Bill Text: HI HR6 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: HCDA; Kakaako Community Development District
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-29 - Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 9 [HR6 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HR6-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
HONORing AND ACHIEVing THE ESTABLISHED PUBLIC POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR the kakaako community development district by urging THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO rescind approval for certain residential developments and by imposing A ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN the development DISTRICT to address INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS AND OTHER MAJOR PUBLIC CONCERNS.
WHEREAS, through the enactment of chapter 206E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Legislature created the Hawaii Community Development Authority and designated community development districts under the Authority's jurisdiction in order to develop "communities which serve the highest needs and aspirations of Hawaii's people;" and
WHEREAS, section 206E-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to provide for the high quality of life of residents within designated community development districts by providing for an increased supply of affordable housing within well-planned developments that meet the community's needs; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Community Development Authority has not consistently adhered to its own development plans for the Kakaako Community Development District, but has permitted development proposals and plans by private developers to modify existing community development plans for both the mauka and makai regions of the Kakaako Community Development District; and
WHEREAS, in approving private development proposals and plans, the Hawaii Community Development Authority has granted variances that undermine existing community development plans, ignore established protections, and threaten infrastructure capacity, thereby disregarding community health, welfare, and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Community Development Authority has disregarded and failed to act on community concerns that have been repeatedly expressed at the Authority's community meetings, public hearings, and board meetings; and
WHEREAS, many of the building and other permits issued recently by the City and County of Honolulu for development within the Kakaako Community Development District have been conditional due to insufficient information relating to water and wastewater capacity and sufficiency of infrastructure within the Development District; and
WHEREAS, the issuance of conditional building and development permits is counterproductive to the maintenance of a reliable permitting process and contradicts established regulations; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is urged to immediately rescind any approval granted or permits awarded for the development of residential towers within the Kakaako mauka portion of the Kakaako Community Development District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a one-year moratorium shall be imposed on the Hawaii Community Development Authority's approval of development proposals and projects within the Kakaako Community Development District until the Authority addresses the sufficiency of infrastructure for sewer, water, road, park, and school needs within the Development District by providing for the completion of:
(1) A supplemental environmental impact study disclosing road, water, and sewer capacity challenges and available mitigation measures throughout the Development District;
(2) A comprehensive carrying capacity study by the University of Hawaii's Environmental Center to address the impact of development within the Development District on the water supply and wastewater treatment capacity of Honolulu and Oahu as a whole;
(3) A traffic impact analysis report on present and projected road capacity and traffic within and surrounding the Development District;
(4) A school capacity and needs analysis by the Department of Education for projected populations of 30,000 to 45,000 residents within the Kakaako mauka portion of the Development District;
(5) A parks and open spaces master plan linked to national urban community recreational open space standards for the Development District;
(6) A historic and cultural preservation plan for the Development District to include historic buildings, cultural sites, and significant public view planes; and
(7) A low and moderate income housing plan for the Development District to include families earning less than 100 percent of the area median income; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the one-year moratorium on the Hawaii Community Development Authority's approval of new development proposals and projects shall be renewed automatically on an annual basis until the Authority has adequately addressed the infrastructure information and planning needs of the Development District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Community
Development Authority shall immediately convene a working group of interested
stakeholders, to particularly include groups and individuals who have expressed
consistent concerns on this issue, to meaningfully participate in the
development, approval, and implementation of any future plans for development
within the Kakaako Community Development District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be
transmitted to the Chairperson of the Hawaii Community Development Authority,
and the respective administrators of each department of the City and County of
Honolulu that exercises a development review or permitting function.
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HCDA; Kakaako Community Development District
