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Committee forwards Hualalai Court workforce housing exemption to full council
Summary
The Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions voted to forward Resolution 51-25, which would exempt certain county code requirements under 201H to allow construction of 104 workforce rental units in Hilo, after public testimony and a developer presentation.
The Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions voted to forward Resolution 51-25 with a favorable recommendation to the full Hawaii County Council after presentations and public testimony supporting a 104-unit workforce housing project in Hilo.
Resolution 51-25 would authorize exemptions to certain county code requirements pursuant to section 201H-38 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes for the Hualalai Court Affordable Housing Project, a proposed 3.292-acre development at 364 Hualalai Street in South Hilo. The exemptions requested include changing lot-size zoning standards from single-family residential to multifamily to permit higher density and waivers of county permit plan-review and permit-fee provisions (Hawaii County Code sections 5-7-1 and 5-7-3) to reduce production costs for 104 affordable residential rental units.
The project developer, Carlo Morales, identified himself as CEO of Hololai Court and said the team received $25,500,000 from the state's tier 2 workforce housing fund and…
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