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WHEREAS, Section 201H-38 and 201H-44 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (`HRS") allows affordable housing projects, including commercial or industrial properties developed in connection with dwelling units, to be exempt from certain laws and rules contingent upon County Council approval of the project; and WHEREAS, Section 46-15.1 of the HRS grants to the County the same powers subject to applicable limitations as those granted to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under Section 201H of the HRS; and WHEREAS, the Program will promote the goals contained in Sections 201H-38 and 201H-44 of the HRS, and Chapter 2, Article 13, of the Hawaii County Code (~~Code"); and WHEREAS, the OHCD is seeking exemptions from Minimum Lot Size (Section 25-5-154 of the Code); Minimum Building Average Width (Section 25-5-155 of the Code); Kailua Village Design (Section 25-7-9 (b) and (c) of the Code); Setbacks (Section 25-5- 156 of the Code); Plan Approval (Section 25-5-157 (c) of the Code); Landscaping (Planning Department Rule 17); and Parking (Department of Water Supply Article 9, Chapter 25); and WHEREAS, the OHCD will ensure that the design consultant is instructed that the project shall be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI I, that the conceptual sketch of the West Hawai i Emergency Housing Program site and the preliminary plans and specifications for the Project attached hereto as ~~Exhibit A" are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to provisions of Section 201H-38 of the HRS, the Mayor of the County of Hawai i or his duly authorized representative shall be the County official responsible for certifying maps and plans of lands connected with the West Hawaii Emergency Housing Program as having complied with applicable laws. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the County of Hawai i or his duly authorized representative is hereby authorized to execute other documents required to develop the West Hawai i Emergency Housing Program.