sale of food, beverages and related items is permitted in conjunction with this use. "Arena" is a use classification which primarily consists of a large-scale indoor or outdoor facility accommodating spectator-oriented sports, concerts, [and] or other entertainment activities[;]. "Artisan or craft production" is a use classification which primarily involves the manufacturing and assembling of small products by hand, including but not limited to clothing, furniture, jewelry, pottery and other ceramics, small glass and metal art, [taxidermists] taxidermy, and craft products[;]. "Attic" means a portion of a building wholly or partly in the roof, so designated, arranged or built to be used for business, storage, recreation or habitation. Attic areas with a head room of less than seven feet shall not be included as floor area[;]. 215-12 "Authority" means the Hawaii community development authority as established by section 206E-3, HRS[;]. "Automobile rental or sales" is a use classification primarily engaged in the rental, leasing, or sales of new and used automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, and recreation vehicles and supplies, including storage of said vehicles[;]. "Automobile repair" is a use classification for the repair and maintenance services for motorcycles, passenger vehicles, and trucks of all sizes. Typical repair and maintenance activities pertain to the tire, body, auto glass, radiator, transmission, motor tune-up, vehicle upholstery, and mufflers. "Avenue" means [a pedestrian friendly, low-to- medium (thirty to thirty-five mph) urban thoroughfare, generally shorter in length than boulevards, serving access to abutting land.] a street of moderate to high vehicular capacity and low to moderate speed acting as a short distance connector between urban centers and boulevards. Avenues serve as primary pedestrian and bicycle routes and [may] typically serve local transit routes. Avenues [usually] may provide curb parking[;]. Avenues may also be defined as follows: (1) Avenues, as generally defined in the city and county of Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual and as amended from time to time, typically have two to four travel lanes. Avenues may have landscaped medians. Avenues should have bike lanes or protected bike lanes. (2) Avenues are generally equivalent to: (A) Frontage streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu Subdivision Rules and Regulations, as amended from time to time; or (B) Minor arterials and collectors, as defined in the federal functional roadway classification system, as amended from time to time. "Aviation" is a use classification which primarily involves any area of land or water which is used or intended to be used, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which 215-13 are used or intended to be used, for airport buildings or other airport-related facilities located thereon. "Awning" means a canopy that is supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building[;]. "Bed and breakfast" is a use classification in which overnight accommodations are provided to guests for monetary compensation, for periods of less than thirty consecutive days, in the same detached dwelling as that occupied by an owner, lessee, operator or proprietor of the detached dwelling[;]. "Bicycle lane" means a dedicated lane for cycling within a [moderate-speed] vehicular thoroughfare, demarcated by striping[;]. "Block" means the aggregate of lots, passageways, public spaces, and alleys bounded on all sides by thoroughfares[;]. "Boulevard" means [a pedestrian friendly, [low- speed (thirty-five mph or less) divided thoroughfare designed to carry both through and local traffic, pedestrians and bicycles. Boulevards may be high ridership transit corridors. Curb parking may be allowed on boulevards;] a street designed for high vehicular capacity and moderate speed, traversing an urbanized area. Boulevards may also be defined as follows: (1) As defined in the city and county of Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual and amended from time to time, boulevards generally have four or more travel lanes. Boulevards serve as primary transit routes and may be equipped with bus lanes. Boulevards should have bike lanes or protected bike lanes. Boulevards may have side access lanes that buffer sidewalks and buildings from through traffic. Boulevards with landscaped medians are also called parkways; and (2) Boulevards are generally equivalent to: (A) Major streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu Subdivision Rules and Regulations and amended from time to time; or (B) Principal arterials as defined in the federal functional roadway 215-14 classification system, as amended from time to time. ["Build to] "Build-to line" means a location [from which] where the [principle] principal vertical plane of the [elevation] street-facing building facade must be erected, and is generally parallel to, the frontage line. The [build to] build-to line dimension is the distance from the lot line to the [build to] build-to line[;]. Build-to lines are measured from the property line or proposed right-of-way line at street frontages. Where a build-to line is specified as a single dimension, the building front may be placed within twelve-inches behind the build-to line. Where a build-to-line is specified as a range, the building facade may be located within that zone, subject to frontage occupancy requirements. The area between the property line and the build-to-line or zone is considered the required front yard. "Building" means any [permanently anchored structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy;] enclosed structure with a roof and walls. "Building face" means the building elevation closest to and facing the abutting thoroughfare; "Building type" means a form-based classification that describes a particular type of building in terms of scale and design. See Figures BT.1 to [BT.9,] BT.10, dated [September 2012,] July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter[;]. "Campground" is a use classification which means the use of tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile camping equipment, or cabins, for temporary recreational purposes, with limited permanent facilities. "Civic" is a use classification which primarily