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JACKSON: Hi Sunshine.
<br />CARTER (from audience): I'll take information and present it to the Council.
<br />CLARKSON: But, you can't clarify the Council's understanding of this—
<br />CARTER (from audience): No, I would have to ask the initiator.
<br />CLARKSON: Okay.
<br />JACKSON: So, the third recommendation is to add to the definition that dwellings where more
<br />than five bedrooms are rented are defined in the Zoning Code as inns, lodges, or hotels. And,
<br />that's again just for the public and staff so that it's really clear what—what a short-term vacation
<br />rental under this bill is. There are references in the Zoning Code, but you'd have to go to the
<br />inns, lodges, or hotels definition to find it. So, just to make it easier.
<br />Okay, so the fourth recommendation is regarding the permitted uses section, so in your bill, that
<br />would be on page 1. And, it says, "Short-term vacation rentals; where permitted, specific
<br />prohibitions." So, right now, the bill says, "Short-term vacation rentals shall be permitted in the"
<br />under (B), it says "CV district, provided that a use permit is obtained for each use..." And, the
<br />Director is recommending removing the requirement for a Use Permit to establish a new short-
<br />term vacation rental in the Village -Commercial zoning district.
<br />The reason for that is that a lot of the small, rural towns around the island consist only of CV
<br />zoning. The only commercial zoning in those villages is CV, and land uses within these villages
<br />include b&b's along with a lot of service-oriented commercial businesses like restaurants, art
<br />galleries, just general retail establishments. Those rely on customers that are both residents and
<br />tourists in order to be successful.
<br />So, requiring a Use Permit, as you know, it's somewhat of a lengthy process. The Use Permits
<br />are approved by you folks, the Planning Commission, and there is a filing fee. They typically
<br />take at least 90 days to get through the Planning Commission for a decision. So, the idea is
<br />rather than require a Use Permit, it doesn't necessarily make sense in these areas because these
<br />are already, you know, little commercial towns. The Use Permit criteria you're usually looking
<br />at—does, is there adequate infrastructure, and does it have an impact on the surrounding
<br />community. Typically, adequate infrastructure is already in place in these little rural towns, and
<br />the adjacent uses are other commercial -type businesses, so your impact on these surrounding
<br />communities isn't very substantial. So, that's the reason for that recommendation. Did you have
<br />any questions?
<br />Okay, the recommendation five. So, this one is also in the same section if you look at page 1 of
<br />the bill, under (C), (a)(1)(C), currently it says short-term vacation rentals shall be permitted in
<br />the "General Plan Resort areas and Resort Node, except that RS districts in the General Plan
<br />Resort areas and Resort Node shall require a use permit." We are asking that that wording just
<br />be changed up a little. The Zoning Code doesn't often times refer to the General Plan
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