Definitions for West Maui road and development rules

For the purpose of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows: "Applicant" means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust or agent having the requisite authority, who has applied for a building permit or final subdivision approval. "Arterial road" means a road which is a main traffic artery carrying relatively high traffic volumes for relatively long distances. This classification includes all roads which function above the level of a collector road. "Base year road network system" means a study prepared by a qualified professional engineer licensed in the state of Hawaii which determines the vehicular impact new developments will have upon the road network system. This study includes, but is not limited to: determination of trip generation, trip distribution, traffic assignment, capacity analysis, and improvements to the road system necessitated by the new development activity such as required new roads, additional laneage and signalization. "Building" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Uniform Building Code as adopted and amended by the county. "Building permit" means an official document or certificate issued by the county authorizing the construction of any building or structure. "Capacity" means the maximum number of vehicles for a given time period which a road can safely and efficiently carry, usually expressed in terms of vehicles per hour. "Collector road" means a road which carries vehicular traffic from local roads to arterial roads. Collector roads have more continuity, carry higher vehicular traffic volumes, and may provide less access than local roads. "Dwelling" shall have the meaning defined in the Maui County comprehensive zoning code, Maui County Code, section 19.04.304, as amended. "External trip" means any trip which either has its origins from or its destination to the development site and which impacts the major road network system. "Internal trip" means a trip which has both its origin and destination within the development site. "Local road" means a road designed and maintained primarily to provide access to abutting property. A local road is of limited continuity and is not for through vehicular traffic. "New land development activity" means the carrying out of any building activity or the making of any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land that attracts or produces vehicular trip(s) over and above that produced by the existing use of the land; provided, that this term shall not include uses which are of a duration not exceeding ninety days. "Road network system" means all arterial and collector roads within the west Maui region, including new arterial and collector roads necessitated by land developments. "Site related improvements" means road construction or road improvements at or near the development site which are necessary to interface the development's external trips with the major road network system or which are necessary to interface the development's internal trips with the major road network system where a portion of the major road network system is included within the development. "Square foot" is computed by determining the total floor area under roof. "Subdivision approval" means the approval for final plat recordation given by the county pursuant to Title 18 , Maui County Code. "Trip" means a one-way movement of vehicular travel from an origin point (one trip end) to a destination point (the other trip end). For the purposes of this chapter, trip shall have the meaning which it has in commonly accepted traffic engineering practice and which is substantially the same as that definition in the previous sentence. "Trip generation" means the attraction or production of trips caused by a given type of land development. "West Maui region" means the geographical area defined in the Lahaina community plan. "West Maui transportation plan" shall be the collective term for the transportation planning model, base year road network system and roadway master plan for west Maui. (Ord. 1755 § 1 (part), 1988)