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C ' T�oF'►+►''�r' C COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAI I RESOLUTION NO. 733 20 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE REQUIREMENTS,PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 201H-38 AND 46-15.1 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR WEST KAWILI STREET SENIOR/VETERAN HOUSING IN SOUTH HILO, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY (3) 2-4-057:030 WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019, the Hawai`i County Council adopted Ordinance 19-17, which amended Ordinance 07-26, changing the district classification from open (0) to multi-family residential — 1,000 square feet (RM-1) of the parcel covered by Tax Map Key (3) 2- 4-057:030 consisting of 5.6 acres (the "PROPERTY"); WHEREAS, a Market Feasibility Analysis by Vogt Strategic Insights, LTD., identifies the County of Hawai`i (the "COUNTY") as having unmet demand for affordable, independent housing for seniors; and WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC, an affiliate of EAH Inc. dba EAH Housing, the tenant under the ground lease for the PROPERTY, and EAH Housing, the developer (the "DEVELOPER") of the West Kawili Street Senior/Veteran Housing project on the PROPERTY are in the process of developing an independent living facility with 92 housing units and a community center(the "DEVELOPMENT"); and WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER has responsibly developed, constructed and operated affordable housing facilities on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Maui, and California; and WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC will designate 91 of the 92 housing units in the DEVELOPMENT as affordable in accordance with Section 201H-38 of the Hawai`i Revised Statues ("HRS") and one unit as the manager's residence; and WHEREAS, the 91 affordable units will serve senior households defined as having members ages 62 years or older, and with household incomes at or less than 80 percent Area Median Income ("AMI"), with five units targeting 30 percent AMI, 45 units targeting households at or less than 50 percent AMI, 31 units targeting 60 percent AMI, and 10 units targeting households at 80 percent AMI; and