Hawaii HB1741 regulates county inclusionary housing mandates to ensure they comply with constitutional standards and are proportionate to project.

Hawaii HB1741 establishes guidelines for county inclusionary housing mandates, ensuring they comply with constitutional standards of essential nexus and rough proportionality. The bill requires counties to conduct a needs assessment study before adopting or enforcing inclusionary requirements on residential projects. For projects receiving discretionary increases in density, floor area ratio, or height, or those classified as luxury, the study must demonstrate a direct link between the project's impacts and the inclusionary requirement.

Hawaii HB1741 regulates county inclusionary housing mandates to ensure they comply with constitutional standards and are proportionate to project.

Hawaii HB1741 establishes guidelines for county inclusionary housing mandates, ensuring they comply with constitutional standards of essential nexus and rough proportionality. The bill requires counties to conduct a needs assessment study before adopting or enforcing inclusionary requirements on residential projects. For projects receiving discretionary increases in density, floor area ratio, or height, or those classified as luxury, the study must demonstrate a direct link between the project's impacts and the inclusionary requirement.