Section 15-215-43 - Architectural standards(a) Balconies, galleries, and arcades shall be made of concrete, painted wood or metal.(b) For building facades and elevations in the T3 general urban, T4 urban center and T5 urban center high intensity transect zones, a change of exterior texture and material should be accompanied by a change in plane; provided, however, glazing and spandrel glass is exempt from this provision.(c) Fences, walls, and hedges may be constructed or installed to a height of six feet in any side yard or rear yard and to a height of three feet in any portion of a front yard or a side yard that faces a thoroughfare: (1) Fences in front yards or side yards facing a thoroughfare shall be painted or constructed out of a decorative material compatible with the materials of the principal building; and(2) Retaining walls shall be constructed out of masonry or stone or another equally durable material.(d) Lighting: (1) Entrances, arcades and passageways shall be illuminated;(2) Courtyards, passageways, roof gardens, corner plazas, and other landscaped areas shall provide pedestrian-scaled, tamper-proof lights;(3) Lighting sources shall be constructed or installed so that light is aimed downwards and does not spill over to abutting properties; and(4) Architectural details may be accented through lighting.(e) Roofs: (1) Roofs may be accessible and may be used as roof decks, gardens, balconies or terraces;(2) Roofs shall either be finished with light colors for reflectivity or incorporate landscaping; and(3) Roof top mechanical equipment shall be clustered away from the edge of the building and either painted to match the roof top or located behind a parapet wall or enclosed in a roof top mechanical equipment enclosure so that it is not visible from a thoroughfare, historic or public buildings.(f) Service functions (T3 general urban, T4 urban center and T5 urban center high intensity transect zones): (1) Utilities, service elements, recycling and trash elements shall be located off alleys (if applicable), or in structured parking garages where they exist. Alternatively, ' they may be located at least ten feet behind the facade of a principal building and screened from view from a thoroughfare other than an alley or service street, with a hedge, landscaping, low wall, or fence;(2) Prohibited materials for constructing recycling or trash enclosures include: chain link, fencing with slats mesh screen, cinderblocks, or unpainted wood;(3) Utilities and service elements that are visible from thoroughfares shall not be visually intrusive and shall be incorporated in the building structure through use of the following strategies: (A) Burying the utilities and service elements underground;(B) Constructing a utility room to enclose the utilities and service elements;(C) Screening the utilities and service elements behind the building; or(D) Clustering the utilities and service elements on the roof within a mechanical enclosure; and(4) Recycling or trash enclosures shall be of a similar material and color with the principal building.(g) Signage. All signs shall be in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations administered by the city and county of Honolulu, as provided for in the city and county of Honolulu's land use ordinance, as it may be amended from time to time.(h) Windows: (1) Highly-reflective and mirrored glass materials are prohibited; and(2) Visible light transmission level of windows on the ground floor shall be seventy per cent or greater and on all other floors the visible light transmission level shall be fifty per cent or greater.[Eff OCT 27 2012] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)