involves uses that foster community interaction and citizen participation in civic activities such as: meeting halls or clubhouse, conference centers, cultural facilities, public or government facilities[,] including but not limited to police or fire stations, libraries, [religious facilities, and theaters;] and educational facilities. Ancillary commercial uses, such as eating and drinking 215-15 establishments, and retail functions, are allowed to support the primary civic use. "Commercial" means the term collectively defining workplace, office, and retail functions[;]. "Complete street" means a street that adheres to the legal framework established by the provisions of Section 264-20.5, Hawaii Revised Statues (Act 54 Session Laws of Hawaii 2009) and Ordinance 12-15, city and county of Honolulu, and the Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual, as amended from time to time. "Conference center" is a use classification for facilities primarily used or intended to be used to host conferences, exhibitions, large meetings, seminars [and] or training sessions[;], excluding facilities used primarily for private parties or social events with no training or educational purpose. ["Consulate" is a use classification for facilities primarily used or intended to be used by staff and consul, an official appointed by a foreign government representing the interests of citizens of the appointing country;] "Cultural facilities" is a use classification for establishments such as museums, art galleries, botanical [and zoological] gardens, [and] or other facilities of a historic, [an] educational, or cultural interest[;]. "Curb" means the edge of the vehicular pavement that may be raised or flush to a swale and is usually incorporated into a drainage system[;]. "Dance-nightclub" is a use classification pertaining establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in conjunction with a dance floor accompanied by prerecorded or live music[;]. "Day-care center" is a use classification which primarily involves non-medical care for [fifteen] seven or more children or adults in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a twenty- four-hour basis. May include pre-schools, infant centers, [and extended day care] senior day-care, or extended-day care facilities[;]. 215-16 "Decision-maker" means the person or entity charged with reviewing a particular permit or development approvals[;]. ["Detention center" is a use classification for a facility primarily used or intended to be used for pretrial detainees, persons arrested who cannot make bail, persons being held without bail until their trials, and felons and misdemeanants who have been sentenced to less than one year of incarceration or jail;] "Developable area" means the area within the lot lines of a lot or series of lots, excluding setback areas[;]. "Developer" means a private person or an entity who has legal rights to perform or cause to be performed any [man-made] human-made change over, upon, under, or across improved or unimproved real property within the Kalaeloa CDD[;]. "Developer's proposal to develop lands under the authority's control" as used in section 206E-5.6, HRS, shall mean and include: (1) Any permit application filed by any private person or entity seeking the authority's approval for a [development;] development project; or (2) An improvement project on lands owned by the authority[;]. "Development" means [and includes any human-made change over, upon, under, or across improved or unimproved real property, performed on a lot greater than 40,000 square feet within the Kalaeloa CDD. Development shall not include a project consisting of a change in use or interior renovations only;] the construction of a new building or other structure on a development lot, the relocation of an existing building on another development lot, or the use of a tract of land for a new use. "Development permit" means and includes a permit approved and issued by the authority authorizing any [development;] development project. "Development project" means and includes construction and site improvements, including new floor area, that totals thirty-five thousand and one square feet or more. 215-17 "Disposition" means the placement of a building on its lot[;]. "Dog park" is a use classification for a park that is identified by signage as available for off-leash dog activity. The space may be enclosed by perimeter fencing, defined by park elements such as topography, landscaping or pathways or a combination of elements to separate the off-leash area from nearby roadways. "Driveway" means a vehicular lane within a lot, often leading to [a garage;] vehicular storage or loading area. "Dwelling" means one or more rooms providing complete living facilities for one family, including kitchen facilities or equipment for cooking, and including a room or multiple rooms for living, sleeping, toileting, bathing, and eating[;]. ["E-cycling" is a use classification for facilities primarily used or intended to be used for the dismantling, processing and reassembly of electronic materials into new products (such as computer parts); separate from recycling collection facilities. Stockpiling of chemical and hazardous materials exceeding reasonable dismantling and processing time shall not be allowed;] "Educational facilities" is a use classification which primarily involves public or private instruction or education, such as kindergarten; elementary, middle, or junior high school; high school; college; [or universities;] university; or vocational school. "Eating and drinking establishments" is a use classification for businesses, such as restaurants and bars, kiosks, and food trucks, that prepare and serve food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, for on-premises and off-premises consumption; "Electric vehicle charging station" means a parking space or area with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. "Eleemosynary organization" means a society, association, or corporation primarily engaged in religious, charitable, educational, scientific, literary, or other benevolent purposes, whose charter or other enabling act contains a provision that, in the event of dissolution, [the land] any assets owned 215-18 by such society, association, or corporation shall be distributed to