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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Bob Hunter [robert.m.hunter@hawaiiantel.net] ;;I~u~ Fjf~~i ~ ~ h~,~ ~ i~ <br /> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:23 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us; Hoffmann, Pete <br /> Cc: Yagong, Dominic; Ikeda, Donald; Yoshimoto, J; Higa, Stacy; Naeole, Emily~Jacobson, Bob; Ford, <br /> Brenda; Pilago, K. Angel; cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Support of Bill 156 <br /> <br /> Councilmember Pete 1 lofmann, Chair <br /> <br /> Councilmember K. Angel Pilago, Vicc Chair <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> [ strongly support Bill 156 concerning affordable housing. <br /> Bill 156 would require that industrial developments that require rezoning provide affordable housing in <br /> the vicinity of the developments. It is only fair that developers of industrial developments help solve the <br /> affordable housing challenge facing our county. <br /> [ understand that the Planning Director believes that it is possible to add affordable housing <br /> requirements to existing zoning ordinances. One way to implement that idea would be for the <br /> requirements of this bill to also apply to prior rezoning actions which did not contain affordable housing <br /> conditions. The requirements should at least apply to all prior rezoning actions which contain affordable <br /> housing conditions that have not been satisfied as of the effective date of this bill. <br /> The Hawaii County impact fee study used 2.OR employees per 1,000 square Coot of gross building area <br /> which would be 91 employees per acre if the entire acre (one acre = 43,560 square feet) were filled up <br /> with the building. Isvcn if only half of the acreage is taken up by the building, that is still 45 employees <br /> per acre. Therefore, the assumed 10 jobs per acre value appears to be too low. <br /> I urge the council to pass Bill 156. Thank you for this opportunity to testify. <br /> My name and address is: <br /> Robert M. (Bob) Hunter. Ph.D., P.E. <br /> 65-1116 IIokuula Rd. <br /> P.U. Box 2709 <br /> Kamuela, HI 96743 <br /> tel 808-885-4194 <br /> lax 808-885-4114 <br /> bob(u~webpatentcom <br /> www.webpatcnt.com <br /> i 20~~~ 27 <br /> R.ar. To: _ ~L ~ <br /> Ref. Uoi ;F}~ <br /> 4/18/2007 <br /> <br />