Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 7 - ALOHA TOWAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 170 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19-170-55 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
Except as otherwise stated in this chapter, all of the
					 definitions contained in the land use ordinance of the city and county of
					 Honolulu are by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. As used
					 in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following
					 meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or
					 intent:
"Aloha Tower complex" means the entire area under the
					 jurisdiction of the Aloha Tower development corporation as designated by the
					 Legislature under section
					 206J-3,
					 HRS.
"Aloha Tower project area" means that portion of the Aloha
					 Tower complex covered by the development plan and these rules.
"Building height" means the vertical distance measured
					 from the existing grade of the nearest public street to the top of the roof
					 slab, parapet wall or ridge line of the subject building except as provided in
					 Section 19-170-112 of these rules.
"Corporation" or "development corporation" means the Aloha
					 Tower development corporation established by-section
					 206J-4,
					 HRS.
"Development" means the construction of a new building or
					 other structure on a development lot, the relocation of an existing building on
					 another development lot, or the use of a tract of land for a new use, or the
					 enlargement of an existing building or use, or the renovation or restoration of
					 an existing building or use.
"Development lot" means any lot or a combination of lots
					 developed in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
"Development plan" means the development plan for the
					 Aloha Tower project area.
"Executive officer" means the executive officer of the
					 corporation.
"Floor area" means the total area of all floors of a
					 building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the
					 center line of party walls separating portions of a building excluding unroofed
					 areas, interior elevator and mechanical shafts and stairways. The floor area of
					 a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls
					 shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor
					 above, excluding arcades, cantilevered floors and non-structural overhangs.
					 Also excluded from the floor area are parking facilities and loading spaces,
					 including their driveways and access ways, lanais or balconies of dwelling or
					 lodging units which do not exceed 15 per cent of the total floor area of the
					 unit to which they are appurtenant, non-habitable attic areas, and rooftop
					 machinery equipment rooms and elevator housings on the top of buildings.
"Floor area ratio" or "(FAR)" means the ratio of floor
					 area to land area expressed as a per cent or decimal which shall be determined
					 by dividing the total floor area on a development lot by the lot area of that
					 development lot.
"Hawaii capital district" means a special district
					 established by Article 7 of the land use ordinance.
"Land use ordinance" or "LUO" means the Land Use Ordinance
					 adopted by Ordinance No. 86 96 of the city and county of Honolulu.
"Land use zone" means any zone delineated on the land use
					 plan maps of the Aloha Tower project area and described in subchapter 7 of
					 these rules.
"Lot" means a parcel of land which can be used, developed
					 or built upon.
"Nonconforming use" means an activity using land,
					 buildings, signs, or structures for purposes which were legally established
					 within the area prior to adoption of the development plan but would not be
					 permitted as a new use in any of the land use zones established by this
					 chapter.
"Preservation" means keeping a particular facility in its
					 present condition. The facility may already be in a restored or rehabilitated
					 condition.
"Project" means an undertaking of work or improvement of
					 public or private real or personal property or any interest therein, developed,
					 acquired, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved, altered, or
					 repaired by the development corporation, by itself or in conjunction with
					 qualified persons, and including public facilities and, any law to the contrary
					 notwithstanding, facilities for and functionally related and subordinate to
					 maritime purposes.
"Project area" means the Aloha Tower project area as
					 defined in section
					 19-170-57(b) of
					 these rules.
"Protection" means undertaking actions or applying
					 measures which will prevent the facility from deterioration or loss or which
					 will keep it from being destroyed or abused.
"Public improvement" means any improvement, facility, or
					 service, together with customary improvements and appurtenances thereto,
					 necessary to provide public needs as: vehicular and pedestrian circulation
					 systems, storm sewers, flood control improvements, water supply and
					 distribution facilities, sanitary sewage disposal and treatment, public utility
					 and energy services.
"Public project" means any project or activity of any
					 county or agency of the state conducted to fulfill a governmental function for
					 public benefit and in accordance with public policy.
"Reconstruction" means the reproduction by new
					 construction of a building, structure, object or parts thereof as it originally
					 appeared.
"Reflective surface" means any glass or other surface,
					 such as polished metal, specified in the manufacturer's literature having
					 reflectance (designated by such terminology as average daylight reflectance,
					 visible light reflectance, visible outdoor reflectance, and comparable terms)
					 of over thirty per cent.
"Rehabilitation" means returning a facility to a useful
					 state, thus allowing it to be used while preserving those portions or features
					 considered historically, architecturally, or culturally significant.
"Restoration" means recovering accurately the authentic
					 form and details of a facility, or a structure and its setting, usually by
					 renovating a later work, or replacing missing earlier work.