another society, association, or corporation engaged in religious, charitable, educational, scientific, literary, or other benevolent purposes[;]. "Elevation" means an exterior wall of a building [not along a frontage line;]. "Encroachment" means any structural or architectural element that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into a setback, into the pedestrian zone, or above a height limit[;]. "Exceptional tree" means a tree that by reason of age, rarity, location, size, aesthetic quality, endemic status or historical and cultural significance is designated by the county arborist committee as worthy of preservation, pursuant to the city and county of Honolulu exceptional tree ordinance. See the revised ordinances of Honolulu, chapter [41, article 13] 40, article 8 – protective regulations for exceptional trees [including the register of exceptional trees;], as it may be amended from time to time. "Executive director" means the executive director of the Hawaii community development authority; "Facade" means the exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line[;]. "Farmer's market" is a use classification for facilities primarily used or intended to be used for an occasional or recurring market held in an open area or in a structure where sellers offer for sale to the public such items as fresh produce, seasonal fruits, fresh flowers, arts and crafts items, and food and beverages dispensed from booths located on-site[;]. "Floor area" means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a [building, including interior balconies and mezzanines,] structure, excluding unroofed areas, measured from the exterior [face] faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of [a wall separating two structures. Floor area shall include the area of roofed porches or lanai having more than one wall and of accessory structures on the same lot. Stairwells, elevator shafts, parking facilities and loading spaces, including their driveways, shall be excluded;] party 215-19 walls dividing a structure. The floor area of a structure, or portion thereof, that is not enclosed by exterior walls, is the area under the covering, roof, or floor above that is supported by posts, columns, partial walls, or similar structural members, that define the wall line. Floor area excludes: (1) Parking structures, including covered driveways and accessways, porte cocheres, and parking attendant booths; (2) Attic areas with head room less than 7 feet; (3) Basements; (4) Lanais; (5) Projections such as sunshade devices and architectural embellishments that are decorative only; (6) Areas covered by roofing treatment to screen rooftop machinery only; and (7) Areas underneath rooftop solar panels or unsupported building overhangs, provided the area is not otherwise enclosed. "Floor area ratio" or "FAR" means the ratio of total building floor area to the total land area of the zoning lot, and is expressed as a per cent or decimal. Where rounding of numbers is necessary to determine floor area ratio, the nearest one-hundredth shall be used. Multiplying the permissible floor area ratio by the lot area of the zoning lot determines the maximum floor area permitted. "Freight or base yard" is a use classification for a lot primarily used or intended to be used for the distribution of goods, storage or maintenance of equipment. Freight containers shall be stacked no more than four containers high[;]. "Frontage" means the area between a building [elevation] facade and [the vehicular lanes,] a thoroughfare, inclusive of its built and planted components. Frontage is divided into two components: private frontage and public frontage[;]. "Frontage line" means a lot line bordering a public frontage[;]. "Frontage occupancy" means the minimum length of the principal frontage that must contain a building street front element. See Figures 5 (site development standards) and [Figure 1.8] 8 (building placement and encroachments), both dated [September 2012,] 215-20 July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter[;]. "Frontage type" means a form-based classification that describes a particular type of building face in terms of scale and architectural features. Frontage types facilitate pedestrian access to the principal entrance of a building[;]. "Furnishing area" means the transition between the pedestrian throughway and the edge of the vehicular pavement. The furnishing area provides space for roadside appurtenances such as street trees, planting strips, street furniture, public art, sidewalk cafes, sign poles, signal and electrical cabinets, fire hydrants, bicycle racks [and] or bus shelters[;]. "Gas station" is a use classification which primarily involves the retail sale of motor vehicle fuel and lubricants to the public by direct delivery into the user's vehicle and may include incidental motor vehicular services such as tire repair, battery charging, brake adjustment, motor tune-up and washing. Sale of food, beverages and related items is permitted in conjunction with a gas station; "Grade" means the slope of a road, street, or other public way specified in percentage terms[;]. "Green screen" is a landscaping device meant to conceal or buffer one use from another using living plant material. Green screens are usually deployed along the boundaries of parking garages and lots to conceal them from public view. "Green infrastructure” means methods of stormwater management that allow stormwater to infiltrate, to be treated by vegetation or by soils, or to be stored for reuse. Green infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, pervious paving, bioretention basins, vegetated swales, and cisterns. "Ground elevation" means the highest finished grade along the perimeter of the building[;]. "Group home" is a use classification which primarily involves the use of any single-family residence or dwelling unit for a group residence where residents pay a fee or other consideration to the group home operator in return for residential accommodations. A group home includes a boarding home, a rooming house, as well as a group residence 215-21 for the elderly, or mentally or physically disabled or handicapped persons, or other persons in need of care and supervision[;]. "Hawaii revised statutes" or "HRS" means the Hawaii Revised Statutes[;]. "Heavy