Bill Text: HI HB416 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Housing Density.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB416 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB416-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to housing density.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. 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 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 of any county 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 July 1, 1957.
The
powers granted herein 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).
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 provision of subsection (a) to the contrary, no county may adopt ordinances that restrict the level of housing density on state lands that are within 0.5 miles of an elevated mass transit station."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Housing Density; State Land; Counties; Mass Transit
Description:
Prohibits each county from adopting ordinances that restrict housing density on state lands that are within 0.5 miles of an elevated mass transit station.
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