S.B. 3263 Summary

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-4 to prohibit counties from imposing dwelling unit minimum floor areas greater than those in applicable building codes, fixed numerical percentage caps on multifamily housing, or parking requirements exceeding one space per studio/one-bedroom unit or two spaces per unit with two or more bedrooms.

• Prohibits counties from denying land use applications based on a district's character, applicant's immutable characteristics, source of income, or income level (except for age or disability restrictions in age/disability-restricted housing).

• Prohibits counties from imposing excessive or unreasonable development fees, requiring any fees to be consistent.

• Directs each county to develop a zoning reform plan by twenty days before the 2023 legislative session, including training requirements for planning and zoning commissioners and a model for form-based zoning codes.

• Appropriates an unspecified amount in general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 as a grant-in-aid to be equally distributed to each county for zoning reform plan development; effective July 1, 2022.