HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1654 |
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
S.D. 1 |
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C.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO GROUP LIVING FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 46-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) Neither this section nor any other
law, county ordinance, or rule shall prohibit group living in facilities with
eight or fewer residents and that are licensed by the State as provided for
under section 321-15.6, or in an intermediate care facility/mental
retardation-community for persons, including mentally ill, elder, disabled,
developmentally disabled, or totally disabled persons, who are not related to the
home operator or facility staff; provided that those group living facilities
meet all applicable county requirements not inconsistent with the intent of
this subsection and including building height, setback, maximum lot coverage,
parking, and floor area requirements[.]; provided further that a
conditional use permit issued by a county agency for the operation of a group
living facility shall automatically:
(1) Terminate if the group living facility ceases operations for a period of one year; or
(2) Expire one year from the date of the issuance of the permit if the group living facility fails to commence operations before the end of that one-year period."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Termination of Permits; Group Homes
Description:
Terminates a conditional use permit issued by a county agency to facilities intended for group living facilities or group homes that do not use the permits or cease operations for one year. (HB1654 CD1)
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