Report Title:
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Smart Growth Principles
Description:
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to incorporate smart growth principles in community plan rules.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2525 |
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to hawaii community development authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 206E-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§206E-7[]]
Community development rules. (a) The authority shall establish
community development rules under chapter 91 on health, safety, building,
planning, zoning, and land use [which,] that, upon final adoption
of a community development plan, shall supersede all other inconsistent
ordinances and rules relating to the use, zoning, planning, and development of
land and construction thereon. Rules adopted under this section shall follow
existing law, rules, ordinances, and regulations as closely as is consistent
with standards meeting minimum requirements of good design, pleasant amenities,
health, safety, and coordinated development. The authority may, in the
community development plan or by a community development rule, provide that
lands within a community development district shall not be developed beyond
existing uses or that improvements thereon shall not be demolished or
substantially reconstructed, or provide other restrictions on the use of the
lands.
(b) The community development rules shall include the following smart growth principles for development within all community development districts:
(1) Creating a range of housing opportunities and choices;
(2) Creating walkable neighborhoods;
(3) Encouraging community and stakeholder collaboration;
(4) Fostering distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place;
(5) Making development decisions predictable, fair, and cost effective;
(6) Mixing land uses;
(7) Preserving open space, farmland, natural beauty, and
critical environmental areas;
(8) Providing a variety of transportation choices;
(9) Strengthening and directing development toward
existing communities; and
(10) Taking advantage of compact building design."
SECTION 2. The Hawaii community development authority shall adopt the community development rules pursuant to section 1 of this Act within twelve months of the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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