2018-09-20 Leeward Exh B (Bill 108 re Short-term Vacation Rentals)

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nook and cranny is a bedroom. And so at the very least there should be, should be not allow to be able to rent more bedrooms than what the County says that you have bedrooms, and it shouldn’t be more than two people per room. I think that is only reasonable. The next thing I’d like to point out is that I live in an area that is for single-family residences. And unless I’m wrong, a single-family residence is either people that are related by blood or not more than three unrelated people. The one next door to me often has three, four different families. It is, it is zoned, or represented on the taxes that a three-bedroom house, and there are as many as 14 people that are in this house. That’s not right. So why don’t we say, fine, if you are going to do this, but you have to conform to what is a single-family residence. On top of that there is a health problem with our septic systems. When you apply for your building permits, you are required to build a septic system or cesspool or whatever happens to be based on the number of bedrooms that you have. So now when you got people who have done cesspools or septic systems for two bedrooms, three bedrooms, then they are, in packing 14 people we are overtaxing the system. Very important. It’s been mentioned to be paying property, be paying TAT and Excise tax, but there is hardly any talk about property taxes. And I know that my neighbor is still, even though he’s not lived there for five years, has been renting out this home, still gets his 180,000-dollar exemption and is not paying the proper property tax. How much money is staying on the table for County use because of people that are taking advantage of property tax? Last thing is that, is that the, they talked about the character of our neighborhoods. Well, all I can tell you is, is that it’s going to be all different kinds of things. I live in a subdivision with 17 lots and there is only one child, and that’s only a temporary situation, that lives in that whole subdivision of 17 houses. And we get up to seven, eight screaming children. These things are not right and we need to be protected of our homes. So I just close by saying neighborhoods are for neighbors, not for small hotels; they should go to either hotels or go to the areas that have been designated as areas that are in compliance for short-term rentals. Thank you very much. \[Applaud from the audience.\] HENDERSON: Good morning. Mayor Harry, thank you for your journey through time. It’s a, a lot has changed, I agree. Planning Director Yee, Chair Unger, Council, Commission Members, my name is Richard Henderson and I’m here today to testify and give comment on the Bill 108, Draft 4. I’ve listened to a lot of what’s been explained and I’ve heard additional things that have come forth, like making changes to the General Plan in order for this bill to actually have to work, and I’ve heard a lot of stuff, and it’s all centered on regulation. And I’m here to say that we have enough regulation, and that this bill needs to go back to the drawing board and it needs to get revamped and reworked, probably the General Plan needs to be changed first, and then put this bill together in a proper way so it makes sense to everybody concerned. Thank you very much. \[Applaud from the audience.\] POWER: Good morning. My name is Tanya Power. I’m from Kailua-Kona. And I gave you written testimony, so I’m going to just highlight it so they don’t get off track for my time. I am, I live in Kahakai Estates, which is a residential subdivision, which does allow short-term vacation rentals. We, they’ve always allowed it, we knew it when we bought in there. But I’m here 26 EXHIBIT B