Bill Text: HI SB463 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Relating To Property Development.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB463 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB463-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

463

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to ensure that all lots, parcels, structures, and units of structures located within newly created subdivisions and all units located within newly created condominium property regimes in the State have a mailbox that can be utilized by the United States Postal Service to deliver mail, should the United States Postal Service decide to extend its delivery services to the location, and to require a disclosure to buyers of residential real property alerting them as to whether a property has, or does not have, a deliverable United States Postal Service mailbox.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§46-    Subdivisions; conditions of approval; erection of mailboxes.  (a)  No later than June 30, 2024, each county shall adopt ordinances that require the subdivider or developer to perform the requirements in subsection (b) as a condition to the county's approval of any subdivision that has not been approved before July 1, 2024.

     (b)  Before the sale or lease of any lot, parcel, structure, or unit of a structure located within the subdivision, the subdivider or developer making the sale or lease shall:

     (1)  Obtain the county's approval of:

          (A)  The street name for the street on which the lot, parcel, or structure is located, if one has not been assigned already; and

          (B)  The street address for the lot, parcel, structure, or unit of the structure, as applicable; and

     (2)  Erect and install within a reasonable distance from the lot, parcel, structure, or unit, as applicable, a mailbox assigned thereto for use by the United States Postal Service to deliver mail, should the United States Postal Service decide to extend its delivery service to the subdivision.

     (c)  As used in this section:

     "Approval" means the final approval granted to a proposed subdivision where the actual division of land into smaller parcels is sought; provided that where construction of a building or buildings is proposed without further subdividing an existing parcel of land, the term "approval" shall refer to the issuance of the building permit.

     "Mail" means any postcard, letter, flat, parcel, or any other sealed article that has been properly addressed, postage prepaid, and deposited with the United States Postal Service as evidenced by the postmark, for processing and delivery.

     "Mailbox" means any receptacle for mail that is erected and installed in conformance with the standards set by the United States Postmaster General and approved by the local postmaster.  "Mailbox" includes cluster box units.

     "Street address" means an address that is unique to a lot, parcel, structure, or unit of a structure, that is comprised of a street name and number, unit number if applicable, city, state, and postal code.

     "Subdivider" means any person who divides land as specified under the definition of subdivision or who constructs a building or group of buildings containing or divided into three or more dwelling units or lodging units.

     "Subdivision" means the division of improved or unimproved land into two or more lots, parcels, sites, or other divisions of land and for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, rental, transfer of title to, or interest in, any or all lots, parcels, sites, or division of land.  "Subdivision" includes resubdivision, and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the land subdivided.  "Subdivision" also includes a building or group of buildings, other than a hotel, containing or divided into three or more dwelling units or lodging units."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 508D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§508D-    Disclosure; United States Postal Service deliverable mailboxes.  Prior to the sale of residential real property, the property owner shall make a good faith declaration as to the existence, or lack thereof, of a United States Postal Service deliverable mailbox for the property being sold."

     SECTION 4.  Section 514B-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§514B-33  Condominium map. (a)  A condominium map shall be recorded with the declaration.  The condominium map shall contain the following:

     (1)  A site plan for the condominium property regime, depicting the location, layout, and access to a public road of all buildings and projects included or anticipated to be included in the condominium property regime, and depicting access for the units to a public road or to a common element leading to a public road;

     (2)  Elevations and floor plans of all buildings in the condominium property regime;

     (3)  The layout, location, boundaries, unit numbers, and dimensions of the units[;] in the condominium property regime;

     (4)  To the extent that there is parking in the condominium property regime, a parking plan for the regime, showing the location, layout, and stall numbers of all parking stalls included in the condominium property regime;

     (5)  Unless specifically described in the declaration, the layout, location, and numbers or other identifying information of the limited common elements, if any; [and]

     (6)  A description in sufficient detail, as may be determined by the commission, to identify any land area that constitutes a limited common element[.]; and

     (7)  For any condominium map recorded after June 30, 2024, a mailbox plan for the condominium property regime, showing the location of all mailboxes for all units in the condominium property regime.

     (b)  The condominium map may contain any additional information that is not inconsistent with this chapter.

     (c)  As used in this section:

     "Mail" means any postcard, letter, flat, parcel, or any other sealed article that has been properly addressed, postage prepaid, and deposited with the United States Postal Service as evidenced by the postmark, for processing and delivery.

     "Mailbox" means any receptacle for mail that is erected and installed in conformance to the standards set by the United States Postmaster General and approved by the local postmaster.  "Mailbox" includes cluster box units."

     SECTION 5.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 6.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.


 


 

Report Title:

Subdivisions; Approval Conditions; County Ordinance; Condominium Property Regimes; Condominium Maps; Street Addresses; Mailboxes

 

Description:

Requires each county to adopt, no later than June 30, 2024, ordinances applicable to subdivisions not approved by July 1, 2024, requiring as a condition of approval, the subdivider or developer to obtain a street address and install a mailbox for lots, parcels, structures, or units of a structure within the subdivision before the sale or lease thereof.  Requires condominium maps recorded in the Bureau of Conveyances or registered in the Land Court after June 30, 2024, to include a mailbox plan for the condominium property regime, showing the location of all mailboxes for all units in the regime.  Defines approval, mail, mailbox, street address, subdivider, and subdivision.  Requires, prior to the sale of residential real property, the disclosure as to the existence of a United States Postal Service deliverable mailbox for the property.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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