Definitions for the Primary Urban Center Development Plan

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article. Department or Department of Planning and Permitting. The department of planning and permitting of the city. Development. Any public improvement project, or any public or private project requiring a zoning map amendment. Development Plan or Sustainable Communities Plan. A plan document for a given geographic area that consists of conceptual schemes for implementing and accomplishing the development objectives and policies of the general plan for the several parts of the city. Director. The director of planning and permitting. Environmental Assessment or EA. A written evaluation prepared in compliance with the environmental council’s procedural rules and regulations implementing HRS Chapter 343 to determine whether an action may have a significant environmental effect. Environmental Impact Statement or EIS. An informational document prepared in compliance with the environmental council’s procedural rules and regulations implementing HRS Chapter 343, which discloses the environmental effects of a proposed action, effects of a proposed action on the economic and social welfare of the community and State, effects of the economic activities arising out of the proposed action, measures proposed to minimize adverse effects, and alternatives to the action and their environmental effects. Finding of No Significant Impact or FONSI. A determination based on an environmental assessment that the subject actions will not have a significant effect, and therefore will not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement. Functional Plan. The public facility and infrastructure plans prepared by public agencies to further implement the vision, policies, and guidelines set forth in the Primary Urban Center Development Plan. General Plan. The general plan of the city as defined by Charter § 6-1508. Planning Commission. The planning commission of the city. Project Master Plan. A conceptual plan that covers all phases of a development project. The project master plan consists of that portion of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement that illustrates and describes how the project conforms to the vision for the Primary Urban Center, and the relevant policies and guidelines for the site, the surrounding lands, and the region. PUC DP. The Primary Urban Center Development Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof. Significant Zone Change. A zone change that involves at least one of the following: (1) Any change in zoning of 10 or more acres of land to a low-density apartment zoning district from a less intensive zoning district; (2) Any change in zoning of two or more acres of land to a medium-density or high-density apartment zoning district from a less intensive zoning district; (3) Any change in zoning of five or more acres of land to the resort, business, industrial, apartment mixed use, business mixed use, or industrial mixed use zoning district from a less intensive zoning district; or (4) Any development that would have a major social, environmental, or policy impact, or major cumulative impacts due to a series of applications in the same area. Special Area or Adaptation Area. A designated area within the Primary Urban Center Development Plan area that requires detailed planning efforts beyond what is contained in the Primary Urban Center Development Plan. Special Area Plan. A plan for a special area or adaptation area. Unilateral Agreement. A conditional zoning agreement made pursuant to § 21-2.80 or any predecessor or successor provision that imposes conditions on a landowner or developer’s use of the property at the time of the enactment of an ordinance for a zoning change. Vision. The future outlook for the Primary Urban Center region extending out to the year 2040 and beyond that entails the creation of a community growth boundary; an open space network to protect and enhance the region’s environmental, cultural and scenic resources; smart, livable, neighborhoods with a range of housing choices; an efficient and balanced transportation network; and provision of adequate infrastructure and community facilities to address the anticipated impacts of climate change and to meet the Primary Urban Center’s future needs.