The purpose and intent of the project district 1 at Kula, Maui, is to establish permissible land uses, appropriate standards of development and specific allocation of building area for hotel and commercial uses within the defined project district. (Ord. 1861 § 1 (part), 1989)

A. Permitted Uses. Within project district 1, the following uses shall be permitted:

1. Principal uses:

a. Hotel,

b. Commercial,

i. Restaurant including outside dining area,

ii. Produce/gift shop,

iii. Art gallery,

c. Produce co-op/farmers market;

2. Accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with the principal uses, including the brewing of beer for consumption only within the restaurant and lodge.

B. Special Uses. The following uses are declared special uses in project district 1 and are subject to the special permit requirements set forth in title 19, Maui County Code; provided that the combined square footage for all commercial accessory and special uses shall not exceed sixteen thousand square feet:

1. Accessory commercial uses providing services primarily for hotel guests, other than those in subsection 19.75.020A2.

C. Other Uses Permitted. All uses which are not identified as permitted or special uses are prohibited in Makawao-Pukalani-Kula project district 1.

D. Development requirements for the lodge district shall be:

1. Minimum lot area, three acres;

2. Minimum lot width, two hundred fifty feet;

3. Minimum building setback, fifty feet from both Haleakala Highway and the south boundary of the property, and thirty feet from other property lines;

4. Maximum hotel units, fifteen lodging units plus one caretaker’s unit; and

5. Maximum height, not to exceed thirty-five feet. (Ord. 2495 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 1861 § 1 (part), 1989)

A. The following are established as maximum square footages for various land uses within project district 1 at Kula, Maui:

1. Hotel (living area per unit), eight hundred fifty square feet; caretaker’s unit, two thousand fifteen square feet;

2. Commercial:

a. Restaurant, approximately eight thousand four hundred five feet within the existing structure and approximately two thousand five hundred fifty square feet of outside dining area,

b. Produce/gift shop, located within the main lodge, two thousand two hundred thirty square feet, and

c. Art gallery, located within the main lodge, one thousand nine hundred ninety square feet;

3. Produce co-op/farmers market, the approximately two thousand eight hundred square foot existing structure. (Ord. 2495 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 1861 § 1 (part), 1989)

Any development within project district 1 at Kula, Maui, shall obtain the approval of the director of the planning department that the development complies with the following standards:

A. Steep Slopes.

1. Twelve to less than fifteen percent slope: No more than forty percent of such area shall be developed, regraded, or stripped of vegetation, unless approved by the director of public works and waste management;

2. Fifteen to less than thirty percent slope: No more than thirty percent of such areas shall be developed, regraded, or stripped of vegetation, unless approved by the director of public works and waste management;

3. Thirty percent slope or more: No more than fifteen percent of such areas shall be developed, regraded or stripped of vegetation, unless approved by the director of public works and waste management; or

4. “Steep slopes” are defined as lands where the inclination of the surface from the horizontal is twelve percent or greater.

B. Other Resources. Areas of important natural, historical, archaeological, or cultural resources or unique physical features, not otherwise mentioned in this section, shall be identified, and provisions shall be outlined to preserve or improve said resource or feature.

C. Design.

1. At least twenty percent of the lot area of each development shall be in protected open space. This includes areas defined in this section but does not include roadways, streets and parking lots;

2. Each building and structure shall be designed by a registered architect to conform with the intent of the project district; and

3. Sufficient off-street parking for tour bicycles and vans shall be provided.

D. Infrastructure. The development shall not burden governmental agencies to provide substantial infrastructural improvements.

E. Landscape Planting.

1. Comprehensive landscaping of the entire development shall be provided, including along streets and in open spaces; and

2. Landscape planting shall be considered an integral requirement of the development which shall comply with the off-street parking and loading ordinance codified in chapter 19.36, Maui County Code, and which shall provide shade, spatial definition, environmental control, and visual and noise screening for the development.

F. Signage. A comprehensive signage program shall be designed for the total development area and defined to at least include sizes, format, conceptual design, color schemes, and landscaping.

G. Lighting. Lighting shall be established in a manner which does not adversely impact the surrounding area. (Ord. 2495 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 1861 § 1 (part), 1989)