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Home My WebLink About201H RES 733-20 Draft 1 Hale Na Koa O HanakahiC ' T oF'+''r' CCOUNTYOFHAWAIISTATEOFHAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 733 20 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE REQUIREMENTS,PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 201H-38 AND 46-15.1 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR WEST KAWILI STREET SENIOR/VETERAN HOUSING IN SOUTH HILO, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY (3) 2-4-057:030 WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019, the Hawai`i County Council adopted Ordinance 19-17, which amended Ordinance 07-26, changing the district classification from open (0) to multi-family residential — 1,000 square feet (RM-1) of the parcel covered by Tax Map Key (3) 2- 4-057:030 consisting of 5.6 acres (the "PROPERTY"); WHEREAS, a Market Feasibility Analysis by Vogt Strategic Insights, LTD., identifies the County of Hawai`i (the "COUNTY") as having unmet demand for affordable, independent housing for seniors; and WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC, an affiliate of EAH Inc. dba EAH Housing, the tenant under the ground lease for the PROPERTY, and EAH Housing, the developer (the DEVELOPER") of the West Kawili Street Senior/Veteran Housing project on the PROPERTY are in the process of developing an independent living facility with 92 housing units and a community center(the "DEVELOPMENT"); and WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER has responsibly developed, constructed and operated affordable housing facilities on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Maui, and California; and WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC will designate 91 of the 92 housing units in the DEVELOPMENT as affordable in accordance with Section 201H-38 of the Hawai`i Revised Statues ("HRS") and one unit as the manager's residence; and WHEREAS, the 91 affordable units will serve senior households defined as having members ages 62 years or older, and with household incomes at or less than 80 percent Area Median Income ("AMI"), with five units targeting 30 percent AMI, 45 units targeting households at or less than 50 percent AMI, 31 units targeting 60 percent AMI, and 10 units targeting households at 80 percent AMI; and WHEREAS,preference for all 91 affordable units in the DEVELOPMENT shall be given to veterans and spouses of deceased veterans; and WHEREAS,the 91 affordable units will remain affordable for the duration of HKI Kawili LLC's 65-year lease; and WHEREAS,on January 28,2019,the COUNTY awarded the DEVELOPMENT Section 8 Project Based Vouchers for 50 of the units serving households at or less than 50 percent AMI; and WHEREAS, HRS Section 201H-38, in conjunction with HRS Section 46-15.1, allows the COUNTY, with approval of the County Council, to exempt affordable housing projects from certain code and zoning requirements to facilitate the development of such projects; and WHEREAS, HKI Kawili LLC and the DEVELOPER have requested that the COUNTY exempt the DEVELOPMENT from certain code requirements and certain conditions of approval contained in Ordinance No. 19-17 to help reduce the cost of the affordable housing DEVELOPMENT; and WHEREAS, the DEVELOPMENT will promote the goals contained in HRS Section 201H-38 and Chapter 11 of the Hawai`i County Code; and WHEREAS, if, for any reason, this DEVELOPMENT is not constructed on the PROPERTY, all conditions of Ordinance No. 19-17 shall thereafter be in effect for the PROPERTY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the exemptions requested for the DEVELOPMENT, attached hereto as Exhibit A," are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Planning Director and Housing Administrator of the COUNTY. . 2 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately. Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this day of October 21, 2020. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY O HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X DAVID X I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X the vote indicated to the right hereofadopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER XCountyofHawai`i on October 21, 2020 KIERKIEWICZ X LEE LOY X ATTEST: POINDEXTER X RICHARDS X VILLEGAS X 8 0 1 0 Reference:C-1079/PC -55 e Y CLERK C1'' 'ERSON&PRESIDIN OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 73 3 20 3 EXHIBIT "A" HRS § 201H-38 EXEMPTIONS REQUEST 1. Off-street parking requirement: County of Hawaii, Zoning Code §25-4-51 Exemption from the minimum off-street parking requirement. The County of Hawai`i, Zoning Code requires a minimum of 175 off-street parking stalls. The Developer proposes to provide about 162 off-street parking stalls. 2. Off-street loading requirement: County of Hawaii, Zoning Code §25-4-58(c) Exemption from the minimum off-street loading requirement. The County of Hawai`i, Zoning Code requires a minimum of one loading stall at exactly 12 feet wide by 50 feet long with a vertical clearance of 14 feet. The Developer proposes to provide three loading stalls at exactly nine feet wide by 18 feet long evenly distributed throughout the site. 3. Ordinance 19-17 Condition E Condition E: The applicant shall provide full improvements to the entire frontage along Kapi`olani Street consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works. Exemption from the County's Department ofPublic Works requirement for street frontage improvements (sidewalks, pavement widening, utility relocation etc.). The Developer acknowledges the importance of improvements within the County road right-of-way to provide pedestrian and bike access along the project interface with adjacent streets.However, the cost is substantial as it not only includes costs for new sidewalks and expanded asphalt paving, but also a drainage collection system to dispose of road runoff that would be blocked by the new sidewalk curbing. 4. Ordinance 19-17 Condition F Condition F: The applicant shall also install street lights and traffic controls as required by the Traffic Division, Department of Public Works. The applicant shall be responsible for the design, purchase, and installation of such devices. Exemption from street lights and traffic control devices if deemed a requirement, due to expense. The costs for adding streetlights and traffic controls, if required, are substantial. 4 5. County of Hawaii Fees: County of Hawaii Building Code: Chapter 5, Division 4; Grading: County Code, Chapter 10, Section 10-11; County Right-of-Way: County Code, Chapter 22, Section 22-4.5 Exemption from building permit fees, grading permit fees, and County right-of-way permit fees. 5 r- 0 f) ro m I I.- Z KAPIOLANI STREET fiRE 9tU1N AmmZ a' og _ IILAnm 1m x z A<s 0 F<4 xT 5dA .-, y a r a E3LC]G 4a m Yq r a BLDG 1Z allPROPERTYLINE, m" m 31 r f<A9R w fwE EwaE. m6 .j tZFi V O r- m x me M1.1M n z x z rnx z z N p m Z n A O OazAs AA O a D coP03wOZ v9b aO,AOy m m C uonp' Z gDn'D-M v mrdmy2mZ Oyz m 3i* i KzHO _ G x _ _ - i> NA C y Z N T A pDg- D m m aTy APon,O o9 m mmi xm ZA Z6I c2 maozm- a Z a oo$ 5 0 3 o> C n ma g m ti F mMA N"y TNESA.mo w OA it 2Ay08 _ y0 yy Cr m O O 5 D N ry o aOp M v v m y z IafIA -' o m p Z O A D czOZ_3 ZZO N N y N tris w m AQN w 2 wNm a 3 im mo(n Nz mC rO z0 N 06 boo b0000azz °-zoNOmONaNa,,, mo- oit '. 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