Bill Text: HI SB265 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 265 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Affordable Housing; Public Notice

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB265 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB265-Introduced.html

Report Title:

Affordable Housing; Public Notice

Description:

Requires the board of directors of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to provide public notice, conduct a public hearing to allow public comment prior to the development of any affordable housing project.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	265
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to affordable housing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§201H- Public notice requirements. (a) Notwithstanding any other public hearing provision in this chapter to the contrary, prior to the development of any affordable housing project, the board shall conduct public hearings pursuant to this section.

(b) The hearings shall be held at locations that are in close proximity to those areas proposed for development. A public hearing notice, including a description of the proposed development plans, an invitation for public comment, and a statement of the date, time, and place where persons may be heard, shall be posted in a newspaper with a statewide circulation on three separate days and mailed pursuant to this section, not less than twenty days prior to the hearing.

Copies of the notice shall be mailed to the corporation, the department of business, economic development, and tourism, and to all owners of record of real estate within five miles of the area being proposed for development at addresses as shown on the current real property tax rolls at the county real property tax office. Upon that action, the requirement for notification of owners of land is completed.

For the purposes of this subsection, notice to one co-owner of property shall be notice to all co-owners.

(c) The hearing shall be held before the board and shall not be delegated to any agent or representative of the board. All persons and agencies shall be afforded the opportunity to submit data, views, and arguments either orally or in writing."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.