"July 1, 1987" substituted for "the effective date of this chapter".

The legislature (pre-2001 amendment) intended the term "existing use" to refer to uses existing on July 1, 1987, the effective date of the code. 94 H. 97, 9 P.3d 409.

Where proposed well constituted a "new" use, irrespective of whether a portion of the water derived therefrom would be utilized for existing purposes, commission erred in granting an "interim" use permit, ostensibly pursuant to §174C-49(a); this section provides for the issuance of an interim use permit only for "existing legal uses". 103 H. 401, 83 P.3d 664.