Bill Text: HI SB3202 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Urban Development.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-29 - Act 039, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139). [SB3202 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB3202-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3202
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

PART I

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§205-     Private covenants; residentially zoned lots; urban district.  (a)  No private covenant for a residentially zoned lot within an urban district recorded after the effective date of this Act shall restrict:

     (1)  Density on that lot below the amount allowed by county zoning codes; or

     (2)  The long-term rental of residential units on that lot.

     (b)  This section shall not apply to any private covenants recorded before the effective date of this Act.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "residentially zoned lot" means a zoning lot in a county zoning district that is principally reserved for one-family and two-family detached dwellings."

PART II

     SECTION 2.  Section 46-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§46-4  County zoning.  (a)  This section and any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted in accordance with this section shall apply to lands not contained within the forest reserve boundaries as established on January 31, 1957, or as subsequently amended.

     Zoning in all counties shall be accomplished within the framework of a long-range, comprehensive general plan prepared or being prepared to guide the overall future development of the county.  Zoning shall be one of the tools available to the county to put the general plan into effect in an orderly manner.  Zoning in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai means the establishment of districts of such number, shape, and area, and the adoption of regulations for each district to carry out the purposes of this section.  In establishing or regulating the districts, full consideration shall be given to all available data as to soil classification and physical use capabilities of the land to allow and encourage the most beneficial use of the land consonant with good zoning practices.  The zoning power granted [herein] in this section shall be exercised by ordinance, which may relate to:

     (1)  The areas within which agriculture, forestry, industry, trade, and business may be conducted;

     (2)  The areas in which residential uses may be regulated or prohibited;

     (3)  The areas bordering natural watercourses, channels, and streams, in which trades or industries, filling or dumping, erection of structures, and the location of buildings may be prohibited or restricted;

     (4)  The areas in which particular uses may be subjected to special restrictions;

     (5)  The location of buildings and structures designed for specific uses and designation of uses for which buildings and structures may not be used or altered;

     (6)  The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;

     (7)  The location of roads, schools, and recreation areas;

     (8)  Building setback lines and future street lines;

     (9)  The density and distribution of population;

    (10)  The percentage of a lot that may be occupied, size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;

    (11)  Minimum and maximum lot sizes; and

    (12)  Other regulations the boards or city council find necessary and proper to permit and encourage the orderly development of land resources within their jurisdictions.

     The council of any county shall prescribe rules, regulations, and administrative procedures and provide personnel it finds necessary to enforce this section and any ordinance enacted in accordance with this section.  The ordinances may be enforced by appropriate fines and penalties, civil or criminal, or by court order at the suit of the county or the owner or owners of real estate directly affected by the ordinances.

     Any civil fine or penalty provided by ordinance under this section may be imposed by the district court, or by the zoning agency after an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 91.  The proceeding shall not be a prerequisite for any injunctive relief ordered by the circuit court.

     Nothing in this section shall invalidate any zoning ordinance or regulation adopted by any county or other agency of government pursuant to the statutes in effect [prior to] before July 1, 1957.

     The powers granted [herein] in this section shall be liberally construed in favor of the county exercising them, and in [such] a manner [as to promote] that promotes the orderly development of each county or city and county in accordance with a long-range, comprehensive general plan to ensure the greatest benefit for the State as a whole.  This section shall not be construed to limit or repeal any powers of any county to achieve these ends through zoning and building regulations, except insofar as forest and water reserve zones are concerned and as provided in subsections (c) [and], (d)[.], and (g).

     Neither this section nor any ordinance enacted pursuant to this section shall prohibit the continued lawful use of any building or premises for any trade, industrial, residential, agricultural, or other purpose for which the building or premises is used at the time this section or the ordinance takes effect; provided that a zoning ordinance may provide for elimination of nonconforming uses as the uses are discontinued, or for the amortization or phasing out of nonconforming uses or signs over a reasonable period of time in commercial, industrial, resort, and apartment zoned areas only.  In no event shall [such] the amortization or phasing out of nonconforming uses apply to any existing building or premises used for residential (single-family or duplex) or agricultural uses.  Nothing in this section shall affect or impair the powers and duties of the director of transportation as set forth in chapter 262.

     (b)  Any final order of a zoning agency established under this section may be appealed to the circuit court of the circuit in which the land in question is found.  The appeal shall be in accordance with the Hawaii rules of civil procedure.

