When the Workforce Housing Rules Apply

The workforce housing requirements of this Chapter shall apply to the following:Projects authorized by ordinances enacted by the County Council pursuant to Chapters 7, 8, 10 and 11 of the Kaua'i County Code, as amended, where the resultant overall project density would allow at least 10 dwelling units, including:Projects requesting new zoning district boundary amendments of lands from any zoning district into residential, resort or open districts, project district, or amendment into the visitor destination area,Projects requesting new State land use district boundary amendments involving lands 15 acres or less in size from any State land use district, except the conservation district, to the State land use agricultural, rural, or urban districts;Projects with previously approved zoning district boundary amendments and previously approved State land use district boundary amendments for lands 15 acres or less in size, the ordinance for which contains affordable housing conditions that have not been satisfied as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter, or that the developer has not yet executed a housing agreement with the County specifying the means of satisfying the housing conditions, unless the existing ordinance would require the provision of more or a better mix of workforce housing than this Chapter, as determined by the Housing Agency; andProjects with other approvals granted by the County administration, including:Subdivision or consolidation of land, zoning, and building permits for residential development in any zoning district in which the overall project density would allow more than 10 residential dwelling units, andZoning or building permits for the development or redevelopment of land or buildings on a lot of record in any residential, resort, or commercial district for the construction of or conversion into more than 10 residential dwelling units or time share units, or more than 20 hotel rooms.