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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0676.022 2022-2024P / PGP�uD Bill i22 From: Rod Quartararo Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2024 3:18 PM COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI'I To: Council Testimony ggCgl� Cc: Villegas, Rebecca _ 8Y Time q:04 CL.m.� Subject: Bill 122 Date SEP 3 0 2024 Attachments: STVR pleading 09.29.24.docx Attached are my comments and recommendations (Bill 122) I appreciate your consideration and am available for further comment. ., Qa:u..ao~tku.r'x:o~a;') 831.332.1802 rodquart@sbcglobal.net 1 Comm. 'o U► • 2 Ref. To: Ref. gate e 4 My understanding is that this bill serves to dis-allow ANY residence to be used as a STVR (Bed and Breakfast) I certainly am not comfortable with the purchase by investors of SFRs for the puruposed use as STVR. I know very well that multiple SFR's are purchased for the sole purpose of providing income producing short term rentals as previously allowed/described. The proliferation of these "investments" serves to reduce available and much needed housing and is a contributor to the property value inflation. However, the total disallowance of all SFR's as STVR to me and many other owner -occupied property owners seems to be a bit of overkill, not taking into consideration the benefits that many of us homeowners rely on in order to "make ends meet". The proposed legislation takes a more targeted and detrimental "shot" at our senior community. My wife and I retired to the Big Island 11 years ago and purchased our home upon establishing residency here. We own NO OTHER real estate. Our home has provided an affordable place to live. We are not speculators, we are not looking to purchase investment properties for the purpose of renting out the properties for vacationers. We, like many of the others on the Island, are on a limited income most of us relying on Social Security to make "ends meet". We are the proud parents of 4 grown children and 7 grandchildren all living on the Mainland (Calif. to VA.). We have been using income from very periodic short term vacationers to subsidize both our living and expenses and MOST importantly to pay for our trips to visit our children. The amendment(s) as proposed make our "extravagant" trips to visit our children not practical/affordable. As I have said before, we are not looking to "speculate" with our home but to help with our expenses and cover costs based on a very limited retirement income. The burden of correcting the "wrong" of the speculators on the backs of we senior citizens does not seem to take our limited incomes and expenses into consideration. We would work second jobs to increase our income but gainful employment at our ages is not real practical. Personally, my wife and I stay busy doing non-paying volunteer work in our Community but that does not pay the bills. I recommend the following: 1. STVR be limited to owner occupied/principal resident properties only. 2. Eligible homeowners are those who have reached the age of 62. 3. The properties are limited to a total of 30 days (annually). Again, this targets a need of a income limited segment of our population and prohibits the investor speculators. Your consideration to this amendment is very much appreciated and I welcome your questions and comments. Rod Quartararo 75-658 Opikanalani Pl. Kailua Kona 831.332.1802 rodquart@sbcglobal.net 2 "[Section 25 4 7. Bed and bFeakfast establishments. u Bed and breakfast establishments shall be pelmitted in the RD, 4. RCX, V. CN, CG, CV and CDH districts. A bed and breakfast establishment may be permitted in the RS districts and R.Ar. FA., A districts, within the State land use urban district, provided that a use permit is obtained for each such use. A. special permit shall also be required for any bed and breakfast establishment located in either the State land use rural or agricultural districts. A bed and breakfast establishment shall be subject to the following standards: (1) The bed and breakfast establishment shall be subordinate and clearly or customarily incidental to the principal use as a residence b i� is operator and not alter or be detrimental to the character of the surrounding area. (2) The operator ofthe bed and breakfast establishment shall reside on the same building site as that being used for the bed and breakfast establishment. (3) The bed and breakfast establishment may be located on a building site, within any single family d•.vellings, and/or guest houses (pursuant to section 25 4 9). (4) The bed and breakfast establishment shall contain no more than five guest bedrooms fur rent to guests. (5) The mmeimum number of guests permitted within a bed and breakfast establishment at any one time shall be ten. (6) Only breakfast meals may be offered to guests. The serving of breakfast meals on the building site, fer a fee to individuals other than registered guests shall be prohibited. A bed and breakfast establishment shall not operate as a food service establishment (i.e. a restaurant), unless such use is a permitted use within the 2onin2 district and the required permits have been acquired. (7) One paved (with materials such as bricks, concrete, asphalt concrete surface or chin seal, pavers, stones) off street parking stall shall be provided fer each izuest bedroom, in addition to the required stall(s) fer the duelling unit, except that in the RS, RA, FA and A districts paved Parking stalls shall not be required as long as the material used for the parking stalls will eliminate erosion, mud and standing water within the parking stall area. (8) Exterior signage which advertises the dwelling as a bed and breakfast establishment shall comply With the requirements fer residential signage as set forth in chapter 3 (advertising and signs), Havfai'i County Code. ,(c) Any bed and breakfast establishment v 1 hich has not received the required permits shall be considered illegal under this chapter, unless otherwise noted herein. (d) Any bed and breakfast establishment existing as of the effective date of this section and conforming to the standards contained in section 25 4 7(b) which has not received the permits required under section 25 4 7(a) may continue such use for twelve months following the effective date of this section. After this date, continued use without having submitted the necessary_ permit applications shall be considered illegal under this chapter. u The conditions contained in any use permit issued for a bed and breakfast establishment prior to the adoption of this section shall continue to apply to the bed and breakfast establishment, notvfithstanding_provisions to the contrary contained in this section.)"