Revised Ordinances of Honolulu

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PREFACE           P-1


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY     ES-1


1.     ko’olau loa ’ s ROLE IN O’AHU’S DEVELOPMENT PATTERN     1-1


2.     THE VISION FOR ko’olau loa’s FUTURE     2-1

    2.1     Establish Rural Community, Agricultural, and preservation Boundaries     2-2
        2.1.1    Rural Community Boundary     2-2
        2.1.2    Agricultural Boundary    2-4
        2.1.3    Preservation Boundary    2-5

1.2 Preserve and enhance the natural, recreationaL and cultural resources which contribute to ko’olau loa’s sense of ” old HAWAi’ i ”     2-6

    2.3     PRESERVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS     2-8

    2.4     ENHANCE EXISTING RECREATIONAL AREAS AND RESOURCES     2-9

1.5 ESTABLISH RURAL AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO
MAINTAIN THE RURAL CHARACTER OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS     2-10

1.6 ENHANCE THE CHARACTER OF THE REGION’S commercial
AREAS AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF COUNTRY
STORES TO ko’olau loa’s RURAL FABRIC     2-11


3.     LAND USE POLICIES, PRINCIPLES, AND GUIDELINES     3-1

    3.1 OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION     3-1
        3.1.1    General Policies    3-1
        3.1.2    Planning Principles    3-1
        3.1.3    Guidelines    3-2
            3.1.3.1    Mountain Areas and Trails    3-2
            3.1.3.2    Shoreline Areas    3-3
            3.1.3.3    Wildlife Sanctuaries    3-4
            3.1.3.4    Natural Gulches, Streams and Drainageways    3-4
            3.1.3.5    Community-Based Parks    3-7
            3.1.3.6    Golf Courses    3-7
            3.1.3.7    Kahuku Military Training Area    3-8
        3.1.4    Relation to Open Space Map    3-8

    3.2 AGRICULTURAL AREAS     3-9
        3.2.1    General Policies    3-10
        3.2.2    Planning Principles    3-10
        3.2.3    Guidelines    3-11
        3.2.4    Relation to Open Space and Land Use Maps    3-11

    3.3 PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS     3-11
        3.3.1    Overview    3-12
            3.3.1.1    Island-Based Parks and Other Recreation Areas    3-12
            3.3.1.2    Community-Based Parks    3-14
        3.3.2    General Policies    3-15
            3.3.2.1    Island-Based Parks and Other Recreation Areas    3-15
            3.3.2.2    Community-Based Parks    3-15
        3.3.3    Planning Principles    3-16
        3.3.4    Guidelines    3-16
            3.3.4.1    Beach or Passive Parks    3-16
            3.3.4.2    Community-Based Parks    3-17
            3.3.4.3    Active Recreation Areas    3-17
        3.3.5    Relation to Open Space and Land Use Maps    3-17

    3.4 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES     3-18
        3.4.1    Overview    3-18
        3.4.2    General Policies    3-19
        3.4.3    Planning Principles    3-19
        3.4.4    Guidelines    3-20

    3.5 RESIDENTIAL USE     3-20
        3.5.1    Overview    3-21
        3.5.2    General Policies    3-21
        3.5.3    Planning Principles    3-22
        3.5.4    Guidelines    3-22
            3.5.4.1    Rural    3-23
            3.5.4.2    Rural Residential     3-23
            3.5.4.3    Low Density Apartment    3-24
            3.5.4.4    Special Needs Housing    3-26
        3.5.5    Relation to Land Use Map    3-26

    3.6 COMMERCIAL AREAS     3-27
        3.6.1    Overview    3-27
        3.6.2    General Policies    3-32
        3.6.3    Planning Principles and Guidelines for All Commercial Areas    3-33
        3.6.4    Planning Principles and Guidelines for Kahuku Country Town    3-34
2.5.5 Planning Principles and Guidelines for La’ie Rural Regional
    Commercial Center    3-35
2.5.6 Planning Principles and Guidelines for Hau’ula Rural Community
    Commercial Center    3-35
2.5.7 Planning Principles and Guidelines for Country Stores    3-36
2.5.8 Relation to Land Use Map    3-36

    3.7 INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY PARK AREAS     3-36
        3.7.1    General Policies    3-37
        3.7.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines for Industrial Areas    3-37
        3.7.3    Planning Principles and Guidelines for Technology Parks    3-38
        3.7.4    Relation to Land Use Map    3-39

