Current through November, 2024
Section 15-215-42 - Building form(a) The height of any building or structure or portion thereof shall be measured from ground elevation.(b) Attics or raised basements, masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, elevator bulkheads, church spires, cupolas, domes, ventilators, skylights, parapet walls, cornices, solar energy systems, or necessary mechanical appurtenances on the roof level shall be limited to the height necessary for their proper functioning, as determined by the executive director in his sole discretion; provided, however, that notwithstanding the executive director's determination, attics shall not exceed fourteen feet in height.(c) Any part of a building which is taller than sixty-five feet and along a view corridor street, see Figure 1.12 (view corridors), dated September 2012, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter, shall be setback from the lot line abutting the view corridor by fifty feet.(d) All principal buildings shall be constructed with building elements conforming to Figure 1.3 (development standards summary, building form), dated September 2012, made a part of this chapter, and attached at the end of this chapter.[Eff OCT 27 2012] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)