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Email:Jen.Ruggles@hawaiicounty.gov Hilo, HI 96720
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
DATE: June 25, 2018 cr<
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TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair 7drn
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FROM: (3)(/Jen Ruggles, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 108, Draft 3, an Ordinance Amending
Chapter 25, Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, and Article 5, of the Hawai`i
County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Short-Term
Vacation Rentals.
Attached please find proposed amendments to Bill No. 108, Draft 3. The proposed amendments
are illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 108, Draft 3;
material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added in is underscored.
1. SECTION 2 of Bill No. 108, Draft 3, "Section 25-4- .1. Short-term vacation rental
nonconforming use certificate," is amended by amending subsection (f)to read as
follows:
"(f) Annual renewal. Nonconforming use certificates must be renewed every
year on or before the expiration date indicated on the certificate. At the
time of renewal the applicant shall pay a renewal fee of$500 to the
director of finance. Renewal of a nonconforming use certificate shall be
denied if the director finds that the short-term vacation rental use has
been abandoned pursuant to section 25-4-62. Renewal may be denied if
the director verifies any of the following:
(1) The applicant has violated provisions of this section or other
pertinent laws[:];,
(2) The owner is delinquent in payment of County taxes, fees, fines, or
penalties assessed in relation to the short-term vacation rental;
(3) The owner or reachable person has not been reachable; or2
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Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. Date JUL I .0 2018
(4) [Police] At least three police reports or verified neighbor
complaints of noise and other disturbances relating to the short-
term vacation rental operations."
2. SECTION 3 of Bill No. 108, Draft 3 that amends section 25-1-5, of the Hawai`i County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), titled"Definitions," is amended by amending the
definition of"reachable"to read as follows:
'Reachable" means being able to answer the telephone [at all times,] within
one hour of the call and being able to be physically present at the short-term
vacation rental [within-one-hour] no longer than three hours following a
request by a guest, a neighbor, or a County agency."
Due to the limited scope of these amendments, a draft copy of the bill that would result if these
proposed amendments are adopted is not attached.
Thank you.
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