CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu:
PLACE: Mission Memorial Auditorium, Mission Memorial Building,
550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
DATE: Wednesday, September 5, 2018
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing notice published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on August 24, 2018.
1. The City Council initiated four Resolutions associated with amending Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (ROH), 1990, Land Use Ordinance (LUO), pertaining to Short-Term Rentals (STRs). They are summarized as follows:
Resolution Introduced Title and Key Components
17-52, CD1 2/21/17 “Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1990 (The Land Use Ordinance), relating to vacation rentals.”
Strengthens enforcement by allowing neighbors to file claims in District Court
Requires hosting platforms to provide data to DPP
Restricts advertising
17-163 5/25/17 “Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1990 (The Land Use Ordinance), relating to certain visitor accommodations.”
Allows bread and breakfast homes (B&Bs) and transient vacation units (TVUs) in Residential, Apartment and Country Districts with a Conditional Use Permit (minor); specifies standards for CUPs
Limits the total number of B&Bs and TVUs island wide
Recreates/extends non-conforming use certificates (NUCs) made illegal in 1989
Restricts advertising
Increases fines for violations
17-164 5/25/17 “Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1990 (The Land Use Ordinance), relating to certain visitor accommodations.”
Recreates/extends non-conforming use certificates (NUCs) made illegal in 1989
Restricts advertising
Increases fines for violations
17-301 10/20/17 “Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1990 (The Land Use Ordinance), relating to relating to short- term rental accommodations.”
Allows B&Bs and TVUs in Residential, Apartment and Country Districts with a Conditional Use Permit (minor); specifies standards for CUPs
Limits the total number of B&Bs and TVUs Island wide and per Council District
Removes NUC process
Restricts advertising
Increases fines for violations
2. RELATING TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Rather than recommending the adoption of one or several of the Council’s bills, the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) has drafted its own omnibus bill for consideration. This bill incorporates many components from the Council’s Resolutions and addresses the concerns put forward by the Mayor’s Information Group, as well as those concerns raised by other entities and members of the public. DPP’s proposed bill amends certain provision of the ROH, as amended, including Chapter 8 Real Property Tax, Chapter 21 land Use Ordinance, and Chapter 40 Prohibited Activities in the City, and taking action in those portions of the proposal.
NOTE: The Planning Commission will ONLY be reviewing the amendments associated with Chapter 21 (The Land Use Ordinance).
Information regarding this public hearing can be obtained by contacting the Planning Commission, 7th Floor, Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building, 650 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, telephone 768-8007, or our website’s calendar at http://www.honoluludpp.org/calendar.aspx.
Public testimony is to be taken at the hearing. Written testimony may be submitted by one of the following options: 1) Email: info@honoluludpp.org; 2) Fax: 768-6743; or 3) Mail: Planning Commission, 650 South King Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, at least two (2) business days before the date of the public hearing. Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary to submit written testimony. Persons wishing to present oral testimony, please register on-site on the day and time of the hearing. Fifteen (15) copies are requested, if submitting written testimony on-site on the day of the hearing.
If you require special assistance, auxiliary aid and/or service to participate in this event (i.e., sign language interpreter, interpreter for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call 768-8000, or email your request to info@honoluludpp.org at least three business days prior to the event.
PLANNING COMMISSION
KA’IULANI K. SODARO, Chair
By
KATHY K. SOKUGAWA, Acting Director
Department of Planning and Permitting
(SA1118645 8/24/18)