industrial" is a use classification for industrial plants primarily engaged in manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials and products, primarily from extracted or raw or recycled materials. Uses in this classification generally are characterized by, among other things, truck traffic or outdoor storage of products, materials, equipment or fuel. Typical uses include battery manufacturing, welding, water softening plants, plating, ready-mix concrete plants, trucking terminals, [and] or distribution facilities for commercial package services. Heavy industrial use [in] is not permitted in the Kalaeloa CDD[;]. "Height" means the vertical dimension of a building, interior space or other structure measured from the base at finish grade to the top or highest point[;]. "Historically or culturally significant site[s]" means any [lot] property (site, location, facility, building, structure, setting, or object) that is: (1) Listed or eligible to be listed on the Hawaii or national register of historic places [, pursuant to HRS]; or (2) [Designated in the KMP as being significant in the history or prehistory, architecture, culture, or development of the Kalaeloa CDD or a tangible, historic or cultural linkage between Kalaeloa of the past and of the present;] A building, structure, object, district, area, or site, including heiau and underwater site which meets the definition of a historic property in section 6E-2, HRS, as it may be amended from time to time. "Home occupation" is a use classification which primarily involves work-related activities carried out in a dwelling unit for monetary gain by a resident. Home occupation is considered an accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit[;]. 215-22 "Hospital" is a use classification which primarily consists of institutions providing health services, primarily for inpatients and medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, including related facilities as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices[;]. "Hotel" is a use classification for a building or group of buildings containing rooms [connected together, constituting] that constitute an independent living unit. A hotel generally includes a lobby, clerk's desk or counter with twenty-four-hour clerk service and facilities for registration [and] or keeping of records relating to hotel guests[;]. "Improvement permit" means and includes a permit approved and issued [by the executive director authorizing any] for an improvement project[;]. "Improvement project" means and [includes any man-made change over, upon, under, or across improved or unimproved real property performed on a lot of 40,000 square feet or less within the Kalaeloa CDD;] includes: (1) Construction and site improvements, including new floor area, that total thirty- five thousand square feet or less; (2) Exterior alterations, excluding ordinary repairs and maintenance covered by a rules clearance or renovation permit; or (3) Demolition of an existing structure. "Indoor recreation" is a use classification which primarily involves participant sports conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, pool halls, indoor ice or roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor batting cages, and health or fitness clubs; "Interior balcony" means a balcony that does not project from the face of the building on which it is located. "Kalaeloa community development district" or "Kalaeloa CDD" means the community development district established by section 206E-193, HRS; "Kalaeloa master plan" or "KMP" means the long- range plan for the Kalaeloa CDD approved by the Governor on [August 23, 2006;] . 215-23 ["Kalaeloa sustainability guidelines" or "KSG" means the development provisions established to promote an environmentally sensitive and energy efficiency district. Provisions in the KSG are recommended, but not compulsory;] "Kennel and veterinary care" is a use classification for services, including office and indoor medical treatment facilities, for the routine examination, medical or surgical treatment and care of domestic household pets generally with overnight boarding facilities for pets in care. Includes kenneling of animals, allowing for the grooming, keeping, boarding or maintaining of four or more dogs (four months of age or older), or four dogs or cats for sale in pet shops, or patients in animal hospitals[;]. "Lanai" means an accessory area to a dwelling or lodging unit, with one or more sides permanently open to the exterior except for a railing or parapet not exceeding four feet in height[, with such open side or sides constituting at least twenty-five per cent of the perimeter thereof. Lanais are]. A lanai is accessible solely from the dwelling or lodging unit to which it is appurtenant [and may either be recessed elements with a roof continuous with the building roof, or they may be protruding elements added on to the face of a building;]. As provided in the definition of "floor area" in section 15-215-8 above, lanais less than twenty per cent of interior floor area are excluded from floor area calculations. "Land use" means a designation of land with approved uses that can legally operate on the lot; "Land use ordinance" or "LUO" means the land use ordinance adopted by Ordinance No. [86-96] 99-12 of the city and county of Honolulu[;], also referred to as Chapter 21 of the revised ordinances of Honolulu, as it may be amended from time to time. "Landscaping" means site areas containing plants and vegetative growth (such as trees, shrubs, groundcover, and similar) along with non-plant [decorative] elements (such as stone, pavers, water features, ornate tiles, art, and similar)[;]. "Large lot" means a lot or collection of contiguous lots equal to or greater than 140,000 square feet[;]. 