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Section 25-4-16.5. Additional registration requirements; all transient accommodation rentals. To register, all transient accommodation rentals must also satisfy the following requirements: (1) The transient accommodation rental must have off-street parking as required by the department's transient accommodation rental parking schedule; (2) The transient accommodation rental must meet health, safety, and construction code requirements established by law; (3) Owners of transient accommodation rentals must have State of Hawai`i general excise tax and transient accommodation tax licenses that are in effect; and (4) Owners of transient accommodation rentals must be current on their Hawai`i County real property taxes,that is, they must be paid in full. Section 25-4-16.6. When to register. (a) Existing owner-hosted and operator-hosted transient accommodation rentals in operation on or before June 30, 2024, who have submitted a registration application and the initial registration fee on or before June 30, 2025, shall be allowed to continue to operate until such time as their application is approved or denied by the department subject to the standards in section 25-4-16.17 and fines in section 25-4-16.19. (b) Existing un-hosted transient accommodation rentals that were previously registered as short term vacation rentals shall not be required to reregister, however,they will be required to renew their registration annually in accordance with section 25-4-16.9. (c) Any new transient accommodation rentals shall be registered with the director prior to use of such rental and upon payment of the initial registration fee. Section 25-4-16.7. Rental registration process. (a) Owners of a transient accommodation rental shall register by submitting a registration application to the planning department in a format prescribed by the director. The registration form, at a minimum, shall include: (1) Property address and tax map key number; (2) Name and contact information for the property owner. Name and contact information for the operator, if different from the property owner, or the reachable person if the transient accommodation rental is un-hosted; (3) If required pursuant to chapter 467, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, a copy of a current, valid real estate broker's license or real estate salesperson's license; (4) Submittal of a site drawing, drawn to scale, showing the location of all structures on the site,the transient accommodation rental, and requisite off- street parking; (5) Submittal of a floor plan showing the location of the rooms for rent, the layout of the transient accommodation rental and emergency exits; (6) A notarized affidavit in a format determined by the director, and submitted under penalty of perjury, that the transient accommodation rental meets health, safety, and code requirements; (7) A maximum renter limit calculation; (8) Copies of a current State of Hawai`i general excise tax license; and (9) County of Hawai`i real property tax clearance certificate. 6