The purpose of this Chapter is to establish procedures for the reclassification of State and land use district boundaries involving lands fifteen (15) acres or less in size located in the State land use agricultural, rural, or urban districts.
This Chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "State Land Use District Boundary Amendment Ordinance" and its official abbreviation shall be the "SLUD Boundary Amendment Ordinance."
(Ord. No. 492, October 31, 1986)
This Chapter is adopted for the purpose of:
(a)
Implementing the intent and purpose of Section 205-3.1 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes, which delegates to the respective counties of the State of Hawai'i the authority to process and determine petitions for State land use district boundary amendments involving lands fifteen (15) acres or less in size located in the State land use agricultural, rural, or urban districts;
(b)
Preserving and protecting lands in the County by limiting the development of such lands to those uses for which these lands are best suited in order to promote and protect the public health and welfare;
(c)
Reducing processing time for, costs to, and duplication of effort by, applicants for State land use district boundary amendments for such lands;
(d)
Establishing procedures for the processing of applications for State land use district boundary amendments involving such lands; and
(e)
Insuring that all such State land use district boundary amendments conform to the decision-making criteria contained in Section 205-17 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
(Ord. No. 492, October 31, 1986)
The definitions of words and phrases contained in Chapter 8 (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance), Sec. 8-1.5, R.C.O. 1976, as amended from time to time, shall apply equally to this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 492, October 31, 1986)