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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
S.D. 2 |
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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. The legislature finds that there exists in the State a critical need for the development and construction of affordable housing units. Act 127, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, established a goal of developing at least 22,500 rental housing units ready for occupancy between 2017 and 2026. The legislature further finds that the transit-oriented development associated with the construction of a rail transit system in Honolulu has the potential to fulfill this housing goal. Because the State is the largest landowner of properties along the rail transit line, the State has the opportunity to utilize its resources to significantly increase the inventory of affordable housing units.
The legislature additionally finds that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, established an interagency council for transit-oriented development to create a strategic plan that, among other things, identifies financing and prioritizes state financing for the public infrastructure, facility, and service investments required to support transit-oriented development, mixed use projects, and affordable and rental housing project plans. The legislature also finds that requiring an affordable housing component as part of development and redevelopment of state properties along the rail transit line will not only increase the affordable housing stock, but also support rail ridership goals by locating denser, mixed use developments along the rail transit line.
The purpose of this Act is to require the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development to require that affordable housing be included as part of the development or redevelopment plan for any state property located within one-half mile of the Honolulu rail transit system.
SECTION 2. Section 226-63, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) The strategic plan developed by the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development shall:
(1) Coordinate with the counties on transit-oriented development;
(2) For each county, compile an inventory of state, county, and private sector transit-oriented development projects lacking infrastructure, identifying the type of infrastructure each project lacks, and the approximate timeframe when additional capacity is needed;
(3) Prioritize the development of transit-oriented development projects, including mixed use and affordable and rental housing projects, on state lands;
(4) Identify financing and prioritize state financing
for the public infrastructure, facility, and service investments required to
support transit-oriented development, mixed use, and affordable and rental
housing project plans; [and]
(5) Encourage and promote partnerships between public
and private entities to identify, renovate, and secure affordable housing
options on state lands within county-designated transit-oriented development
areas or within a one-half mile radius of public transit stations, if a county
has not designated transit-oriented development zones[.]; and
(6) Require that every development or redevelopment plan for any state property located within one-half mile of the Honolulu rail transit system include housing units with at least thirty per cent as follows:
(A) Five per cent reserved for residents with an income less than or equal to thirty per cent of the area median income;
(B) Ten per cent reserved for residents with an income greater than thirty per cent but less than or equal to sixty per cent of the area medium income; and
(C) Fifteen per cent reserved for residents with an income greater than sixty per cent but less than or equal to eighty per cent of the area medium income;
unless the council determines that housing is not feasible or desirable on a particular property; provided that a developer may build less than the required percentages of affordable housing under this paragraph at one state parcel if the developer builds the remainder of the required housing at another state parcel within one-half mile of the rail line; provided further that properties owned or controlled by the Hawaii public housing authority or the department of Hawaiian home lands shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on December 16, 2050.
Report Title:
Interagency Council for Transit-oriented Development; Development or Redevelopment Plans; State Lands; Affordable Housing
Description:
Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development to require that affordable housing be included as part of the development or redevelopment plan for any state property located within one-half mile of the Honolulu rail transit system, unless the council determines that housing is not feasible or desirable on a particular property. Requires every development or redevelopment plan to include housing with thirty per cent reserved for graduated area medium incomes. Allows a developer to build less housing units than required at one state parcel if the developer builds additional housing at another state parcel within one-half mile of the rail line to offset the reduction. Effective 12/16/2050. (SD2)
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