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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 Hawaii 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 />