Bill Text: HI SB551 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Housing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB551 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB551-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) [The] Notwithstanding any other law
to the contrary, the corporation may develop on behalf of the State or with
an eligible developer, or may assist under a government assistance program in
the development of, housing projects that shall be exempt from all statutes,
ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any government agency relating to
planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, development and
improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units thereon; provided
that the development is not within a Special Flood Hazard Area as identified on
the current Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood insurance rate maps;
provided further that:
(1) The corporation finds the housing project is
consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter, and meets minimum
requirements of health and safety;
(2) The development of the proposed housing
project does not contravene any safety standards, tariffs, or rates and fees
approved by the public utilities commission for public utilities or of the
various boards of water supply authorized under chapter 54;
(3) The legislative body of the county in which
the housing project is to be situated shall have approved the project with or
without modifications:
(A) The legislative body shall approve, approve
with modification, or disapprove the project by resolution within forty-five
days after the corporation has submitted the preliminary plans and
specifications for the project to the legislative body. If on the forty-sixth day a project is not
disapproved, it shall be deemed approved by the legislative body;
(B) No action shall be prosecuted or maintained
against any county, its officials, or employees on account of actions taken by
them in reviewing, approving, modifying, or disapproving the plans and
specifications; and
(C) The final plans and specifications for the
project shall be deemed approved by the legislative body if the final plans and
specifications do not substantially deviate from the preliminary plans and
specifications. The final plans and
specifications for the project shall constitute the zoning, building,
construction, and subdivision standards for that project. For purposes of sections 501-85 and 502-17,
the executive director of the corporation or the responsible county official
may certify maps and plans of lands connected with the project as having
complied with applicable laws and ordinances relating to consolidation and
subdivision of lands, and the maps and plans shall be accepted for registration
or recordation by the land court and registrar; and
(4) The land use commission shall approve, approve
with modification, or disapprove a boundary change within forty-five days after
the corporation has submitted a petition to the commission as provided in
section 205‑4. If, on the
forty-sixth day, the petition is not disapproved, it shall be deemed approved
by the commission."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on March 22, 2075.
Report Title:
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Development; Exemption
Description:
Clarifies that certain housing projects developed by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation on lands that are not within a Special Flood Hazard Area as identified on the current Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Maps shall be exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules relating to planning, zoning, and other certain standards, provided that certain conditions are met. Effective 03/22/2075. (SD3)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
