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South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 Prepared For Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi Prepared By: Opticos Design, Inc. Kauaʻi Form-Based Code This page intentionally left blank 2 July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code Article 1: Introduction Sub-Article 1.1 Purpose 1.1-5 1.1.010 Purpose and Intent 1.1-5 1.1.020 Places on Kauaʻi 1.1-6 1.1.030 Using Zoning to Reinforce Place 1.1-8 1.1.040 The Rural-to-Urban Transect 1.1-9 1.1.050 Applicability 1.1-10 1.1.060 Relationship to County Policy 1.1-11 Article 2: Specific to Zones Sub-Article 2.1: Establishment and Designation of Zones 2.1-1 2.1.010 Zones Established 2.1-1 2.1.020 Zoning Maps 2.1-1 Sub-Article 2.2: Transect Zones 2.2-1 2.2.010 Purpose 2.2-1 2.2.020 Applicability 2.2-1 2.2.030 T3 Village Edge (T3VE) 2.2-3 2.2.040 T3 Village Neighborhood 1 (T3VN.1) 2.2-9 2.2.050 T4 Neighborhood (T4N) and Neighborhood—Flex (T4N–F) 2.2-15 2.2.060 T4 Village Center (T4VC) and Village Center–Flex (T4VC–F) 2.2-21 Article 3: Supplemental Standards for Transect Zones Sub-Article 3.1: General Standards 3.1-1 3.1.010 Additional Parking Regulations in Transect Zones 3.1-1 3.1.020 Additional Height Regulations 3.1-10 Sub-Article 3.2: Specific to Building Types 3.2-1 3.2.010 Purpose 3.2-1 3.2.020 Applicability 3.2-1 3.2.030 Building Types Overview 3.2-1 3.2.040 Carriage House 3.2-6 3.2.050 Single-Unit House, Village 3.2-8 3.2.060 Single-Unit House, Cottage 3.2-10 3.2.070 Cottage Court 3.2-12 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 i 3.2.080 Duplex 3.2-14 3.2.090 Townhouse 3.2-16 3.2.100 Mansion Apartment 3.2-18 3.2.110 Apartment House 3.2-20 3.2.120 Courtyard Building 3.2-22 3.2.130 Main Street Mixed-Use 3.2-24 Sub-Article 3.3: Specific to Private Frontages 3.3-1 3.3.010 Purpose 3.3-1 3.3.020 Applicability 3.3-1 3.3.030 Private Frontages Overview 3.3-1 3.3.040 Common Yard 3.3-4 3.3.050 Lānai: Projecting 3.3-5 3.3.060 Lānai: Engaged 3.3-6 3.3.070 Stoop 3.3-7 3.3.080 Forecourt 3.3-8 3.3.090 Dooryard 3.3-9 3.3.100 Shopfront 3.3-10 3.3.110 Gallery 3.3-11 3.3.120 Terrace 3.3-12 Sub-Article 3.4: Historic Preservation 3.4-1 3.4.010 Reserved 3.4-1 Article 4: Specific to Uses Article 5: Neighborhoods and Walkable Communities Sub-Article 5.1: General to Neighborhood and Walkable Community Design 5.1-1 5.1.010 Purpose 5.1-1 5.1.020 Applicability 5.1-2 5.1.030 Thoroughfares, Blocks and Connectivity 5.1-2 5.1.040 Mix of Civic Buildings and Civic Spaces 5.1-4 5.1.050 Additional Standards for Project Developments 5.1-4 5.1.060 Pedestrian Sheds 5.1-5 5.1.070 Mix of Transect Zones 5.1-6 5.1.080 Neighborhood Centers/Main Streets 5.1-7 ii July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code 5.1.090 Mix of Building Types 5.1-7 5.1.100 Incentives 5.1-7 5.1.110 Special Requirements 5.1-7 Sub-Article 5.2: Civic Space Standards 5.2-1 5.2.010 Purpose 5.2-1 5.2.020 Applicability 5.2-1 5.2.030 Civic Spaces 5.2-1 5.2.040 Additional Standards 5.2-8 Sub-Article 5.3: Thoroughfare Standards 5.3-1 5.3.010 Purpose 5.3-1 5.3.020 Applicability 5.3-1 5.3.030 Allowed Thoroughfares 5.3-1 5.3.040 Thoroughfare Design 5.3-2 5.3.050 Movement Types and Design Speed 5.3-2 5.3.060 Intersections 5.3-3 5.3.070 Bicycle Facilities 5.3-4 5.3.080 Public Frontages 5.3-4 5.3.090 Public Lighting 5.3-6 5.3.100 Thoroughfare Assemblies 5.3-7 Article 6: Permit and Procedures Article 7: Definitions Sub-Article 7.1: Definitions 7.1-1 7.1.010 Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases 7.1-1 7.1.020 Definitions of Land Uses 7.1-5 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 iii This page intentionally left blank iv July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code Article 1: Introduction Sub-Article 1.1 Purpose 1.1-5 1.1.010 Purpose and Intent 1.1-5 1.1.020 Places on Kauaʻi 1.1-6 1.1.030 Using Zoning to Reinforce Place 1.1-8 1.1.040 The Rural-to-Urban Transect 1.1-9 1.1.050 Applicability 1.1-10 1.1.060 Relationship to County Policy 1.1-11 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 1-i 1 Introduction This page intentionally left blank 1-ii July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code Quick Code Guide: Building-Scaled Projects Step Instructions C o d e Title Find the zone for your parcel 1 Zoning Map Comply with the standards Specific to Article 2 2 specific to your zone Zones