215-24 "Large utility installation" means the building plant, works, utility line, tower, transmitter, relay, receiver, pedestal or other equipment used to make or deliver a utility product, commodity or service, including renewable energy generation systems. ["Leadership in energy and environmental design" or "LEED" means is an ecology-oriented building certification program that concentrates its efforts on improving performance across five key areas of environmental and human health: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials selection, sustainable site development, and water savings;] "Light industrial" is a use classification which involves repair and manufacturing, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including but not limited to processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, [and] packaging of such products, warehousing, and [incidental] storage and distribution of such products or parts, but excluding basic industrial processing as classified under heavy industrial. Typical uses include but are not limited to distribution, packaging, warehousing, food processing, apparel and furniture manufacturing, machine shops, and motor vehicle repair and servicing[;]. ["Limousine or taxi facility" is a use classification that primarily consists of facilities used or intended to be used for dispatching limousines or taxi cabs and where vehicles are kept while not in use;] "Live-work" is a use classification for a mixed- use unit which is occupied or intended to be occupied by a business operator who lives in the same structure that contains the commercial activity or industry[;], including but not limited to retail sales. "Local street" means a street which provides access to abutting properties and typically serves local traffic only. Local streets are generally equivalent to minor streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu subdivision rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. Local streets can also be known as sub-collectors or access streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu Subdivision Standards, as amended from time to time. 215-25 "Lodging" is a use classification for a structure or structures in which people are temporarily housed; which [typically include] includes but is not limited to hotel, motel, [and] or bed and breakfast facilities[;]. "Long-term bicycle parking" means a place to secure bicycles for eight to twenty-four consecutive hours. Long-term bicycle parking can be provided through bicycle lockers, bicycle racks in enclosed areas, or space within a building[;]. "Lot" means a parcel of land, legally established and duly recorded at the state of Hawaii bureau of conveyances, which can be used, developed or built upon[;]. "Lot line" means the boundary of a lot of land, often expressed in metes and bounds[;] or otherwise legally established. "Lot width" means the length of the principal frontage line of a lot[;]. "Low impact development" or "LID" means systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes that result in the infiltration, evapotranspiration or use storm water in order to protect water quality and the aquatic habitat. At both site and regional scales, LID aims to preserve, restore, and create green space using soils, vegetation, and rain harvest techniques. "Main street" means a type of avenue that promotes pedestrian activity by providing amenities such as wide sidewalks, street trees, street furnishings, and reduced curb cuts. Main streets may serve as pedestrian promenade connections between public open spaces and destinations. Main streets may also be defined as follows: (1) Main streets, as generally defined in the city and county of Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual and amended from time to time, are a subsect of Avenues, with the special distinction in that they represent a commercial section of a town center. Main streets have improved designs for people on foot and including bike lanes are a high priority; or (2) Main streets are generally equivalent to: (A) Frontage streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu Subdivision 215-26 Rules and Regulations and amended from time to time; or (B) Minor arterials and collectors, as defined in the federal functional roadway classification system, as it may be amended from time to time. "Manufactured homes" is a use classification which primarily consists of a lot or lots upon which moveable single-family dwelling units manufactured in a factory and designed to be transported to a site, including mobile homes, are semi-permanently situated. "Media production" is a use classification pertaining to areas for motion pictures, television, video, sound, computer, internet, games, and other communications media production. These facilities include the following types: (1) Back lots or outdoor facilities. Outdoor sets, back lots, and other outdoor facilities, including supporting indoor workshops and craft shops; (2) Indoor support facilities. Administrative and technical production support facilities, including administrative and production offices, post-production facilities (editing and sound recording studios, foley stages, etc.), optical and special effects units, film processing laboratories, etc.; and (3) Studios. May also include buildings providing space for the construction and use of indoor sets, including supporting workshops and craft shops. "Medical or dental [clinic"] offices" is a use classification which primarily consists of a facility that contains one or more physicians or dentists, their assistants, and a laboratory or an apothecary limited to the sale of pharmaceutical [and] or medical supplies. Shall not include facilities for inpatient care or major surgery[;]. "Mixed-use" means the combination of more than one use within a development project or lot[;]. "Mobility hub" means a facility that integrates multiple transportation services and amenities in a central location within a community. Mobility hubs, for example, might include loading areas for public transit and shared-ride services along with parking 215-27 for car-sharing services, bicycles, and other micro- mobility services. Mobility hubs can also include amenities such as restrooms, electric vehicle charging, convenience retail, day-care services, or parcel pick-up lockers. ["Mobile home park" is a use classification which primarily consists of a lot or lots upon which multiple mobile home structures, or dwelling units manufactured in a factory and designed to be transported to a site and semi-permanently attached, are situated and is in the nature of a residential community;] "Miyawaki method" is an afforestation method developed by Akira Miyawaki that aims to create urban forests by utilizing native species to restore indigenous ecosystems. ["Motel" is a use