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To: Cottttty Council Plantnng Committee • ` ~ ~ ~r~ n c,. From: Margaret wilt 65-1316 Lihipali Road Kemuela Hawaii 96743 r Tel: 887-1419; email: marprctvvillt~mac.com Re: Bi0156 ABordsb#e l5ionaing >~egairemeab Date: MaY 2, 2007 I4daee to Testi'wr: Ae a member afthe Mayors Advirary Comte far the South Kohe{~ Canmoruq~ :JSrttopmesn IMea, I wee a9lted to inform the Camtal tlrt I am a member dthie cometittae but mY ter6marry ~y tepYetnts toy own view eod not that of the Advisory Commiaa. I,ila•wiee, I sm en albmey bye terrify u e rnncvaed a. a.: mu xd as behal` of another yerty. ~ateament of SnI>~rt: I support the Council's effort to address the lack of aP`orclable housing im those districts where adequate affordable housing is not available. ~erencc: Attached is my Aprl'118, 2007 testimony on Bill 156. I here stress the f yl.J owba~: 1, I support making an exception for those districts in which there ::s cw~Itly substantial affordable housing available. However, care should be taken uI the draifting so that constihttional objections are not raised, and regardless of the legal issues, sa hat the legislation does not appear to be unfairly imposed on the constituents of cea-ain districts. and not others. Perhaps the legislation could be drafted so that it applies to all districts, but that the Council ten makes 5ntiing that if substantial affordable hous.:u:g is xtailabla in a particular district, that district would be exempt from these requirements far .t terrain period oftime Provide for reevaluation every so many years -very 2 ye;:a-i?~? 2. It is absurd to limit the application of affordable housing regtlirentcnt;; t~ only extremely large entelprises - rather than to establish a level playing field with t`,e Iequiremeiats based on a sliding scale and applied to all industrial enterprises o~,rr a minimal threshold. Small scale enterprises woald pay ao appropriate "in lieu o:' fee. 3. All commercial and residential dcveloners (say building 4 or nnrm: homes) should be subject to the same sliding scale requirements for affordable hruiity;. 4. These requirements should also be imposed at the subdivision or .:the.- special development approval phase, and not just at the initial point of rezoning; with the exception where there is an affordable housing plan in place and there is #a!I compliance with that plan. g Any determination based on the number of workers should be b:u•ed siarply tm the number of workers, both. pearl-limos and fiill hme• Likewise oontt~act lattccr that is primarily oa-site should be included in these calculations. Otherwise amp ic!i~e~: hire on a cotlttact basis to ciarcumvcnt requirements such as these. ~s~~. 20.3'7 Rat. E ,:i~ AY F' ;i:•'m.'_