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agencies on a twenty-four hour, seven days-per-week basis. The owner shall notify the planning_department of any changes to their contact information forthwith. (2) Good neighbor policy. The owner or reachable person shall be responsible to ensure that activities taking place within the short- term vacation rental conform to the character of the existing neighborhood in which the rental is located. At a minimum,the following shall be prominently displayed within the dwelling unit and recited in the rental agreement signed by the tenant: (A) Quiet hours shall be from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which time the noise from the short-term vacation rental shall not unreasonably disturb adjacent neighbors. (B) Sound that is audible beyond the property boundaries during non-quiet hours shall not be more excessive than would be otherwise associated with a residential area. (C) Sound generated by any machine or device that is audible at a distance of fifty feet from the machine or device producing the sound is prohibited. (D) Guest vehicles shall be parked in the designated onsite parking area. (3) All print and internet advertising of short-term vacation rentals, including listings with a rental service or real estate firm, shall include the registration or nonconforming use certificate number. (4) A copy of the registration or nonconforming use certificate, as well as the reachable person's name and phone number, shall be displayed in the back of the front door of the sleeping quarters. (5) Off-street parking shall meet the requirements set forth in section 25-4-51(a)(8) and applicable parking standards in this chapter. (6) Any commercial signage that advertises a short-term vacation rental shall comply with the requirements of section 22-2.6 and chapter 3 of this Code. (d) Complaints and public information. (1) The director shall: (A) Receive and track complaints regarding short-term vacation rentals; and (B) Provide information about rules, policies, and procedures pertaining to short-term vacation rentals to property owners, managers, neighbors, and the general public. (2) The director shall adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 91, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, for the purpose of implementing this subsection. (e) Director duties in event of emergency. In the event of a declared emergency, natural or manmade, where a significant number of nonconforming short-term vacation rentals are permanently lost within any given judicial district, the director shall assess 3