[§46-15.7]  Concurrent processing. When amendments to a county community or development plan, a county zoning map,or any combination of the two, are necessary to permit the development of ahousing project, requests for amendments to these plans and zoning maps shallbe allowed, if accepted for processing by the county, to be processedconcurrently at the request of the applicant.  In addition, upon the request ofthe applicant, these plan and zoning map amendment requests may be processedconcurrently with any request to the state land use commission for theredesignation of lands which would permit the development of the housingproject.

For the purposes of this section:

"County community or developmentplan" means a relatively detailed plan for an area or region within acounty to implement the objectives and policies of a county general plan.

"Housing project" means a plan,design, or undertaking for the development of single- or multi-family housing,including any affordable housing component which may be required by the countycouncil.  A housing project may also include ancillary uses such as commercialand industrial uses which are an integral part of the development. [L 1994, c262, §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Facilitated application process, see §201-62.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  The Scramble to Protect the American Dream in Paradise:  IsAffordable Housing Possible in Hawaii?  10 HBJ No. 13, at pg. 37.