HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0675.404 2022-2024Ashley L. Kierkiewicz
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HAWAPI COUNTY COUNCIL
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street - Hilo, Hawaii 96720 t-
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TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council =� -
FROM: VAshley L. Kierkiewicz, Council Member
DATE: August 19, 2024 a,
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.
1. 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 25-4-16.5 to read as follows:
"Section 25-4-16.5. Additional registration requirements; all transient
accommodation rentals.
. To register, all transient accommodation rentals must also satisfy the following
requirements:
(1) The transient accommodation rental must have off-street parking as
required by the department's transient accommodation rental parking
schedule set forth in section 25-4-51 or applicable parking standards in
this chapter;
(2) The transient accommodation rental must meet health[,] and safety[-,f&d
eonstrue ie ea ] requirements established by law;
(3) Owners of transient accommodation rentals must have State of Hawaii
general excise tax and transient accommodation tax licenses that are in
effect; and
(4) Owners of transient accommodation rentals must be current on their
Hawaii County real property taxes, that is, they must be paid in full,"
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2. 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 map 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 un-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;
(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[, an -ee&] 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
(9) 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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