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RESOLUTION NO. 536 16
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE
REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38 OF THE HAWAII REVISED
STATUTES FOR PHASE 4 OF THE MOHOULI SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT IN SOUTH HILO, HAWAII
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Island Community Development Corporation ("HICDC") is
proposing to develop an additional 32 affordable housing units ("Project") on land dedicated for
that purpose and transferred to the County of Hawaii ("County") 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 low- and moderate-income residents in
the County; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council, 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
Hawaii corporation, for development of senior housing supportive services; and
WHEREAS, the HICDC is an experienced developer of affordable housing and has
successfully developed 248 multi-family residential low-income senior rental units and over 300
single family self-help housing units for low-income residents in the County; 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 wishes to continue development of Phases 2, 3 and 4 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 Project will promote the goals contained in Section 201H-38 of the
HRS, and Chapter 2, Article 13, of the Hawai`i County 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 FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
Planning Director and Housing Administrator of the County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
Dated at Hilo Hawai`i, this 3rd day of June 2016 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. S36 16
EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED SECTION 201H-38, HRS, EXEMPTIONS
FROM THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE ("HCC")
A. INCREASE IN TOTAL UNIT COUNT
1. An approval to increase total unit count for the Project to 182 units.
B. EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 25, HCC, ZONING
An exemption to Chapter 25, HCC, Zoning. The zoning classification shall be
changed from Agriculture One Acre (A-la) to Multiple Family Residential
Three Thousand (RM-3).