classification which provides lodging for motorists in rooms usually having direct access to an open parking area;] "Multi-family" is a use classification which primarily consists of a building or buildings containing more than one dwelling and which may have joint services or facilities[;]. "New building" means and includes the construction of a building including structural supports, walls and a roof[;]. "Nightclub" is a use classification for establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in conjunction with a dance floor accompanied by prerecorded or live music. "Nonconforming structure" means a building or structure that was lawfully erected prior to the effective date of the adoption or amendment of this chapter but no longer complies with all the regulations applicable to the Kalaeloa CDD as a result of adoption or amendment of this chapter or government action associated with eminent domain[;]. "Nonconforming use" means an activity using land, buildings or structures for purposes which were legally established prior to the effective date of the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but would not be permitted as a new use in any of the transects established by this chapter[;]. 215-28 "Office" is a use classification which is primarily engaged in the production of intellectual property[;]. "Open space" means a portion of a lot, exclusive of [required yards, setback areas, or] surface parking areas, which is: (1) [Open and unobstructed overhead;] Generally open to the sky or shaded by canopy trees, except that up to twenty-five per cent of the area may be covered by trellises that are at least fifty per cent open; (2) Is used or intended to be used for outdoor recreation; (3) Between or adjacent to a structure; or (4) Located at-grade or on a useable podium, roof garden, or roof top recreation area; ["Outdoor recreation" is a use classification which primarily consists of out-of-doors recreational facilities which typically include swimming pools, wading pools, tennis courts, badminton courts, basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields, play areas, and clubhouse;] "Outdoor commercial recreation" is a use classification for outdoor recreational, entertainment, or athletic venues that operate on a paid entry basis and a controlled perimeter, such as theme parks, water parks, sports arenas, or entertainment centers. Ancillary commercial uses, such as eating and drinking establishments, and retail functions, are allowed to support the primary outdoor commercial use. "Outdoor storage" is a use classification which primarily consists of a facility which is not enclosed for the storage of goods, materials [and] or motor vehicles, but does not include repair, demolition or salvage operations[;]. ["Park and recreation" is a use classification which primarily consists of parks and recreational facilities, including gymnasiums, playing fields, playgrounds, fountains, and swimming pools;] "Parks and outdoor recreation" is a civic use classification which primarily consists of outdoor recreational facilities, including but not limited to, open fields, fitness stations, sport courts and athletic fields, trails and tracks, playgrounds, 215-29 off-leash dog areas, skateparks, fountains, splash pads or pools. Allowed uses may also include partially or fully-enclosed buildings or structures that support the primary use such as gymnasiums, museums, clubhouses, sculptures, picnic shelters, bathrooms and changing facilities, or maintenance facilities. "District parking facility" is a use classification for off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles located at-grade or within a parking structure for shared public or private use. "Parking structure" means a building containing one or more stories of parking above or below grade[;]. "Passageway" means a pedestrian connector, open or roofed, that passes between buildings to provide shortcuts through long blocks and connect rear parking areas to frontages[;]. "Pedestrian" means a person or persons who travel by foot; [;]. "Pedestrian throughway" means the clear area for the pedestrian walkway area between the furnishing and private frontage areas. See Figure [1.11] 10 (pedestrian zone treatment), dated [September 2012,] July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter[;]. "Pedestrian zone" means the zone between the building face and the curb. The elements of a pedestrian zone are: the private frontage area, the pedestrian throughway area, and the furnishing area. See Figure [1.11] 10 (pedestrian zone treatment), dated [September 2012,] July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter[;]. "Personal service" is a use classification which primarily consists of services for the enhancement of personal appearance, cleaning, alteration or reconditioning of garments and accessories. Typical uses include hair salons, nail salons, tanning salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors, tailors, shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, [and] or dry cleaning shops, but exclude uses classified under office [and] or vocational school[;]. "Plane break" means a horizontal or vertical recess or projection of a dimension specified by these 215-30 rules particular to building elevations, including facades[;]. "Planting strip" means a planted and landscaped area accommodated within the furnishing area, intended to provide a buffer between pedestrians and vehicles[;]. "Principal building" means the main building on a lot, usually located toward the frontage[;]. "Principal entrance" means the main point of access for pedestrians into a building[;]. "Principal frontage" means the frontage designated to bear the address and principal entrance to the building, and the measure of minimum lot width as determined by the lot owner[;]. "Private frontage" means the area of the pedestrian throughway area that is privately owned. The private frontage contributes to the character of the transect, and includes the front of building, landscaping, and often a segment of the sidewalk[;]. "Project" means an endeavor undertaken by a landowner or developer to [build upon] make improvements on a lot or combination of lots[;]. "Project site" means the gross land area of a lot or a combination of lots for a proposed project[;]. "Public