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WHEREAS,preference for all 91 affordable units in the DEVELOPMENT shall be given <br /> to veterans and spouses of deceased veterans; and <br /> WHEREAS,the 91 affordable units will remain affordable for the duration of HKI Kawili <br /> LLC's 65-year lease; and <br /> WHEREAS,on January 28,2019,the COUNTY awarded the DEVELOPMENT Section 8 <br /> Project Based Vouchers for 50 of the units serving households at or less than 50 percent AMI; and <br /> WHEREAS, HRS Section 201H-38, in conjunction with HRS Section 46-15.1, allows the <br /> COUNTY, with approval of the County Council, to exempt affordable housing projects from <br /> certain code and zoning requirements to facilitate the development of such projects; and <br /> WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC and the DEVELOPER have requested that the COUNTY <br /> exempt the DEVELOPMENT from certain code requirements and certain conditions of approval <br /> contained in Ordinance No. 19-17 to help reduce the cost of the affordable housing <br /> DEVELOPMENT; and <br /> WHEREAS, the DEVELOPMENT will promote the goals contained in HRS <br /> Section 201H-38 and Chapter 11 of the Hawai`i County Code; and <br /> WHEREAS, if, for any reason, this DEVELOPMENT is not constructed on the <br /> PROPERTY, all conditions of Ordinance No. 19-17 shall thereafter be in effect for the <br /> PROPERTY. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY <br /> OF HAWAII, that the exemptions requested for the DEVELOPMENT, attached hereto as <br /> "Exhibit A," are hereby approved. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the <br /> Planning Director and Housing Administrator of the COUNTY. . <br /> 2 <br />