Section 15-22-116 - Maximum development height, density, and tower footprints(a) Except as otherwise provided, any applicant of a planned development permit who meets applicable provisions of this subchapter shall be entitled to increases in maximum height, FAR and tower footprint according to location and size of the development lot as shown in the following table: PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL MIXED-USE ZONES MAUKA AREA |
Lot Size (sq. ft.) | Building Height (feet) | FAR | Tower Footprint (sq. ft.) |
10,000 | 65 | 1.8 | 5,000 |
20,000 | 100 | 2.0 | 8,000 |
40,000 | 200 | 2.5 | 14,000 |
60,000 | 300 | 3.0 | 15,000 |
80,000 or more | 400 | 3.5 | 16,000 |
(b) For a development lot between 10,000 and 80,000 square feet, the maximum floor area ratio, the maximum building height and maximum tower footprint are proportional to the parameters of the lots enumerated in the above table.(c) For any planned development which provides industrial use, nursing facilities, assisted living administration and ancillary assisted living amenities, a bonus, not to exceed 0.3 FAR, shall be permitted to the FAR allowed under subsection (a) for the amount of the industrial use, nursing facilities, assisted living administration and ancillary assisted living amenities provided. The bonus for assisted living administration functions and ancillary assisted living amenities shall be limited to one-third of the net area of nursing facilities. The net area shall not include kitchen, dining and mechanical areas.(d) An exception to the development parameters specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section are planned developments in the area bounded by Punchbowl Street, King Street, South Street and Ala Moana Boulevard where the maximum building height shall be sixty-five feet. The maximum floor area ratio for planned developments in the area bounded by Punchbowl Street, King Street, South Street and Pohukaina Street shall be 2.5.(e) The following building elements or features and associated screening shall be exempt from height limits subject to the following restrictions: (1) Necessary utilitarian features including stairwell enclosures, safety railings, ventilators, decorative or recreational features, including rooftop gardens, planter boxes, flag poles, spires, parapet walls or ornamental cornices, roof-mounted mast, whip and dish antennae, energy-saving devices, including heat pumps and solar collectors, vent pipes, fans, roof access stairwells, and structures housing rooftop machinery, such as elevators and air-conditioning, and chimneys, may exceed the height limit by not more than 18 feet; and(2) Skylights not to exceed twenty feet from the platform deck level.(f) Miscellaneous building elements may exceed the height limit subject to the zoning adjustment provisions in § 15-22-21.(g) Rooftop features which principally house elevator machinery and air-conditioning equipment may extend above the governing height limit for structures subject to the zoning adjustment provision set forth in § 15-22-21 and the following conditions: (1) If the elevator cab opens on the roof, machinery may not be placed above the elevator housing.(2) The highest point of the rooftop feature shall not exceed five feet above the highest point of equipment structures.(3) Areas proposed to be covered by the rooftop feature will not be counted as floor area, provided they are used only for the housing of rooftop machinery.(h) Planned developments on lots of 80,000 square feet or less shall be allowed one tower. For parcels exceeding 80,000 square feet, additional towers are allowed, provided the maximum building height and tower footprint are proportional to the parameters enumerated in the table in subsection (a) above. [Eff 9/8/86, comp 1/28/88, am and comp 2/24/90, am 12/15/94, am 11/25/96, am 8/1/97] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)
15-22-116 is based substantially upon § 15-17-97 [Eff 2/27/82; am 1/21/83; am 5/31/84; R 9/8/86] and § 15-17-209 [Eff 10/10/83; am 5/31/84; R 9/8/86]