art" means works of art in any media that has been displayed in the physical public domain and accessible to all[;]. "Public building" is a use classification which [primarily] consists of buildings owned or developed by public entities [or developed] on government-owned lands[;] for public use. "Public frontage" means the area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the frontage line[;]. "Public project" means any project or activity of any county or agency of the state conducted to fulfill a governmental function for public benefit and in accordance with public policy[;]. ["Raceway track" is a use classification which primarily consists of a facility used or intended to be used for the racing of automobiles, motorcycles, or bicycles;] "Recreation space" means that portion of a lot, exclusive of required yards, setback areas, or parking areas which is: 215-31 (1) [Used or intended to be used] Intended and designed for active or passive recreational use for the exclusive use of the residents, employees or visitors of the project; (2) Either outdoor or indoor within the lot; and (3) Located at any elevation[;]. "Recycling collection facility" is a use classification for a space primarily used or intended to be used to collect and load recyclable materials to be transported to a recycling center. May include bins, boxes, cans, kiosk type structures, [and] or reverse vending machines[;]. "Regulating plan" means a [zoning] map [or set of maps] that shows the transect zones, [civic zones,] special districts, and special requirements, [if any,] such as overlay zones, of areas subject to regulation[;]. "Religious facility" is a use classification pertaining to places of worship, including any church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other building or facility primarily engaged in religious worship. The term religious facility does not include uses such as schools, recreational facilities, day-care or child care facilities, kindergartens, dormitories, or other facilities for temporary or permanent residences that are connected or related to the religious facility or the principal buildings on the site, or are located on the same site, even if the curriculum or services offered as part of such use includes religious services or training. "Renewable energy farm" is a use classification which primarily consists of clusters of photovoltaic ("PV") solar, wind, or other devices that generate electricity from natural resources. "Renovation permit" means and includes a permit approved and issued by the executive director authorizing any renovation project. "Renovation project" means and includes: (1) Interior alterations and modifications of an existing structure that increases floor area by not more than twenty-five per cent of the building floor area as originally constructed, but not to exceed thirty-five thousand square feet; and 215-32 (2) Minor modifications to the exterior of the existing structure. "Research and development" is a use classification for a facility primarily used or intended to be used for scientific or technological research, development, testing, and analysis[;], such as bio-technology and engineering. "Reserved housing" means housing as defined in chapter 216, title 15, Hawaii administrative rules[;]. "Residential" is a use classification for premises available for human dwelling[;]. "Residential floor area" means the gross total residential floor area including the dwelling unit(s) and limited common areas such as lobby, hallways, storage, covered recreation area, and similar areas set aside for the residents[;]. ["Restaurant and bars" is a use classification which primarily involves the sale of food or beverages in a ready-to-eat state for on-site or off-site consumption. Typically includes tables, counters, benches, or other seating facilities. Examples include a sit-down dining facility, fast-food restaurant (no drive-through), cafe, bakery, cafeteria, coffee shop, lunchroom, delicatessen, and ice cream parlor. Includes microbreweries as an accessory to the restaurant;] "Retail [sales"] goods and services" is a use classification which primarily involves the sale of goods and services, including but not limited to groceries, apparel, merchandise, [drug] drugs and pharmaceuticals, hardware, [and] or appliances[;]. "Right-of-way" means the area of a thoroughfare between private lot lines[;]. "Robotic parking" means a mechanized parking system which stores and retrieves vehicles in a compact storage facility[;]. ["Secondary frontage" means on corner lots, the frontage that is not the principal frontage;] "Self-storage facility" is a use classification for a place or building, or portion thereof, that is divided into individual spaces and that is used or is intended for use as individual storage units that [is] are rented, leased, or owned[;]. "Setback" means the dimension between the [side or rear] building elevation and the [side or rear] lot 215-33 line that must remain clear of any buildings or other structures with the exception of authorized encroachments[;]. ["Shared parking" means a system in which the parking requirements for two or more uses are shared amongst each other;] "Sharrow" means arrow type markings painted on the street to identify the permitted use of the road by both bicyclists and automobiles[;]. "Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)" is the fraction of solar radiation that passes through a glass surface and is released as heat inside a room. "Short-term bicycle parking" means a place to secure bicycles for less than eight consecutive hours. Short-term bicycle parking can be provided through fixed bicycle racks[, and] or corrals for parking and locking bicycles, or storage facilities[;] on the ground level near building entrances. Directional signage shall be provided for short-term bicycle parking not clearly visible from the sidewalk. "Sidewalk" means [the paved section of the public frontage dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity;] that portion of a street between a curb line or the pavement of a roadway, and the adjacent property line intended for use by pedestrians, including any street setback area acquired by the city for road widening purposes. "Single family" is a use classification pertaining to a single dwelling[;]. "Site" means the place or places where the permanent or temporary works are to be carried out. ["Solar farm" is a use classification which primarily consists of clusters of solar powered devices, either photovoltaic ("PV") or turbine systems. A solar farm should be large enough to generate at least one megawatt of electricity;] "Standard" means a regulation that is required, rather than discretionary[;]. "Storefront" means street-facing ground-floor businesses or services that are publicly-accessible and have display windows facing the street[;]. "Story" means a level within a building that can be used for living, work, storage, or recreation, excluding an attic or raised basement[;]. 