Sub-Art. General 3 3.1 Standards Comply with all relevant Sub-Art. Supplemental Standards for Building Types 3.2 Transect Zones Sub-Art. Private Frontage 3.3 Types If the selected use has additional regulations (noted in the Allowable To be 4 Article 4 Specific to Use Uses Table), comply with the determined standards for that use South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 1-iii 1 Introduction Quick Code Guide: Community-Scaled Projects Step Instructions C o d e Title Find the zone for your parcel 1 Zoning Map Comply with standards for Neighborhood and Walkable Neighborhood and Walkable Article 5 Communities Communities Neighborhood Sub-Art. 5.1 and Walkable Community Comply with standards for Design 2 Neighborhood and Walkable Sub-Art. Community Design, Thoroughfares 5.2 Thoroughfares and Civic Spaces Sub-Art. Civic Spaces 5.3 If you want to subdivide your property, follow the procedures Chapter Subdivision 3 and comply with the requirements 9 Ordinance in Subdivision Follow the procedures for Project To be Developments for Neighborhoods Article 6 Procedures determined 4 and Walkable Communities Quick Code Proceed to standards for Building- Guide: Scaled Projects Building-Scaled 5 Projects 1-iv July 2015 South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code Sub-Article 1.1 Purpose Sections: 1.1.010 Purpose and Intent 1.1.020 Places on Kauaʻi 1.1.030 Using Zoning to Reinforce Place 1.1.040 The Rural-to-Urban Transect 1.1.050 Applicability 1.1.060 Relationship to County Policy 1.1.010 Purpose and Intent The South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code (FBC) provides a regulatory framework that preserves and enhances the unique rural character of Kauaʻi by focusing future growth and infill into compact and connected walkable places that are supportive of pedestrians, bicycles and transit. The Form-Based Code additionally provides a streamlined set of regulations that will help to remove barriers to development by making code compliance clear and straightforward. The South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code will serve as a framework to guide growth on Kauaʻi in a manner that will improve the quality of life and the environment. The code will: A. Promote, preserve, and enhance community design that reflects the distinct character of Kauaʻi and supports a range of vibrant human habitats; B. Promote development patterns that support safe, walkable, pedestrian-oriented mixed- use places; C. Promote development patterns that support safe, effective, and multimodal transportation options, including auto, pedestrian, and bicycle, minimizing vehicle traffic by providing a mix of land uses, walkability, and compact community form; D. Promote the health benefits of pedestrian-oriented places, including safe routes for walking, bicycling, and other exercise; E. Preserve, protect, and enhance the character of established communities; F. Support existing walkable neighborhoods through networks of well-designed streets that are safe and secure for pedestrians and bicycles; G. Encourage appropriately-scaled infill and development that places services within safe, comfortable walking distance of homes; H. Encourage and incubate local business activity through community design; I. Promote neighborhoods with quality housing that encourage a diversity of housing choices; J. Ensure that each building plays a role in creating a better whole, not just a good building; K. Ensure buildings and environments that can adapt to changing economics and demographics; L. Encourage architecture that grows from local climate, history, and building practice; and South Kauaʻi Form-Based Code July 2015 1.1-5 1.1.020 Introduction M. Preserve and protect historic and cultural resources. Common to all of these ideas is the notion of “walkable urbanism”—the idea that places of human habitat on Kauaʻi should be of a scale that is primarily pedestrian-oriented in nature. Past regulations have promoted drivable suburban habitats and development patterns that over time have compromised Kauaʻi’s unique character. This Form-Based Code instead provides a regulatory framework that preserves, enhances, and creates “walkable urbanism” while continuing to preserve Kauaʻi’s natural resources and rural character, protect sensitive environmental habitats, and encourage economic growth.
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