Haw. Code R. § 15-217-63

Current through September, 2024

Section 15-217-63 - Parking and loading

(a) Applicability. This section applies to all new principal buildings in the mauka area or additions to buildings on properties that exceed twenty-five per cent of the existing floor area on said property.

(b) Access:

(1) Parking shall be accessed from an alley;

(2) When there is no alley present,- parking shall be accessed from a parking access street as indicated in Figure 1.10 (parking), dated September 2011, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter;

(3) When access from a parking access street is not possible, parking shall be accessed from an alternative parking access street as indicated in Figure 1.10 (parking), dated September 2011, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter;

(4) When access from an alternative parking access street is not possible, an alternative parking plan may be submitted; and

(5) Driveway access for parking shall be a minimum of fifty-five feet from an intersection measured from the right-of-way.

(c) Curb cuts:

(1) The number of curb cuts shall be minimized, especially along alternative parking access streets, to the maximum practicable extent. Shared alleys, access drives and parking arrangements are encouraged to reduce the need for new curb cuts;

(2) Maximum width of new curb cuts shall be twenty-five feet for a two-way driveway and twelve feet for a one-way driveway, except that driveways for front yard houses and all other detached dwellings shall be no more than ten feet in width; and

(3) Curb cuts shall be setback a minimum of twenty-two feet from adjacent properties. Lots with less than one hundred linear feet of frontage are exempt from this provision.

(d) Placement:

(1) Parking shall be a minimum of forty feet behind any lot line, unless indicated otherwise in Figure 1.10 (parking), dated September 2011, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter;

(2) Parking lots and structures shall not front a civic space; and

(3) Parking is prohibited within any building front setback or front yard, except in the CK neighborhood zone.

(e) Quantity:

(1) Required number of off-street parking spaces is as follows:

Off-street Parking

Uses	Requirements
Detached dwellings, live-work, and duplexes:	two per unit plus one per one thousand square feet of floor area over 2,500 square feet;
Multi-family dwelling six hundred square feet or less:	0.9 per unit;
Multi-family dwelling greater than six hundred square feet:	1.25 per unit;
Group homes, care, convalescent and nursing home:	0.9 per four patient beds, dwelling units, or lodging units;
Commercial, clinics, administrative and all other uses:	one per four hundred fifty square feet of floor area;
Restaurants and bars, and dance-nightclubs:	0.9 per three hundred square feet of eating or drinking area, plus 0.9 per twenty-five square feet of dance floor area, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of kitchen or accessory area;
Group assembly:	0.9 per three hundred square feet of assembly area or 0.9 per ten fixed seats, whichever is greater;
Religious facilities and theaters:	0.9 per every five fixed seats or fifty square feet of general assembly area, whichever is greater;
Day-care facilities:	0.9 per ten enrolled capacity;
Educational facilities that are at the elementary and intermediate level:	0.9 for each twenty students of design capacity, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of office floor area ;
Educational facilities that are at the high school level, language, vocational, business, technical, trade, college, or universities:	0.9 for each ten students of design capacity, plus one per four hundred fifty square feet of office floor area;
Industrial, media production, printing and publishing and warehousing:	one per nine hundred square feet of floor area; and

(2) There shall be no off-street parking requirement for the central Kakaako neighborhood zone;

(3) When there is uncertainty as to requirements for a proposed use, the executive director will review the proposed use and determine its equivalent and applicable off-street parking requirements;

(4) When computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the number of spaces required shall be rounded to the nearest whole number;

(5) Every twenty-four inches of pew or bench area provided in a religious facility or other place of assembly shall be counted as seats for the purpose of determining requirement for off-street parking;

(6) At least fifty per cent of required parking spaces shall be standard sized parking spaces; and

(7) When a building includes uses incidental or accessory to a principal use, the executive director shall determine the total number of required spaces on the basis of the parking requirements for the use that creates a larger parking demand.

(f) Shared parking:

(1) Because of the mixed-use nature of the mauka area and the differing peaks associated with different uses, the same parking facility may be utilized by a variety of users throughout the day. This can reduce the total number of parking spaces needed to serve the peak parking demand of the mauka area. The executive director may authorize shared parking based upon a finding that adequate parking or loading spaces will be provided;

(2) Required parking may be adjusted downward, without the need for a variance, according to the shared parking factor of Figure 1.10-A (parking), dated September 2011, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter; and

(3) Parking required by the rules for an individual project shall be located within 1,200 feet of the project site, within the mauka area, or outside the boundary by covenant, lease, license or other arrangement to the satisfaction of the executive director.

(g) On street. Marked on-street parking shall count towards required parking when the on-street parking is adjacent to the parcel or within two hundred feet of the parcel.