215-34 "Street" means a pedestrian-friendly[, low speed (twenty-five miles per hour)] thoroughfare primarily serving abutting lots. A street is used to connect neighborhoods within the district. [Streets emphasize curb parking;] Streets may also be defined as follows: (1) As generally defined in the city and county of Honolulu Complete Streets Design Manual and amended from time to time, streets are local and suitable for all urbanized transect zones and all frontages and uses. Streets generally have two travel lanes. They may have raised curbs, sidewalks or other separated ways for people on foot, and landscaping. The character may vary in response to the commercial or residential uses lining the street. Streets should serve the needs of people on bicycles and people on foot; (2) Streets can serve as a bicycle boulevard, where the bicycle travel is given priority over cars. A street can also be a shared street (also called a woonerf) where people on foot are given priority and all users share the travel way which may be constructed at one grade without raised curbs. Both of these street types can be implemented through the installation of various traffic calming measures; and (3) Streets are generally equivalent to: (A) Secondary streets, as defined in the city and county of Honolulu subdivision rules and regulations, as amended from time to time; or (B) Collectors, as defined in the federal functional roadway classification system, as amended from time to time. "Street furniture" means equipment installed within the pedestrian zone, including but not limited to[:] transit stop shelters, benches, waste receptacles, [and] or newspaper dispensers[;]. "Structure" means anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground, [including] such as buildings, walls, swimming pools, tents, shade canopies, and signs[;]. 215-35 "Sustainability and agriculture" is a use classification that primarily consists of facilities that use, develop, or protect natural resources at a rate that avoids depletion and maintains ecological balance, including but not limited to solar and wind farms, recycling facilities, agronomy, aquaculture, forestry, hydroponic farms or nature preserves. "Swale" means a low or slightly depressed natural area for drainage[;], which is typically in a linear configuration. "Temporary use" is a use classification approved by the executive director for a fixed period of not more than fourteen consecutive days within a ninety- day period, and does not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structures. "Temporary use permit" means and includes a permit approved and issued by the executive director authorizing any temporary use and associated with temporary structures. "Theater" is a use classification which primarily consists of performance theaters, movie theaters, [and] or amphitheaters[;]. "Thoroughfare" means a street, way or passageway used by vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic. Thoroughfares are distinct from alleys and may consist of vehicular lanes and the pedestrian zone and provide access to lots and open spaces[;], and are not limited to the thoroughfares identified in the Thoroughfare Plan. "Thoroughfare plan" means a component of the Kalaeloa [CDD] master plan and rules, as they may be amended from time to time, that shows planned changes to existing thoroughfares and the general location of planned new thoroughfares. See Figure [1.4] 3 (thoroughfare plan), dated [September 2012,] July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter;]. "Transect zone" means a distinct environment within the Kalaeloa CDD. The Kalaeloa CDD has [six] five transect zones that reflect the physical form and character of an area, according to the density and intensity of its land use and urbanism[;]. "Vacant parcel" means a parcel with a total floor area, for the entire parcel, that does not exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.5. The floor area used in 215-36 calculating the FAR shall include the total cumulative area of all structures, regardless of their status as permanent or temporary. Minor development (such as infrastructure improvements or utilities) containing no structures, shall not count towards the calculation of the FAR. "Visual light transmission (VLT)" is the percentage of visible light that passes through glass. ["View corridor" means a section of street that is designated to protect views. See Figure 1.12 (view corridors), dated September 2012, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter; "Vocational school" is a use classification which primarily involves training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career;] "Warehousing" is a use classification which primarily involves the wholesaling, storage, moving or bulk distribution of goods other than live animals. Typical uses include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses, outdoor storage, self-storage facilities and moving [and] or storage firms[;]. ["Wind farm" is a use classification which primarily consists of clusters of wind powered devices. A wind farm should be large enough to generate at least one megawatt of electricity; and] "Zoning map" means the official map or maps that are part of the Kalaeloa CDD rules and delineate the boundaries of individual transect zones and district. See Figure [1.2] 2 (regulating plan), dated [September 2012,] July 2025, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter. [Eff 10/27/12; am and comp ] (Auth: HRS §§206E-2, 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E-2, 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) §