Aloha North Shore readers. I know I have been writing a lot about Legislative and City Ordinances – and I’ll try to diversify in the near future – however, for now, there are still more:
- CITY ORDINANCE 23-3 “Shoreline Setbacks” set to go into effect July 1st:This Ordinance changes the Shoreline Setbacks for all Oahu beachfront properties from the current 40’ to a new setback of 60’ + 70x the Annual Sand-Loss (but no more than 130’ Setback) making just about every oceanfront home on O’ahu “Legal Non-Conforming”. I’m afraid this is going to be a rude awakening for many oceanfront owners in the near future. For more info and how to get involved, please email me (richard@sterman.com) as we now have a non-profit advocacy group called Shoreline Preservation Coalition (SPC) that you can join.
- STATE HB2248 “Action Plan for Beach Management”: This House Bill is moving forward and, if passed, will fund a study to find actual “Solutions” to our sand-erosion issues. Denise Antolini and I co-authored an article on this a few NSN issues ago (“Finding Common Ground” – pgs. 12 & 13 of the March 13th NSN) and we were both advocates of this Bill. My opinion is that we can’t just let more houses fall into the ocean… we have to come up with viable and helpful “Solutions” and this Bill may be the start to that goal.
AND - STATE BILL 64 “AG LAND USE ORDINANCE”: This House Bill (the old “Bill 10”) has popped up again to change the Land Use Ordinance for Ag Lands… including restrictions on Agri-Businesses, Land Use Permitting, minimum % of land dedication to Crops/Livestock, changes to Destination Events and Animal Raising. There is time to testify on this one and/or to call your State Representatives.
Richard Sterman has been serving North Shore’s real estate needs for over 45 years. He is the owner and Principal Broker of Sterman Realty, the largest full-service real estate office on the this side of the island. You can contact Richard by emailing Richard@Sterman.com, going to www.Sterman.com or by calling (808) 638-8600.