HAR §15-23-10. Project eligibility review

(a) The executive director may require, prior to receipt of any application for a development permit, a project eligibility review of the development project to consider the project's relationship to the makai area plan, its impact on infrastructure facilities such as streets, pedestrian and bicycle circulation, sanitary sewers, drainage and water, and to improve efficiency and avoid unnecessary delays and expense in processing the formal development application. No development application for which a project eligibility review has §15-23-11 23-17 been required shall be considered until the project eligibility review has been completed. (b) To conduct project eligibility review, the applicant shall provide sufficient information that the executive director may reasonably request, such as the proposed site plan, basic massing, floor area allocation and location of proposed uses, off-street parking and loading, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, topography (existing and proposed), and location of existing and proposed improvements and utilities. (c) To the extent possible, project eligibility review shall be completed within thirty days of the executive director's determination to require the review. (d) Developments shall not be approved unless adequate infrastructure facilities are or will be made available to service the proposed development prior to occupancy. The executive director may consult with applicable governmental agencies regarding the adequacy of infrastructure requirements. Any development approval may be conditioned with the requirement that the concerns and requirements of appropriate governmental agencies relative to the adequacy of infrastructure facilities for the proposed development are satisfied. (e) Notwithstanding the requirement for a project eligibility review, potential applicants may seek preliminary review of their proposed developments with the executive director prior to submitting an application for a development permit. [Eff 2/24/90; am and comp 10/10/98; comp 2/2/02; comp 12/9/02; comp 11/3/05] (Auth: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)