HAR §15-22-144. Landscaping

(a) All required yards shall be landscaped. (b) All development applicants shall provide street trees within the public right-of-way or the front yard setback area along all street frontages. Trees shall be planted in a linear pattern parallel to the street and shall be a minimum four and one-half inch caliper, except coconut palms which shall have a minimum trunk height of fifteen feet. (c) Trees required within the front yard area shall be located to shade the adjacent sidewalk. All trees shall be located so that the streetside edge of the trunk is three feet from the edge of the public sidewalk. (d) Along major streets, tree species, spacing, and location shall be in accordance with the following table, except that alternate species, especially native Hawaiian or species long present and common to the Hawaiian Islands, including useful fruit-bearing and flowering varieties, may be substituted. MAJOR STREET SYSTEM TREES Name Spacing Location Ala Moana Blvd. Coconut Palm 3 palms min. per 100 ft. street frontage Front Yard Setback UNOFFICIAL COMPILATION June 2005 22-97 Cooke Street True Kou 35 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Halekauwila Street Royal Poinciana 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Kamakee Street Silver Buttonwood 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Kapiolani Blvd. Monkeypod 50 ft. on center Right-of-Way King Street Rainbow Shower 45 ft. on center Right-of-Way Pensacola Street (from King to Waimanu) Royal Poinciana 40 ft. on center Right-of-Way Piikoi Street Rainbow Shower or Spotted Fig 45 ft. on center Right-of-Way Pohukaina/Auahi Street Madagascar Olive 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Punchbowl Street Monkeypod 50 ft. on center Front Yard Setback UNOFFICIAL COMPILATION June 2005 22-98 Queen Street (from Punchbowl to Kamakee) Royal Poinciana/ Coconut Palm 1 Royal Poinciana & 3 Coconut Palms per 100 ft. street frontage Front Yard Setback Queen Street (from Kamakee to Waimanu) Royal Poinciana 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback South Street Autograph 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Waimanu Street (from Queen to Piikoi) Royal Poinciana 40 ft. on center Front Yard Setback Ward Avenue (from King to Kapiolani) Royal Poinciana/ Coconut Palm 1 Royal Poinciana & 3 Coconut Palms per 100 ft. street frontage Right-of-Way Ward Avenue (from Kapiolani to Ala Moana) Rainbow Shower 45 ft. on center Right-of-Way (e) The planting, removal, and maintenance of street trees within the public right-of-way fronting any development lot shall be subject to the approval of the department of parks and recreation, city and county of Honolulu. UNOFFICIAL COMPILATION June 2005 22-99 (f) The planting, removal, and maintenance of trees within the front yard setback area of any development lot or nonconforming property shall be subject to the approval of the executive director. Any tree six inches or greater in trunk diameter shall not be removed except under the following conditions: (1) There are no alternatives to removal to achieve appropriate development on the site; (2) The tree is a hazard to public safety or welfare; (3) The tree is dead, diseased, or otherwise irretrievably damaged; or (4) The applicant can demonstrate that the tree is unnecessary due to overcrowding of vegetation. Where possible, trees proposed for removal shall be relocated to another area of the project site. No person shall injure or destroy any tree in any manner or by any means except where removal is necessary as cited by the above conditions. Property owners shall be responsible for ensuring that all trees within the front yard setback area are properly maintained and do not cause any hazard to public safety or welfare. (g) Street trees which die within five years of planting shall be replaced by the party responsible for their maintenance. (h) Local street system tree species and location shall be subject to the approval of the executive director in consultation with the director of parks and recreation, city and county of Honolulu. (i) Planting strips, if provided between the curb and sidewalk, shall be landscaped and provided with an irrigation system. Planting in these areas, except trees, shall not exceed thirty inches in height and shall be grass where adjacent curbside parking is permitted. (j) Sidewalk materials shall conform to the city and county of Honolulu standards for a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the required sidewalk area. The total sidewalk pattern and the material of the twenty-five per cent area shall be subject to the approval of the executive director. The executive director, in consultation with the chief engineer of the department of public works, city and county of Honolulu, may allow exceptions to the city and county standard paving. (k) Within private open space areas visible from street frontages, trees, shrubs, or ground cover plant material in the ground or in planters are required. UNOFFICIAL COMPILATION June 2005 22-100 (l) If there is any change in elevation from the sidewalk to the grade level private open space area, such change shall be no greater than four feet. (m) Parking areas, open storage areas, and work areas provided at ground level facing the street shall be screened with plant material or other architectural treatment. [Eff 9/8/86, comp 1/28/88, comp 2/24/90, am 12/15/94, am 8/16/99, am 1/13/00] (Auth: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) Historical note: §15-22-144 is based substantially upon §15-17-164. [Eff 2/27/82; am 1/21/83; R 9/8/86]