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Recommendation#13 Add the following to Section 25-4-XX.1(f)(2): "(E) The renewal request and renewal fee was not received on or before the expiration date indicated on the certificate." Reason: This will clarify that renewal requests received after the expiration date will not be renewed. Recommendation#14 To ensure that STVR's meet basic health and safety standards, consider adding requirements that the STVR comply with fire,building and sanitation codes. For example,to address the building code, a requirement in the `Registration' and `Nonconforming Use Certificate' sections could be added stating that a STVR may only be established within a dwelling for which the Department of Public Building Division has issued and finalized building, electrical and plumbing permits to be occupied as an R-1 residential occupancy. Reason: Both the Fire and Building Departments have provided memos indicating that health and safety standards should be considered in this bill. The building code identifies STVR's as an R-1 occupancy,rather than R-3 (permanent occupant onsite),because an owner/operator does not reside onsite. The R-1 occupancy requires among other things, fire sprinklers, commercial standards for exists/guards, accommodations for persons with disabilities (ADA), energy code compliance, and verification for building setbacks for fire separation. The bill should also consider the impact on staffing resources for the Fire and Building Departments, since it is likely that inspectors from these departments will be called out more frequently to inspect STVR's for code compliance. Recommendation#15 Create increased fines for violation of this bill. Reason: The Maui and Kauai County planning departments have informed the Director that because STVR's are a very profitable business,the fines need to be high enough to discourage violation of the STVR law. Current zoning code violation fines start at$100 -14-