HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0675.403 2022-2024Ashley L. Kierkietviez
Council Alenber
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TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair
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FROM: Y� Ashley L. Kierkiewiez, Council Member X71
DATE: August 19, 2024
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 121, Draft 2; an Ordinance Amending Chapter
25, Articles 1, 4, and 5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
Amended), Relating to Transient Accommodation Rentals and Hosting Platforms.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 121, Draft 2. The amendment is
shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 121, Draft 2; material
to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be inserted is underscored.
SECTION 5 of Bill No. 121, Draft 2, which amends chapter 25, article 4, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by adding a new division, is amended by amending
section 25-4-16.7 to read as follows:
"Section 25-4-16.7. Rental registration process.
(a) Owners of a transient accommodation rental shall register by submitting a
registration application to the planning department in a format prescribed by the
director. The registration form, at a minimum, shall include:
(1) Property address and tax snap key number;
(2) Name and contact information for the property owner. Name and contact
information for the operator, if different from the property owner, or the
reachable person if the transient accommodation rental is tin -hosted;
(3) if required pursuant to chapter 467, Hawaii Revised Statutes, a copy of a
current, valid real estate broker's license or real estate salesperson's
license;
(4) Submittal of a site drawing, drawn to scale, showing the location of all
structures on the site, the transient accommodation rental, and requisite
off-street parking;
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(5) Submittal of a floor plan showing the location of the rooms for rent, the
layout of the transient accommodation rental and emergency exits;
(6) A declaration in a format determined by the director that the transient
accommodation rental meets health[;] and safety[-,-�ffid-eede] requirements;
(7) A maximum renter limit, calculated at two more more than twice the
number of bedrooms for rent of the transient accommodation rental; and
(8) Copies of a current State of Hawaii general excise tax license and current
transient accommodation tax license.
(b) Upon acceptance of a registration application and determination that it is
accurate and complete, the planning director shall issue the property owner a
transient accommodation rental registration number."
Due to the limited scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that
would result if it were adopted is not attached.
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