    3.8 VISITOR FACILITIES     3-39
        3.8.1    Kuilima Resort    3-39
            3.8.1.1    General Policies    3-40
            3.8.1.2    Planning Principles    3-40
            3.8.1.3    Guidelines    3-40
            3.8.1.4    Kuilima Resort Master Plan    3-41
        3.8.2    Visitor Attractions    3-41
            3.8.2.1    General Policies    3-41
            3.8.2.2    Planning Principles    3-42
            3.8.2.3    Guidelines    3-43
        3.8.3    Eco-Tourism Operations    3-43
            3.8.3.1    General Policies    3-44
            3.8.3.2    Planning Principles    3-44
            3.8.3.3    Guidelines    3-44
        3.8.4    Relation to Land Use Map    3-45

    3.9 INSTITUTIONAL USES     3-45
        3.9.1    Health and Wellness Facilities    3-45
            3.9.1.1    General Policies    3-45
            3.9.1.2    Planning Principles    3-46
            3.9.1.3    Guidelines    3-46
        3.9.2    Brigham Young University – Hawai’i    3-46
        3.9.3    Relation to Land Use Map    3-47

4.     PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
    POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES     4-1

    4.1 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS     4-1
        4.1.1    Overview    4-1
            4.1.1.1    Roadway System    4-1
            4.1.1.2    Transit System    4-2
            4.1.1.3    Bikeway System    4-2
        4.1.2    General Policies    4-3
        4.1.3    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-3

    4.2 WATER ALLOCATION AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT     4-4
        4.2.1    General Policies    4-5
        4.2.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-6

    4.3 WASTEWATER TREATMENT     4-6
        4.3.1    General Policies    4-7
        4.3.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-7

    4.4 ELECTRICAL POWER DEVELOPMENT     4-8
        4.4.1    General Policies    4-8
        4.4.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-8

    4.5 SOLID WASTE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL     4-8
        4.5.1    General Policies    4-9
        4.5.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-9

    4.6 DRAINAGE SYSTEMS     4-9
        4.6.1    General Policies    4-10
        4.6.2    Planning Principles     4-11
    
    4.7 SCHOOL FACILITIES     4-11
        4.7.1    General Policies    4-13
        4.7.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-13

4.8 CIVIC AND PUBLIC FACILITIES     4-13
    4.8.1    General Policies    4-15
    4.8.2    Planning Principles and Guidelines    4-15

5.     IMPLEMENTATION     5-1

    5.1 PUBLIC FACILITY INVESTMENT PRIORITIES     5-1

    5.2 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES     5-2

    5.3 SPECIAL AREA PLANS     5-2

    5.4 FUNCTIONAL PLANNING     5-2

    5.5 REVIEW OF ZONING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS     5-4
        5.5.1    Adequate Facilities Requirement    5-4

    5.6 FIVE-YEAR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN REVIEW     5-4
        
    5.7     TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT SYSTEM     5-5
4.6.1 Development Plan Common Provisions and Existing Land Use
    Approvals    5-5
5.7.2    Relation to General Plan Population Guidelines    5-5
        5.7.3    Review and Revision of Development Codes    5-6

LIST OF TABLES


Table     3-1    Types of DPR Island-Based Parks    3-12
        3-2    Island-Based Parks and Golf Courses in Ko’olau Loa    3-13
        3-3    State Parks in Ko’olau Loa    3-13
        3-4    Types of DPR Community-Based Parks    3-14
        3-5    DPR Community-Based Park in Ko’olau Loa    3-15
        3-6    Significant Cultural and Pre-Contact Sites in Ko’olau Loa    3-19
        3-7    Residential Category Density and Height Guidelines    3-22
        4-1    Public School Enrollment and Capacity in Ko’olau Loa     4-12

LIST OF FIGURES


Figure 1-1    Development Plan and Sustainable Communities Plan
            Areas for O’ahu    1-2

Figure 2-1    Ahupua’a Concept    2-3

Figure 3-1    Natural and Recreation Areas    3-6

Figure 3-2    Rural Residential Development Standards    3-25

Figure 3-3    Commercial Area Design Guidelines    3-31

Figure 3-4    Kuilima Resort Land Use Map    3-42

APPENDIX A: CONCEPTUAL MAPS


Open Space Map

Land Use Map

Public Facilities Map