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l+- ~I Harry Kim ~ Christopher J. Yuen Mayor Director yi : ~~\Oi~M>~* Brad Kuroicawa, ASLA L LEED®AP ~OttIt1~7 Of ~ILCEItMTT Deputy Director PLANNING DEPARTMENT 10] Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808) 961-8288 FAX (808) 961-8742 r.. rcn G.• ti 5~y r;,.~ March 20, 2007 rv i-~ -r; Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair & Presiding Officer And Members of the County Council ~ COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council: SUBJECT: BILL 156 ,DRAFT 2 (2004-2006) AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS DEVELOPMENTS At the March 9, 2007 council meeting, some councilmembers expressed a desire to modify this bill so that there was a greater incentive for the developer of an industrial subdivision to satisfy the affordable housing requirement, rather than pass it on to the eventual lot purchasers. This could be done by changing to last sentence in Section 2 of Bill 156 to read as follows, with additions to the current last sentence of Draft 2 underlined and deletions bracketed: "The applicant may also satisfy the affordable housing requirement at the time of final subdivision approval for all or a portion of the lots created within the rezoned area, provided that in that case, the applicant shall be required to earn one affordable housing credit for every [eight] ten full-time equivalent jobs created, based on ten full-time equivalent jobs per acre." This language does two things. First, it allows the developer of an industrial subdivision to satisfy the affordable housing fox a portion of the subdivision, in other words, for selected lots. At the time of subdivision, the developer does not know whether the uses in the industrial subdivision will trigger affordable housing. For example, if a lot is used Camm. Na 2~. Ref. Tot PreswEted Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Raf. Ucte _ AR 21 2AQi