Department of Planning and Permitting has proposed a draft bill with amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance, and the Planning Commission will review the draft bill on September 1st, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. The Planning Commission review is the first step in this process; after the commission’s review and recommendations, DPP will provide the proposed draft bill to the City Council to be formally introduced. Once formally introduced, the bill will then have three full Council hearings and two Council Committee hearings at a minimum — all of which will allow for public input.
HBR’s City Affairs Committee and TVU Task group are currently reviewing the proposed amendments and developing HBR’s position. HBR will provide our members with updates as available; rest assured that this is a top priority for HBR, and we have the time to share our position with our elected officials. If you would like to share your concerns on this topic, please contact [email protected].
The Department of Planning and Permitting’s (DPP’s) proposal would amend specific sections of the ROH (Chapters 8 and 21) relating to transient vacation units (TVU), bed and breakfast (B&B) homes, and hotels as summarized below:
- Chapter 8, Real Property Tax, ROH
- B&B properties, including B&Bs with nonconforming use certificates, will be placed in the B&B Home tax category.
- TVU properties, including TVUs with nonconforming use certificates, will be placed in the Hotel and Resort tax category.
- Chapter 21, LUO, ROH
- Administrative enforcement procedures have been updated.
- Up to $3,125,000.00 in real property taxes collected relating to TVUs and B&Bs will be deposited into a special account to be used by DPP for the enforcement of TVUs and B&Bs.
- Application, registration, renewal, and revocation processes for B&Bs and TVUs have been updated. All existing nonconforming B&Bs and TVUs will continue, provided the units are registered, pursuant to the Ordinance.
- Amendments to the Master Use Table would eliminate B&Bs and TVUs as a permitted use in every land use category except for certain areas in the A-1 and A-2 apartment districts located in or near existing resorts. No new B&B’s and TVUs will be allowed or permitted in Residential Zoned areas.
- Amendments to the Master Use Table would allow hotels, condominium hotels, and hotel units in the Apartment Precinct and Apartment Mixed Use Precinct of Waikiki.
- Development standards and definition for hotels have been updated.
- Development standards for B&Bs and TVUs have been updated.
- Definition of B&Bs and TVUs has been updated to a minimum duration of less than 180 consecutive days. This is an increase to the rental period for STRs from less than 30 days.
- Definition and requirements for advertisement have been updated
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