Bill Text: HI SR28 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Hawaii Community Development Authority To Update And Report On Transit-oriented Development Planning And Implementation For The Kakaako Community Development District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-08 - Recommitted to EET/WTL. [SR28 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SR28-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO UPDATE AND REPORT ON TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, construction of the City and County of Honolulu's rail transit system is underway, with an anticipated completion date of December 2025; and
WHEREAS, once completed, the rail transit system will help address Honolulu's transportation needs while creating development opportunities for all types of housing within Honolulu's urban core; and
WHEREAS, transit-oriented development supports rail ridership goals by locating denser, mixed-use developments along the rail transit line; encouraging orderly growth; and improving accessibility around rail stations and within Honolulu's urban core; and
WHEREAS, transit-oriented development areas are typically located within one to two miles of a rail station; and
WHEREAS, increasing the supply of all types of housing within transit-oriented development areas will aid in preventing further urban sprawl and use of non-urban lands to meet Honolulu's housing needs; and
WHEREAS, transit-oriented development requires the guidance of plans that address issues relating to land use, circulation, urban design, housing, community facilities, pedestrian amenities, historic and cultural enhancements, and infrastructure and can be aligned with general development plans; and
WHEREAS, transit-oriented development plans often include various incentives, including allowances for more extensive and varied uses of land and increased building height and density, to provide community benefits and amenities appropriate for properties within walking distance to a rail station; and
WHEREAS, much of the land within the Hawaii Community Development Authority's Kakaako Community Development District is located within a one-mile radius of a rail station; and
WHEREAS, although the City and County of Honolulu has developed transit-oriented development rules for certain lands within areas surrounding rail stations, these rules do not apply to lands within the Kakaako Community Development District; and
WHEREAS, lands within the Kakaako Community Development District would benefit from a transit-oriented development plan to direct and manage growth around the district's rail station, expand the types of allowable uses, provide development incentives, stimulate development activity around the district's rail station, encourage development of all types of housing, and increase ridership on the rail transit system; and
WHEREAS, THE Hawaii
Community Development Authority has accepted a final environmental impact statement
and adopted a transit-oriented development overlay plan; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to update the transit-oriented development overlay plan as needed to complement the adjacent transit-oriented development plans of the City and County of Honolulu; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to submit a
copy of the updated transit-oriented development overlay plan for the Kakaako Community
Development District, including any proposed amendments to the Hawaii
Administrative Rules, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the Regular Session of 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, and each member of the Hawaii Community Development Authority.
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Kakaako Community Development District; Transit-Oriented Development Plan
