HomeMy WebLinkAbout201H RES 311-15 Draft 1 Mohoul Heights Senior Housing IIICOUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO, 311 15
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE
REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38 OF THE HAWAII REVISED
STATUTES FOR THE PROPOSED MOHOULI HEIGHTS SENIOR NEIGHBORHOOD
PROJECT PHASES II AND III IN SOUTH HILO, HAWAII, TAX MAP KEY: (3) 2-4-
001:184.
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC)
proposes to continue construction of an affordable housing program for seniors (Project) on land
dedicated for that purpose and transferred to the County of Hawai`i by Gubernatorial Executive
Order 4224 (EO) in South Hilo, Hawai`i, identified as Tax Map Key (3) 2-4-001:177, to provide
decent, safe and affordable housing for qualified seniors in the County of Hawai`i (County); and
WHEREAS, The County Council of the County of Hawai`i, by way of Resolution No.
709-08, authorized the Director of Finance to negotiate a seventy-five year lease with the
HICDC, a non-profit Hawai`i corporation, for development of senior housing and supportive
services; and
WHEREAS, the HICDC has successfully developed the first 60 affordable senior
housing units of the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood Project (Project), referred to as
Phase 1; and
WHEREAS,the parcel identified as Tax Map Key (3) 2-4-001:184, consisting of 9.572
acres, was subdivided from the parcel identified as (3) 2-4-001:177 to separate the Phase 1
portion of the Project for financing purposes; and
WHEREAS,the HICDC now proposes to continue development of Phases 2 and 3 of the
Project, situated at tax map key: (3) 2-4-001:184, in accordance with the requirements of the EO;
and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), Section 201H-38, in conjunction with
HRS 46-15.1, allows the County to exempt the Project from all statutes, ordinances, charter
provisions, and rules of any government agency relating to planning, zoning, construction
standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the construction of
dwelling units theron ... contingent on County Council approval; and
WHEREAS, the Program will promote the goals contained in Section 201H-38 of the
HRS, and Chapter 2, Article 13, of the Hawai`i County Code (Code).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII, that the exemptions requested for the Project attached hereto as Exhibit A are
hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
Planning Director, Director of Public Works, Manager of Department of Water Supply, Housing
Administrator and HICDC.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of November , 2015.
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COUNCIL ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i DAVID X
CHUNG X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the ILAGAN X
County of Hawaii on November 3, 2015
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: PALEKA X
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Reference: C-514/HSSSC-1
CC•LINTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRE IDING FFICER RESOLUTION NO. 311 15
Exhibit A: Exemption List
Hawaii County Code:
Zoning Code: Existing Zoning —Agricultural 1-acre (A-la)
Section 25-5-70 through 77
Exemption to allow the standards and
requirements of the Multiple Family
Residential One Thousand Five Hundred (RM-
1.5) zoning for tax map key (3) 2-4-001:184
Section 25-5-30 through 38
Not to exceed a total of 160 units between all
phases ofthe Project.
Additional Exemption:
State Land Use: Existing designation - Agriculture
Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 205
Exemption to allow for the standards and
requirements of the Multiple Family
Residential One Thousand Five Hundred (RM-
1.5) zoning for tax map key (3) 2-4-001:184 to
be a consistent use of the State Land Use Urban
designation
Section 25-5-30 through 38