Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HR84 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 84 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY-INITIATED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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35	35	REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY-INITIATED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the people of the State have many needs; and WHEREAS, many of these needs can be met through development projects, but not enough of those projects are currently in place, even as the needs of the State's people and their communities continue to grow; and WHEREAS, for example, in 2016, the governor noted that the State lacked sixty-six thousand needed affordable housing units; and WHEREAS, community development projects can help address these needs; and WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu, the State's most populous county, had a Department of Housing and Community Development, but that the agency was dismantled in 1998; and WHEREAS, the establishment of a county agency and program to engage in similar housing projects would be most helpful; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Honolulu City Council is requested to ordain an ordinance to facilitate community-initiated development projects; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance: (1) That an appropriate county department may form a partnership with any Hawaii nonprofit corporation, formed pursuant to Chapter 414D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to execute a community-initiated development project within the county; provided that: (A) The project is in the public interest and complies with the ordinance; (B) Development of the project cannot occur by the ordinary operations of private enterprise; (C) The project be developed on land or property in the inventory that the county department maintains pursuant to the ordinance; and (D) The county, nonprofit corporation, and project comply with the ordinance; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance that an appropriate county department identify and keep an updated inventory of the following lands and properties within the county: (1) Land classified by the State as agriculture or conservation land having infrastructure that can be developed for housing; (2) Land classified by the State as agriculture or conservation land having other infrastructure; (3) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a project, and devoid of buildings and occupants; (4) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a project, having vacant buildings; (5) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a community-initiated development project, that is underutilized; (6) Church properties, to the extent authorized under constitutional law; (7) Harbors; (8) Health care facilities; (9) Hospitals; (10) Housing; (11) Parks; (12) Schools; and (13) Sporting facilities; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance that a participating Hawaii nonprofit corporation prepare a master plan for each community-initiated development project, and that: (1) Each master plan include, to the extent necessary for the purposes of the project: (A) Multiple-use facilities; (B) Placement of similar businesses within close proximity of each other; (C) Adjacencies between businesses and buildings; (D) Phased inclusion of businesses and phased development of buildings; (E) Synergy between businesses and buildings; (F) Leveraging assets, needs, products, and services of each business and building; (G) Identification of benefits to all stakeholders; (H) Specifications on how the partnership between the entity and the county will make efficient use of assets to meet needs and provide benefits, products, and services; and (I) Specifications on the development of any center for excellence; (2) Each master plan may include provisions relating to: (A) Senior housing or care; (B) Adolescent housing or adolescent care; (C) Teacher or student housing; (D) Employee housing; (E) Special needs housing or care; (F) Health care or wellness facilities; (G) Job counseling or training centers; (H) Centers focused on arts, craft, culture, history, botany, zoology; (I) Multi-use community centers; (J) Public facility partnerships with private developers to build retail and commercial facilities to subsidize the public facilities; and (K) Parking facilities; (3) A nonprofit organization submit a copy of the master plan to the appropriate neighborhood board for the board's review and consideration; provided that the board may approve or disapprove of a master plan; provided further that the master plan be amended to comply with any conditions the board may place on the project's approval; (4) Each master plan that has been approved by a board be reviewed by a committee, administratively supported by an appropriate county department, that includes the voluntary participation of state legislators and councilmembers who represent the corresponding state legislative and county council districts in which the project is to be located; and (5) Each master plan be subject to approval or disapproval by the Honolulu City Council; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance a requirement that participating Hawaii nonprofit corporations make a good faith effort to apply for funds and other assistance from governmental agencies, community organizations, business organizations, and other public and private entities; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to also include in the ordinance a requirement that the appropriate county department responsible for the administration of the ordinance adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary for the purposes of the ordinance; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to approve the foregoing ordinance; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: City and County of Honolulu; Community-Initiated Development
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45	45	WHEREAS, the people of the State have many needs; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, many of these needs can be met through development projects, but not enough of those projects are currently in place, even as the needs of the State's people and their communities continue to grow; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, for example, in 2016, the governor noted that the State lacked sixty-six thousand needed affordable housing units; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, community development projects can help address these needs; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu, the State's most populous county, had a Department of Housing and Community Development, but that the agency was dismantled in 1998; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, the establishment of a county agency and program to engage in similar housing projects would be most helpful; now, therefore,
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69	69	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Honolulu City Council is requested to ordain an ordinance to facilitate community-initiated development projects; and
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73	73	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance:
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77	77	(1) That an appropriate county department may form a partnership with any Hawaii nonprofit corporation, formed pursuant to Chapter 414D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to execute a community-initiated development project within the county; provided that:
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81	81	(A) The project is in the public interest and complies with the ordinance;
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85	85	(B) Development of the project cannot occur by the ordinary operations of private enterprise;
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89	89	(C) The project be developed on land or property in the inventory that the county department maintains pursuant to the ordinance; and
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93	93	(D) The county, nonprofit corporation, and project comply with the ordinance; and
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97	97	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance that an appropriate county department identify and keep an updated inventory of the following lands and properties within the county:
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101	101	(1) Land classified by the State as agriculture or conservation land having infrastructure that can be developed for housing;
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109	109	(3) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a project, and devoid of buildings and occupants;
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113	113	(4) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a project, having vacant buildings;
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117	117	(5) Land classified by the State as real property that is in an urban area, zoned properly for the purposes of a community-initiated development project, that is underutilized;
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121	121	(6) Church properties, to the extent authorized under constitutional law;
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153	153	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance that a participating Hawaii nonprofit corporation prepare a master plan for each community-initiated development project, and that:
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157	157	(1) Each master plan include, to the extent necessary for the purposes of the project:
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165	165	(B) Placement of similar businesses within close proximity of each other;
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169	169	(C) Adjacencies between businesses and buildings;
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173	173	(D) Phased inclusion of businesses and phased development of buildings;
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181	181	(F) Leveraging assets, needs, products, and services of each business and building;
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185	185	(G) Identification of benefits to all stakeholders;
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189	189	(H) Specifications on how the partnership between the entity and the county will make efficient use of assets to meet needs and provide benefits, products, and services; and
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193	193	(I) Specifications on the development of any center for excellence;
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197	197	(2) Each master plan may include provisions relating to:
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229	229	(H) Centers focused on arts, craft, culture, history, botany, zoology;
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237	237	(J) Public facility partnerships with private developers to build retail and commercial facilities to subsidize the public facilities; and
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245	245	(3) A nonprofit organization submit a copy of the master plan to the appropriate neighborhood board for the board's review and consideration; provided that the board may approve or disapprove of a master plan; provided further that the master plan be amended to comply with any conditions the board may place on the project's approval;
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249	249	(4) Each master plan that has been approved by a board be reviewed by a committee, administratively supported by an appropriate county department, that includes the voluntary participation of state legislators and councilmembers who represent the corresponding state legislative and county council districts in which the project is to be located; and
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253	253	(5) Each master plan be subject to approval or disapproval by the Honolulu City Council; and
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257	257	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to include in the ordinance a requirement that participating Hawaii nonprofit corporations make a good faith effort to apply for funds and other assistance from governmental agencies, community organizations, business organizations, and other public and private entities; and
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261	261	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honolulu City Council is requested to also include in the ordinance a requirement that the appropriate county department responsible for the administration of the ordinance adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary for the purposes of the ordinance; and
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265	265	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to approve the foregoing ordinance; and
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269	269	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.
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