Honolulu — Chapter 27

ROH §27-1.1 Definitions for community facilities districts

ROH §27-1.2 Alternate way to pay for neighborhood improvements

ROH §27-1.3 This chapter wins over other city rules

ROH §27-1.4 Limitation on challenges

ROH §27-1.5 What kinds of improvements a special district can pay for

ROH §27-1.6 Paying off district debts and liens

ROH §27-1.7 How the city can accept and repay help for a new district

ROH §27-1.8 How to interpret this chapter's rules

ROH §27-1.9 Missing notices don't invalidate council actions

ROH §27-2.1 How a district creation process gets started

ROH §27-2.10 Time limits and changes for a special district hearing

ROH §27-2.11 Approval of the ordinance that creates the district

ROH §27-2.12 Where community facilities districts can be located

ROH §27-2.13 How long a special district lasts

ROH §27-2.14 Financing only improvements and expenses listed in the formation ordinance

ROH §27-2.15 How the city designates an improvement area

ROH §27-2.16 When property owners can choose to do the work themselves

ROH §27-2.2 What to include in a petition to start a district

ROH §27-2.3 Starting a community facilities district with a resolution

ROH §27-2.4 Council orders a study and report on proposed improvement district

ROH §27-2.5 Public Hearing Notice for Proposed District

ROH §27-2.6 Mailed Notice of Hearing to Landowners

ROH §27-2.7 Landowners can ask to skip the public hearing

ROH §27-2.8 How to protest a new special district

ROH §27-2.9 When most owners protest a new district

ROH §27-3.1 How special taxes are divided among properties

ROH §27-3.10 Tell buyers or renters about special land taxes

ROH §27-3.11 City must pay special tax when it buys a taxed parcel

ROH §27-3.2 How special taxes are set and used

ROH §27-3.3 District special taxes must cover bond payments

ROH §27-3.4 Paying Off Special Taxes Early

ROH §27-3.5 Who is exempt from the special tax and when

ROH §27-3.6 Limit on annual special tax increases for residential parcels

ROH §27-3.7 How special taxes are collected and penalties for late payment

ROH §27-3.8 Special tax lien on property and how it is enforced

ROH §27-3.9 Special tax notice to land owners

ROH §27-4.1 How the council can change a district's terms or taxes

ROH §27-4.10 How the city must announce a special tax change

ROH §27-4.2 How the council can change a special tax district

ROH §27-4.3 How to petition for changes or new taxes in a district

ROH §27-4.4 How the budget director can propose changing a special tax

ROH §27-4.5 What a proposed ordinance of consideration must include

ROH §27-4.6 Hearing notice for proposed zoning changes

ROH §27-4.7 How landowners can protest a proposed ordinance

ROH §27-4.8 When 55% of landowners can block a zoning change

ROH §27-4.9 How long a hearing can last and what happens after it ends

ROH §27-5.1 How the council can end a district early

ROH §27-5.10 How and when special districts end

ROH §27-5.2 Ending a special district early

ROH §27-5.3 How to ask the council to end a district early

ROH §27-5.4 Budget director's recommendation to end a district early

ROH §27-5.5 What a proposed early termination ordinance must include

ROH §27-5.6 Notice and hearing rules for ending a district early

ROH §27-5.7 How landowners can protest ending a zoning ordinance early

ROH §27-5.8 When many landowners object to an early termination rule

ROH §27-5.9 How long a hearing can last and what happens at the end

ROH §27-6.1 Annexing land to a district without touching it

ROH §27-6.2 How the council can add land to a district

ROH §27-6.3 What an Annexation Ordinance Must Include

ROH §27-6.4 How the public is told about an annexation hearing

ROH §27-6.5 How landowners can protest an annexation ordinance

ROH §27-6.6 When many owners protest, annexation stops

ROH §27-6.7 Annexation Hearing Time Limit and Outcome

ROH §27-6.8 Notice of special tax changes after annexation

ROH §27-7.1 Rules for issuing community facility district bonds

ROH §27-7.10 How special district bonds affect the city's debt limit

ROH §27-7.2 What costs can be included in bond principal

ROH §27-7.3 Bond limit based on property value

ROH §27-7.4 Agreement to foreclose on delinquent special taxes

ROH §27-7.5 Who signs city bonds and what if they leave office

ROH §27-7.6 How the city may sell bonds

ROH §27-7.7 How bond money must be used

ROH §27-7.8 Rules for issuing refunding bonds for district debt

ROH §27-7.9 City cannot use general credit bonds for special improvements