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••BOJ F 1 O Harry Kim •� :n ' ' Joseph Clarkson, Chair y ,I �.,�;►`�� Donald Ikeda,Vice Chair Ma __ _ .r • Gilbert Aguinaldo Donn Dela Cruz '+ Tf OF'NF' • Thomas Raffipiy John Replogle County of Hawaii WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 SEP 2 7 2O1 Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Poindexter and Council Members: SUBJECT: County Council Initiated (Bill No. 108,Draft 4) Amendment to Chapter 25,Article 1,Article 2,Article 4, and Article 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended)Relating to Short- Term Vacation Rentals The Windward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on September 6, 2018, considered County Council Initiated Bill No. 108,Draft 4, amending Chapter 25, Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, and Article 5, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended)relating to Short-Term Vacation Rentals. The Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation of Bill No. 108,Draft 4 to the County Council with the suggested revisions recommended by the Planning Director and the Commission. We are enclosing the Planning Director's Background and Recommendation report containing sixteen recommendations. Please be aware that the Commission voted to adopt a revision to Recommendation#14 to remove the requirement that the dwelling be permitted by the DPW- Building Division for an R-1 residential occupancy because the International Code Council provided an opinion to the Building Division that short-term vacation rentals are not considered as an R-1 occupancy in the 2006 IRC. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer