Title
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS (CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES) (INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF MAKILA KAI; LAHAINA) (LU-2(1))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Correspondence dated May 8, 2017, from the Director of Housing and Human Concerns, transmitting the following:
a. An application for the development of the proposed Makila Kai LLC Project, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, pursuant to Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The proposed project would provide 25 residential workforce housing units on lots of approximately one-half acre in size for individuals and families with annual incomes from 80 percent to 140 percent of Maui’s median income, and 24 market-rate agricultural lots ranging from approximately 1.5 acres to slightly less than 2 acres in size, on approximately 79.5 acres of land, identified for real property tax purposes as tax map keys (2) 4-7-013:003, 004, and 005, in the area of Launiupoko in West Maui, mauka of the Honoapiilani Highway and the Lahaina Bypass Highway corridor.
b. A proposed resolution to approve the proposed project with various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code and Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, the development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units.
c. A proposed resolution to approve the proposed project with the modifications in Exhibit “B” and, in Exhibit “A,” various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code and Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, the development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units.
d. A proposed resolution entitled “DISAPPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF MAKILA KAI PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to disapprove the proposed project.
2. Correspondence dated May 24, 2017, to the Department of the Corporation Counsel, transmitting the following:
a. A revised proposed resolution entitled “APPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF MAKILA KAI PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the revised proposed resolution is to approve the proposed project with various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, the development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units.
b. A revised proposed resolution entitled “APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF MAKILA KAI PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the revised proposed resolution is to approve the proposed project with the modifications in Exhibit “B” and, in Exhibit “A,” various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, the development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units.
Status
Pursuant to Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Council shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the proposed project by June 22, 2017, or it will be deemed approved. The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of the proposed resolution referenced in paragraph 1(d) above, with or without revisions, or a revised proposed resolution referenced in paragraphs 2(a) or (b) above, with or without further revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of two of the proposed or revised proposed resolutions and other related action.