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continue to operate. They will have 180 days (about 6 months) from the effective date of the ordinance to submit to the Planning Department(Department) either a registration form and associated fee or application for nonconforming use certificate. The bill specifically states that owners of existing STVR's in the V, CG, CDH zoning districts and General Plan Resort and Resort Node areas, in any district other than RS, will be required to pay a one-time registration fee of$250. The bill does not require owners of existing STVR's in the CV zoning district or RS district in General Plan Resort and Resort Node areas to register. Owners of existing STVR's outside of permitted zoning districts are also not required to register but instead will need to apply for a nonconforming use certificate. There is no fee when they apply for the initial nonconforming use certificate,but they will need to pay a$250 annual fee to renew the nonconforming use certificate. HOW ARE NEW STVR'S PERMITTED? 7. The bill requires registration of all new STVR's established in zoning districts where the use is pennissible,but the bill does not require registration for new STVR's that may be established outside of permissible zoning districts, such as in the County Agricultural (A) zoning district on land in the State Land Use Agricultural district with a Special Permit. REGISTRATION PROCESS 8. The registration process includes submitting a form to the Department with a site plan showing the location of the rooms for rent and requisite parking pursuant to section 25-4-51 of the zoning code, which requires one parking space for each rented bedroom in addition to one space for the dwelling unit if rooms are rented individually, or two parking spaces if the dwelling unit is rented as a whole. The STVR owner is also required to provide verification that State of Hawai`i general excise tax and transient accommodations tax licenses are in effect. Lastly, the owner must provide verification that a letter has been set to all surrounding owners and lessees within 300 feet of the property,notifying them about the details of the STVR operations, such as, the number of units being rented, maximum number of guests permitted,number and location of parking spaces, -3-