HI HB362

Establishes a new quasi-legislative process for the Land Use Commission to review state and county petitions for boundary amendments based on adopted county comprehensive plans, streamlining procedures compared to standard petitions.

Requires counties to prepare and adopt comprehensive plans containing specific elements: land use, transportation, community facilities, affordable housing, natural hazards mitigation, implementation programs, and conceptual land use maps.

Mandates comprehensive plan review at least every ten years, with planning horizons of no more than twenty years, and requires consistency between county zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan objectives.

Sets 180-day timeline for Land Use Commission decisions on boundary amendment applications, with decisions based on conformance to county plans, consistency with land use standards, and state-county agency consensus.

Exempts the boundary amendment process from environmental review requirements under chapter 343, except for conservation district reclassifications and subsequent discretionary approvals requiring chapter 343 compliance.