Rules for getting a special use permit

A. Compliance Required. A special use permit shall comply with the provisions of this section and with the policies and objectives of the general plan and community plans of the county, the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, and the revised charter of the county. B. Criteria for Permit. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the appropriate planning commission shall review and, after a public hearing, may approve a request for a special use if the commission finds that each of the following criteria have been met: 1. The proposed request meets the intent of the general plan and the objectives and policies of the applicable community plan of the county; 2. The proposed request is consistent with the applicable community plan land use map of the county; 3. The proposed request meets the intent and purpose of the applicable district; 4. The proposed development will not adversely affect or interfere with public or private schools, parks, playgrounds, water systems, sewage and solid waste disposal, drainage, roadway and transportation systems, or other public requirements, conveniences, and improvements; 5. The proposed development will not adversely impact the social, cultural, economic, environmental, and ecological character and quality of the area; 6. That the public shall be protected from the deleterious effects of the proposed use; 7. That the need for public service demands created by the proposed use shall be fulfilled; and 8. If the use is located in the state agricultural and rural district, the commission shall review whether the use complies with the guidelines established in section 15-15-95 of the rules of the land use commission of the State. C. Application Process. All applications for a special use permit shall comply with the application procedures established in sections 19.510.010 and 19.510.020 of this code; provided, that if a state special use permit is required, requirements of chapter 205 shall also apply. D. If applicable to the requirements of the district, the applicant shall provide a project master plan and development plan as provided in this article; except, that these plans need not be transmitted to the county council. E. The planning commission may impose conditions on the granting of a request for a special use if the conditions are reasonably conceived to mitigate the impacts emanating from the proposed land use. (Ord. 2032 § 5 (part), 1991)