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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SB 1170 |
HI | 2025 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Building code reform, Environmental review, Other streamlining, Planning for climate adaptation and hazards |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Permits the director of the county planning department to issue special permits to streamline the process of redeveloping affordable multi-family rental housing destroyed in a disaster.
- Specifies that the section does not apply to parcels on the shoreline.
- Allows state/county agencies to modify specifications for the redevelopment of experimental and demonstration housing that has been substantially destroyed as a result of a disaster from a wildfire, hurricane, or earthquake.
- Requires prioritizing permits for the redevelopment of permanent affordable multi-family rental housing.
- Provides exemptions for developments on properties on the HI national register of historic places.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
AN ACT RELATING TO THE EXPEDITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.