     (c)  Each county may adopt reasonable standards to allow the construction of two single-family dwelling units on any lot where a residential dwelling unit is permitted.

     (d)  Neither this section nor any other law, county ordinance, or rule shall prohibit group living in facilities with eight or fewer residents for purposes or functions that are licensed, certified, registered, or monitored by the State; provided that a resident manager or a resident supervisor and the resident manager's or resident supervisor's family shall not be included in this resident count.  These group living facilities shall meet all applicable county requirements not inconsistent with the intent of this subsection, including but not limited to building height, setback, maximum lot coverage, parking, and floor area requirements.

     (e)  Neither this section nor any other law, county ordinance, or rule shall prohibit the use of land for employee housing and community buildings in plantation community subdivisions as defined in section 205-4.5(a)(12); in addition, no zoning ordinance shall provide for the elimination, amortization, or phasing out of plantation community subdivisions as a nonconforming use.

     (f)  Neither this section nor any other law, county ordinance, or rule shall prohibit the use of land for medical cannabis production centers or medical cannabis dispensaries established and licensed pursuant to chapter 329D; provided that the land is otherwise zoned for agriculture, manufacturing, or retail purposes.

     (g)  Notwithstanding any other law, county charter, county ordinance, or rule, the director of the county agency responsible for land use shall review and approve, deny, or otherwise act upon any application for subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision of parcels within the urban district as designated pursuant to chapter 205; provided that:

     (1)  Each county may enact ordinances or adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 that:

          (A)  Govern eligibility requirements and standards for the subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision of parcels within the urban district; and

          (B)  Are in accordance with each county's general plan;

     (2)  Following the enactment or adoption of an ordinance or rule pursuant to this subsection, no land shall be subdivided, consolidated, or resubdivided unless the:

          (A)  Proposed subdivision plans are in conformity with county ordinances or rules governing the subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision of land; and

          (B)  Application for subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision of parcels has been approved by the director of the county agency responsible for land use; and

     (3)  No application for subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision that has been approved by the director of the county agency responsible for land use shall require any additional county approval."

PART III

     SECTION 3.  Section 46-143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

     "(d)  An impact fee shall be substantially related to the needs arising from the development and shall not exceed a proportionate share of the costs incurred or to be incurred in accommodating the development.  The following [seven] factors shall be considered in determining a proportionate share of public facility capital improvement costs:

     (1)  The level of public facility capital improvements required to appropriately serve a development, based on a needs assessment study that identifies:

          (A)  Deficiencies in existing public facilities;

          (B)  The means, other than impact fees, by which existing deficiencies will be eliminated within a reasonable period of time; and

          (C)  Additional demands anticipated to be placed on specified public facilities by a development;

     (2)  The availability of other funding for public facility capital improvements, including but not limited to user charges, taxes, bonds, intergovernmental transfers, and special taxation or assessments;

     (3)  The cost of existing public facility capital improvements;

     (4)  The methods by which existing public facility capital improvements were financed;

     (5)  The extent to which a developer required to pay impact fees has contributed in the previous five years to the cost of existing public facility capital improvements and received no reasonable benefit therefrom, and any credits that may be due to a development because of [such] the contributions;

     (6)  The extent to which a developer required to pay impact fees over the next twenty years may reasonably be anticipated to contribute to the cost of existing public facility capital improvements through user fees, debt service payments, or other payments, and any credits that may accrue to a development because of future payments; [and]

     (7)  The extent to which a developer is required to pay impact fees as a condition precedent to the development of non-site related public facility capital improvements, and any offsets payable to a developer because of this provision[.]; and

     (8)  The square footage of the development; provided that:

          (A)  In cases where the developer is converting an existing structure, the square footage of the existing structure shall be deducted from the total square footage of the development when calculating impact fees; and

          (B)  In cases where the public facility impacted is a water or sewage facility, the appropriate board of water supply may choose to calculate impact fees based on the total number of fixtures in the development, rather than by square footage."

PART IV

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 3000.

 

 

Report Title:

Counties; Zoning; Urban District; Subdivision; Consolidation; Resubdivision; Parcels; Residentially Zoned Lots; Impact Fees Assessment; Calculation

 

Description:

Requires the director of the county agency responsible for land use to review and act on any application for subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision of certain parcels within the urban district, with certain conditions.  Amends the calculation of impact fees for certain developments.  Effective 1/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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