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BILL NO. 189
ORDINANCE NO. 14 37
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11,HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION,
AS AMENDED),RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, article 1, section 11-8 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition,
as amended) is amended to read as follows:
Section 11-8. Density bonus.
(a) Any project subject to an affordable housing requirement under this chapter that fulfills its
housing requirement by constructing affordable dwelling units for sale or rent or by donating
finished lots with infrastructure shall be entitled to a density bonus increasing the total number of
residential units that may be constructed on the site by ten percent, and decreasing the minimum
lot size by ten percent, compared to the number of units otherwise allowable and the minimum lot
size as established by the zoning code.
(b) If a project fulfills its affordable housing requirement off-site, the density bonus can be used on
the non- affordable site, or the affordable housing site,or divided between the two sites.
(c) The density bonus may not be used in the State Land Use Agricultural District or Rural Districts to
create lots less than the minimum lot sizes required in those districts.
SECTION 2. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In
printing this ordinance,the brackets,bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring need not be
included.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or application of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,the
provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEM , COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: February 19, 2014
Date of 1St Reading: February 19, 2014
Date of 2"d Reading: March 7, 2014
Effective Date: March 27, 2014
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REFERENCE Comm.,
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawai`i
10111 MAR 31 PM 2 50
Introduced By: Karen Eof f ROLL CALL VOTE
Date Introduced: February 19, 2014 AYES NOES ABS EX
First Reading: February 19, 2014 Eoff X
Published: N/A Ford X
Ilagan X
REMARKS.. Kanuha X
Kern X
Onishi X
Poindexter X
Wille X
Yoshimoto X
Second Reading: March 7, 2014 9 0 0 0
To Mayor: March 17, 2014
Returned: March 31, 2014 ROLL CALL VOTE
Effective: March 27, 2014
April 8, 2014 AYES NOES ABS EX
Published: P , Eoff X
Ford X
REMARKS:
Ilagan X
Kanuha X
Kern X
Onishi X
Poindexter X
Wille X
Yoshimoto X
8 0 1 0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
6pprove&Dpproved COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
this 027 day S"-CC4
of 01/61(1 , 20 I� . COUNTY CLERK
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MAYOR, COUNTY OF HAWAII C-627/HSSSC-2
Reference:
Ord No.: 14 37