Current through November, 2024
Section 15-210-30 - General commercial use permit provisions All commercial use permits shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Permits shall not be transferable or assignable, unless explicitly authorized in the approved permit;(2) Permits shall be site and use specific;(3) Persons or organizations to which permits are issued are bound by the permit conditions stipulated on or attached to the permit;(4) Permittee shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the federal, state, and county governments. Issuance of a permit is not a grant of any other approvals that may be required of the permittee for the permitted activity, nor does a permit exempt the permittee or the permitted activity from any applicable laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations of any federal, state, or county governments;(5) Permittee shall at all times have comprehensive general liability insurance in minimum amounts that may be set by the authority, listing the State of Hawaii as an additional insured;(6) Permittee shall have the permit at the site and produce it upon request;(7) Depending upon type and intensity of the commercial activity, a refundable security deposit may be required by the authority or the agent of the authority. The security deposit shall be refunded if the area used by the permittee has been cleaned and restored to an acceptable condition upon expiration of the permit or if the permit is canceled prior to use. The authority may retain all or part of the security deposit for cleaning and site restoration purposes. Retention of the security deposit shall not preclude the authority from pursuing other legal remedies to address cleaning and site restoration if required;(8) The use of the premises shall not be in support of any policy that discriminates against anyone based on race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, ancestry, physical handicap, disability, age, or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) status;(9) Permittee shall not transport onto the premises nor cause or permit the escape, disposal, or release of any hazardous materials except as permitted by law. "Hazardous materials" shall mean any pollutant, toxic substance, hazardous waste, hazardous substance, or oil as defined in or pursuant to the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, the Federal Clean Water Act, or any other federal, state, or local environmental law, regulation, ordinance, rule or bylaw, whether existing as of the effective date of these rules, previously enforced, or subsequently enacted or amended;(10) Any other restrictions or conditions may be imposed by the authority to protect the integrity, condition, and safety of, or access for the general public to the premises; provided restrictions and conditions may include, but are not limited to, the size of the area available for the activity, location of the activity, the type of activity, seasonal and weather restrictions, intensity of the activity or the requirement to hire licensed security services deemed necessary by the authority or the agent of the authority;(11) The issuance of a permit shall not constitute a vested property interest, but is a privilege granted for the use of the premises for a specified activity and time period;(12) Failure to use the permit at the designated time and place, not due to an act of interference by the authority, shall not result in a refund or credit against paid fees;(13) Permits are not automatically renewable. Granting of a permit does not entitle the permittee to re-issuance of the permit;(14) Permittee shall be responsible for the cleanup and hauling away, and any costs associated therewith, of any trash resulting from the permittee's activity; and(15) Permittee may charge a reasonable admission fee to any person desiring to enter the premises for the purpose of observing the permitted event. [Eff 6/11/05; comp 5/25/2007] (Auth: HRS § 206E-4) (Imp: HRS § 206E-4)