(h) Aisle and space dimensions:

(1) Each standard parking space shall be no less than 8.5 feet wide and eighteen feet long;

(2) Each compact parking space shall be no less than 7.5 feet wide and sixteen feet long and shall be marked as a compact space; and

(3) Ingress and egress aisles shall be provided to a thoroughfare and between parking bays. Minimum aisle widths for parking bays shall be:

(A) Parking at 0 - 44 degrees: 12 feet;

(B) Parking at 45 - 59 degrees: 13.5 feet;

(C) Parking at 60 - 69 degrees: 18.5 feet;

(D) Parking at 70 - 79 degrees: 19.5 feet;

(E) Parking at 80 - 89 degrees: 21 feet; and

(F) Parking at 90 degrees: 22 feet; Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a parking angle of ninety degrees, the minimum aisle width may be reduced by one foot for every six inches of additional parking space width above the minimum width, to a minimum aisle width of nineteen feet.

(i) Design:

(1) Tandem parking and hydraulic lifts are permitted in parking facilities used for residential purposes, when both spaces are utilized by a single dwelling;

(2) Tandem parking and hydraulic lifts are permitted in any attended parking facility;

(3) Storage is permitted above all parking spaces constructed in parking garages or in parking structures;

(4) Robotic parking is permitted;

(5) Any mechanical equipment for providing parking shall be visually screened from view at abutting thoroughfares by architectural or landscape treatments;

(6) High albedo concrete shall be used instead of asphalt in surface parking lots; and

(7) All sources of illumination shall be shielded to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises.

(j) Landscaping for surface lots:

(1) Parking lot landscape requirements are one tree per twenty spaces with a minimum of one landscaped island for every ten spaces;

(2) Every other row of parking shall include a landscaped median for the entire length of a bay. The entire length shall be planted with large shade trees at least every forty-five feet. Where a tree planting island occurs the entire length of a bay, there shall be a minimum of one planting island every fifteen spaces and a minimum of one large shade tree every fifteen spaces in a tree planting island; and

(3) Permeable surfaces for parking and maneuvering areas are permitted.

(k) Structures. Priority placement near entries, doors, elevators, or stairs within parking structures shall be given to parking for bicycles, car-shares, and plug-in electric vehicles.

(l) Loading:

(1) The following loading space requirements shall apply:

Loading Space Requirements

Uses	Loading Requirements	Floor Area (in square feet)
Goods and	one	2,000 - 10,000
services and	two	10,001 - 20,000
industrial:	three	20,001 - 40,000
	four	40,001 - 60,000
	one	Each additional 50,000 over 60,000
Civil support,	one	5,000 - 10,000
educational, and	two	10,001 - 50,000
civic:	three	50,001 - 100,000
	one	Each additional
		100,000 over
		100,000
Office:	one	20,000 - 50,000
	two	50,001 - 100,000
	one	Each additional
		100,000 over
		100,000
Multiple-family	one	20, 000 - 150,000
dwellings:	two	150,001 - 300,000
	one	Each additional
		2 00,000 over
		300,000

(2) Access to a loading space shall not be from a promenade street;

(3) Access to a loading space shall not be from a promenade street;

(4) When only one loading space is required and total floor area is less than 5,000 square feet, the minimum horizontal dimensions of the space shall be 19 x 8-1/2 feet, and the space shall have a vertical clearance of at least ten feet;

(5) When more than one loading space is required, the minimum horizontal dimensions of at least half of the required spaces shall be 12 x 35 feet and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet. The balance of the required spaces shall have horizontal dimensions of at least 19 x 8-1/2 feet and vertical clearance of at least ten feet;

(6) Each loading space shall be unobstructed and shall be arranged so that any vehicle may be moved without moving the other;

(7) Adequate maneuvering areas and access to a street shall be provided and shall have a vertical clearance not less than the applicable height for the loading space;

(8) All loading spaces and maneuvering areas shall be paved with an all-weather surface;

(9) Where loading areas are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be shielded to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises;

(10) Loading spaces for three or more vehicles shall be arranged so that no maneuvering to enter or leave a loading space shall be on any public street, alley or walkway;

(11) Each required loading space shall be identified as such and shall be reserved for loading purposes;

(12) No loading space shall occupy required off-street parking spaces or restrict access; and

(13) An adjustment of up to fifty per cent of the required number of loading spaces may be allowed when such spaces are assigned to serve two or more uses of a single project jointly, provided that:

(A) Each use has access to the loading zone without crossing any street or public sidewalk; and

(B) The amount of loading spaces which may be credited against the requirements for the use or uses involved shall not exceed the number of spaces reasonably expected to be available during differing periods of peak demand.

(m) Bicycle parking:

(1) Both short-term bicycle parking and long-term bicycle parking shall be provided;

(2) Bicycle parking shall be provided within four hundred feet of the principal entrance of the building;

(3) Instructional signs shall be used to explain how to use the bicycle parking device and directional signage shall be installed when bicycle parking locations are not readily visible from entrances; and

(4) For use classifications not specifically mentioned, requirements will be determined by the executive director based on the most similar use listed, except that Figures BT.1 to BT.3, dated September 2011, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter, are exempt from bicycle parking requirements.

Haw. Code R. § 15-217-63

[Eff NOV 11 2011 ] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)