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naiop <br /> \ \ N IL io ASST ~ 1 <br /> '~~dusiad o.A Olllm Pu~emes <br /> The h~rum (or' C'anmiercial Rcnl £s4i~e <br /> NAIOP Hawaii <br /> P.O. Box 1601 <br /> Honolnhi, Hawau 96806 <br /> Telephone: (303) 845-4994 Fax: (808) 847-6575 E-mail: barbie a?nniophawaii.org-- Web site: <br /> ~~_w~t_. n;~ iopha ~~_u i i,org <br /> March 9, ?007 <br /> 4 ~ <br /> r~ 7 <br /> VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL <br /> !V <br /> r~. <br /> i'he Honorable Pete Hoffman, <br /> Chair and Presiding Member <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue . <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> E1J <br /> Re: Testimony 1n Opposition to Bil] No. 156, "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 <br /> (Housing), Article 1, Section 11-4(D), Hawai`i County Code 19S3 (2005 Edition), to <br /> Include Affordable Housing Requirements for Industrial Parl< Developments° <br /> Dear Chair Hoffman: <br /> My name is Jim Mee, and [ am submitting this testimony on behalf of the Hawaii chapter <br /> of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP Hawaii). NAIOP Hawaii <br /> is an association of Hawaii property owners, managers, developers, financial institutions and real <br /> estate related professionals who are involved in the areas of commercial and industrial real <br /> estate. <br /> Our organization has concerns regarding Bill No. 156. Our first concern has to do with <br /> <br /> whether additional affordable housing requirements will have a negative impact generally on job <br /> creation in the industrial and commercial sectors. <br /> Our second concern has to do with the impact of this bill on small businesses. Presently, <br /> iu accordance with the General Plan, the affordable housing requirements are applicable to "large <br /> industries." Through re-definition of what constitutes a'`large industry," this bill would m effect <br /> extend this requirement to small businesses that may occupy an industrial or business park, or <br /> other commercial development. Apart from whether this change is in accordance with the <br /> General Ylan, it may be a disincentive to constructing space catering to small business. It also <br /> Comm. Ho• <br /> itef. To: Fri <br /> Itaf. 'a'nte <br /> <br />