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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. :17-9 21
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WHEREAS, West View Developments, LLC and Honua'ula, LLC have proposed to
build Affordable Housing and request exemptions to continue development; and
WHEREAS, on March 31, 2021, the County of Hawaii entered into an Affordable
Housing Agreement with West View Developments, LLC ("OWNER"), and Honua'ula, LLC
DEVELOPER"), to build Honua'ula Living Community; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Affordable Housing development will include 112 rental units
and be constructed within three years (the "PROJECT"); and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT will provide 111 units to renters under sixty percent (60%)
of the Area Median Income (AMI), as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the County of Hawaii for no fewer than twenty (20) years after initial
occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT will promote the goals contained in HRS Section 201E-38
and Chapter I I of the Hawaii County Code, which relates to affordable housing; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby authorizes the exemption of certain code requirements as provided in the attached Exhibit
B", pursuant to HRS Section 201E-38, for Honua'ula Living Community, Tax Map Keys (3)7-
4-004:014 and :092.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Planning Director and Housing Administrator of the County.
Dated at Hilo Hawai`i, this 8th day of September 20 21 .
INT' ! O UCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF 'AWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDERCountyofHawaiionSeptember8, 2021 x
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
9 0 0 0
AID Reference: C-348/PC-28
TY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 1'79.. 21
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EXHIBIT B
Proposed Exemption Requests
from Honua'ula, LLC for the
Honua'ula Living
Community" Project, located at
TMK(3)7-4-004:092 & 014
2021 JUL 9 AM9:55
RECD COH - OHCD
Exhibit 17
Proposed Exemptions
1. Current county zoning is Ag -la, Agricultural District
minimum building site of 1 -acre); The zoning shall be
RM -2, Multiple -Family Residential District (required land
area of 2,000 square feet for each separate rentable unit).
The current State Land Use Designation is "Urban" and the
Hawaii CoLnty LUPAG Map designates the site as "Low -Density
Urban." The exemption will provide the p-roject with the
equivalent of "Medium -Density Urban." consistent with the
surrounding lots.
2. EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 5, HCC, BUILDING CODE
Requesting an exemption from Section 5-7-1 & 5-7-3, HCC, Permit
Fees. This exemption will reduce the costs of the affordable
units.