HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0600.049 2022-2024Jennifer Kagiwada
Council Member District 2 South Hilo
Office:(808) 961-8272
jennifer.kagiwada@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAPI COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
DATE: August 22, 2024
TO: Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Jennifer Kagiwada, Council Member 46-
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 104, Draft 6; an Ordinance Amending Chapter
19, Article 1, Section 19-2; Chapter 19, Article 7, Section 19-53; and Chapter 19,
Article 11, Section 19-90, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
Amended), Relating to the Creation of a Long -Term Rental Class for Real
Property Taxes.
Transmitted herewith are proposed amendments to Bill No. 104, Draft 6. The amendments are
shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 104, Draft 6; material
to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored. A copy of the
new draft of this bill that would result if these proposed amendments were adopted is
intentionally omitted due to the limited scope of the amendments.
SECTION 2 of Bill No. 104, Draft 6, which amends chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by adding a definition, is amended to
read as follows:
""Long-term rental" means property occupied [for- twelve eonseeutive fnenths and] under a
signed lease for six consecutive months or more to the same tenant(s)."
2. SECTION 4 of Bill No. 104, Draft 6, which amends chapter 19, article 7, section 19-53, of
the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by adding three new subsections,
is amended by amending subsection (k) to read as follows:
"(k) Eligibility for long-term rental class.
(1) Real property occupied [fef twelve eenseetAive menths and] under a signed lease for
six consecutive months or more to the same tenant(s) shall be eligible.
(2) [A41] Except for the owner's principal residence, all dwelling units on long-term
rental properties must be leased.
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[(4)] Qj No property in the residential class with a net taxable real property value of
$2,000,000 or more shall be eligible for the long-term rental classification.
{{�}] t4� The long-term rental class is exclusively reserved for properties that meet the
[eligible] eligibility requirements for this class and have the annual required
application timely filed. Real property that is used for commercial or income -
producing purposes shall not qualify as "long-term rental," except:
(A) Real property with uses legally permitted as a home occupation in accordance
with the zoning code; or
(B) Real property with agricultural use pursuant to sections 19-57, 19-57.1, 19-59.
[or] 19-60 [..], or 19-61."
Thank you.
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