Bill Text: HI SB733 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Important Housing Lands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-02 - Re-Referred to WTL/HOU, WAM. [SB733 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB733-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to important housing lands.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§171- Important housing lands; designation; objectives.
(a) All
state-owned lands that are located within one mile of any rail mass
transit station shall be designated as important housing lands.
(b) Consistent with the findings and declaration of
necessity pursuant to section 171-70, important housing lands are needed to
promote the development of housing priced below market rates for an eligible buyer. For purposes of this section, "eligible buyer"
means a resident of the State who is:
(1) An owner-occupant
of a dwelling unit on important housing lands; and
(2) Owns no other
real property.
(c)
The objective for the designation of important housing lands is to:
(1) Identify and plan
for the maintenance of a strategic base of lands to meet housing demand for current
and future generations;
(2) Create highly walkable,
mixed-use neighborhoods that minimize car usage and maximize density; and
(3) Promote land development
and land use planning that delineates blocks of promising land areas for housing
opportunities.
(d) State and county housing policies, tax
policies, land use plans, ordinances, and rules shall promote the long-term
viability of important housing lands and shall be consistent with and implement
the following policies:
(1) Promote the
retention of important housing lands in blocks of contiguous, intact, and
functional land units;
(2) Discourage the
fragmentation of important housing lands and the conversion of these lands to
non-housing uses;
(3) Direct
incompatible uses and activities from important housing lands to other areas
and ensure that uses on important housing lands are actually for housing and
mixed-use purposes;
(4) Provide infrastructure
and services on important housing lands necessary to support housing uses and
activities;
(5) Facilitate the
long-term dedication of important housing lands for future housing needs
through the use of incentives;
(6) Facilitate the
access of low-income individuals to important housing lands for long-term
viable housing use; and
(7) Promote the
maintenance of essential housing infrastructure systems."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
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Report Title:
Important Housing Lands; Automatic Designation; Purpose
Description:
Establishes that all state-owned lands located within one mile of any rail mass transit station shall be designated as important state lands to promote the development of homes priced below market rates for Hawaii residents who are owner-occupants and own no other real property. Requires state and county housing policies, tax policies, land use plans, ordinances, and rules to promote the long-term viability of important housing lands consistent with certain policies.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
