Bill Text: HI HB2331 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Housing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). [HB2331 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2331-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to housing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Hawaii's housing market suffers from
a persistent shortage of housing, particularly housing that is affordable to
Hawaii's workforce and lower income groups.
Of the approximately 64,700 housing units that are forecasted to be
needed between 2015 and 2025, nearly 89 per cent or about 57,500 units will be
needed by those earning 140 per cent and below the area median income. Approximately 43,800 units are estimated to
be needed for renters. The special
action team on affordable rental housing has determined that additional
incentives are needed to spur on rental housing development to meet the
considerable demand.
The Hawaii housing finance and development corporation provides for a forty-five-day approval process for affordable housing projects seeking district boundary amendments from the land use commission, as well as for projects seeking county approvals and exemptions relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units thereon.
The purpose of this Act is to provide incentives to spur housing development by establishing a forty-five-day approval process for affordable housing projects seeking district boundary amendments for land areas of fifteen acres or less within the jurisdiction of the counties, as well as for lands under the control of the Hawaii community development authority.
SECTION 2. Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The corporation may
develop on behalf of the State or with an eligible developer, or may assist
under a government assistance program in the development of, housing projects
that shall be exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and
rules of any government agency relating to planning, zoning, construction
standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the
construction of dwelling units thereon; provided that:
(1) The
corporation finds the housing project is consistent with the purpose and intent
of this chapter, and meets minimum requirements of health and safety;
(2) The
development of the proposed housing project does not contravene any safety
standards, tariffs, or rates and fees approved by the public utilities
commission for public utilities or of the various boards of water supply
authorized under chapter 54;
(3) The
legislative body of the county in which the housing project is to be situated
shall have approved the project with or without modifications:
(A) The
legislative body shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the
project by resolution within forty-five days after the corporation has
submitted the preliminary plans and specifications for the project to the
legislative body. If on the forty-sixth day
a project is not disapproved, it shall be deemed approved by the legislative
body;
(B) No
action shall be prosecuted or maintained against any county, its officials, or
employees on account of actions taken by them in reviewing, approving,
modifying, or disapproving the plans and specifications; and
(C) The
final plans and specifications for the project shall be deemed approved by the
legislative body if the final plans and specifications do not substantially
deviate from the preliminary plans and specifications. The final plans and specifications for the
project shall constitute the zoning, building, construction, and subdivision
standards for that project. For purposes
of sections 501-85 and 502-17, the executive director of the corporation or the
responsible county official may certify maps and plans of lands connected with
the project as having complied with applicable laws and ordinances relating to
consolidation and subdivision of lands, and the maps and plans shall be
accepted for registration or recordation by the land court and registrar; [and]
(4) The
land use commission shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove a
boundary change within forty-five days after the corporation has submitted a
petition to the commission as provided in section 205-4. If, on the forty-sixth day, the petition is
not disapproved, it shall be deemed approved by the commission[.];
and
(5) The
appropriate county land use decision-making authority in which the project is
located, pursuant to section 205-3.1(b) and (c), shall approve, approve with
modification, or disapprove a district boundary change involving land areas of
fifteen acres or less within forty-five days after the corporation has
submitted a petition to the county land use decision-making authority. If, on the forty-sixth day the petition is
not disapproved, it shall be deemed approved by the county land use
decision-making authority; and
(6) The Hawaii community development authority shall, at a meeting, approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove, the corporation's request for project exemptions, within forty-five days after the corporation has submitted the request. If, on the forty-sixth day the request is not disapproved, it shall be deemed approved by the Hawaii community development authority."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Housing; Expedited Approvals for Eligible Affordable Housing Projects
Description:
Establishes expedited approvals for affordable housing projects seeking district boundary amendments for land areas of fifteen acres or less under the jurisdiction of the counties, as well as expedited approvals by the Hawaii Community Development Authority. (HB2331 HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
