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Council advances plan to allow affordable rental housing in some business zones; DPP flags development-standard questions
Summary
Council members advanced a zoning change to allow affordable rental housing in B1 and B2 business districts under Chapter 32; Department of Planning and Permitting staff urged further discussion on height and special-district impacts and noted Chapter 32 does not itself require units be affordable.
The Honolulu City Council moved forward with a proposal to allow affordable rental housing projects under Chapter 32 in certain business zones, a step supporters say will unlock new sites for housing while planners and some council members requested further committee-level work on development standards.
At first reading the council advanced Bill 44, which would add B1 (neighborhood business) and B2 (community business) districts to the districts eligible for housing development under Chapter 32. Supporters said the change would let affordable rental projects locate in more urban and mixed-use areas.
“Allowing these projects in business and in…
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