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• <br /> BR-CCInitiated-Bill108-STVR.doc 8/31/18 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 108,DRAFT 4 AND <br /> AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25,ARTICLE 1,ARTICLE 2,ARTICLE 4, <br /> ARTICLE 5, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS <br /> AMENDED),RELATING TO SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS <br /> The County Council has referred Bill 108, Draft 4 to the Planning Director and <br /> the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions for comment and recommendations. <br /> PURPOSE OF BILL 108,DRAFT 4 <br /> 1. The Hawaii County Council has introduced Bill.No. 108,Draft 4 (Planning <br /> Department Exhibit 1),which seeks to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), <br /> Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, and Article 5 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 <br /> (2016 edition, as amended), relating to short-term vacation rentals (STVR's). <br /> 2. The purpose of this bill is to manage the impacts of these short-term vacation <br /> rentals by: 1) defining where this use will be allowed; 2) establishing provisions <br /> and standards to regulate this use; and 3)providing an avenue for an existing use <br /> deemed to be improper by this ordinance, to apply for a nonconforming use <br /> certificate that would allow them to continue to operate in a non-permitted <br /> district. A question and answer worksheet is provided to explain the proposed bill <br /> (Planning Department Exhibit 2). <br /> WHAT IS A SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL? <br /> 3. First it is important to be clear that Bill 108, Draft 4 does not seek to regulate all <br /> vacation rentals that are rented on a short-term basis. Bill 108 defines `short-term <br /> vacation rentals' as a dwelling unit of which the owner or operator does not reside <br /> on the building site,which has no more than five (5)bedrooms for rent on the <br /> building site, and is rented for a period of thirty consecutive days or less. The <br /> zoning code defines a `building site' as a parcel of land or lot. <br /> 4. Bill 108, Draft 4 only addresses rentals where an owner or operator does not live <br /> on the property. This bill does not cover the rental of a dwelling unit where an <br /> operator or owner lives on site, such as: <br /> -1- <br />