Honolulu City Council Policy Resolutions

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RELATING TO THE EXPANSION OF THE NORTH SHORE ENTERPRISE ZONE.

    WHEREAS, the enterprise zone program is an economic development tool that can stimulate growth and activity throughout the City and County of Honolulu; and

    WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 209E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the goal of the enterprise zone program is to stimulate business and economic growth in areas that need assistance to attract private sector investment; and

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 209E-4, HRS, the governing body of any county may apply in writing to the State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to have an area declared an enterprise zone and the Governor, upon the recommendation from DBEDT, shall approve or disapprove the designation of up to six areas in each county for a period of twenty years; and

    WHEREAS, the Honolulu City Council adopted Resolution 95-292 on September 20, 1995, which proposed the establishment of four enterprise zones in the county; and

    WHEREAS, on October 14, 1996, the Governor approved enterprise zones on Oahu, as proposed by the City and County of Honolulu, for the North Shore, Mililani/Wahiawa, and Pearl City/Waipahu areas, while rejecting the proposed zone in the Barbers Point/Kapolei-James Campbell Industrial Park; and

    WHEREAS, on August 6, 1997, the Council adopted Resolution 97-237, FD1, which proposed an expansion of the North Shore Enterprise Zone; and

    WHEREAS, on November 19, 1997, the Governor approved the expansion of the North Shore Enterprise Zone; and

    WHEREAS, the Council finds that the Koolau Loa economy and job market would benefit from the further expansion of the NorthShore Enterprise Zone to include the zoned areas in Koolau Loa, but not including areas zoned P-1, restricted preservation district, or P-2, general preservation district; now, therefore,


    BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu that Enterprise Zone 1, North Shore, as defined in Resolution 97-237, FD1, be expanded to include the area delineated as “Proposed Enterprise Zone” in Exhibit A attached to and made a part of this Resolution; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that qualified businesses in the expanded Enterprise Zone 1, North Shore, shall be provided the current City incentives for the Zone:

    1.    A rebate of real property taxes on all new construction for a period not to exceed two years; and

    2.    A waiver of all fees for building and grading permits required for new construction for a period of seven years;

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    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is requested to concur with the Council's decision that request the State expand the North Shore Enterprise Zone to the newly-delineated area, and that he submit an application to the State requesting that it declare the newly-delineated North Shore Enterprise Zone as hereby established; and

    BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor and State Director of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

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                                Councilmembers
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