2018-09-06 Hearing Transcript - Council Initiated Bill 108, Draft 4

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This bill also would not apply to dwellings where no more than five bedrooms are rented for a period of 180 consecutive days or less, when the owner or operator resides on the building site. These are considered hosted short-term rentals and can include a bed and breakfast establishment or renting rooms of a dwelling on a short-term basis to not more than five unrelated people, which is defined as a "family" in the Zoning Code. A bed and breakfast establishment allows up to ten guests within the five bedrooms and the service of continental breakfast meals. The bill also does not cover dwellings rented on a long-term basis which is typically six months or longer. So, does the Commission have any questions on what a short-term vacation is as defined in this bill? No? Okay. CLARKSON: Iexcuse me. JACKSON: Yes, Joe. CLARKSON: Why is the—why is the word "vacation" in the bill? I mean, I'm just, if somebody is coming and renting a room but they are there on business, does that not make it a vacation rental? I mean, why isn't it just short-term rental for any purpose? JACKSON: Because that's how the bill was drafted. CLARKSON: Okay. JACKSON: And, I'm assuming the intent of the bill was to capture situations, was to mainly capture situations where an entire dwelling is rented out to one group at a time, and there's not some type of operator or host on-site. CLARKSON: Okay, thank you. JACKSON: So, I'm again assuming that situations like travelling nurses and business guests would typically be staying in a hosted rental where somebody lives on the property and just one room is rented out for them to use. So, where are short-term vacation rentals permitted? The bill identifies the following zoning districts and areas where existing and new short-term vacation rentals can operate as a permitted use. This is the Resort -Hotel zoning district; General Commercial zoning district; Downtown Hilo Commercial District; and Village Commercial zoning districts with a Use Permit; and all zoning districts within areas designated by the County General Plan as Resort or Resort Node, except that a Use Permit is required in the Single -Family Residential zoning district within those Resort or Resort Node areas. So, outside of those five areas, new short-term vacation rentals are not permitted but existing short-term vacation rentals may continue to operate if the Planning Director issues a nonconforming use certificate. Any questions on where short-term vacation rentals are permitted? Okay. EXHIBIT C 3