STAND. COM. REP. NO.  322

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 229

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 229 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to preclude the State and counties from adopting regulations that require minimum gross floor space, minimum area of habitable space, or minimum room size for single-family detached dwellings, unless a requirement is necessary to meet fire and life safety or environmental purposes or standards.

Several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force submitted comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to take effect upon a date to be determined to facilitate further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 229, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 229, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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TOM BROWER, Chair