The county should prohibit new single-family and multi-family vacation rentals outside of county-designated visitor destination areas, while allowing continuation of legal units.
Kaua‘i County Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura offered those ideas as the main thrust behind a bill to regulate the burgeoning vacation rental business on Kaua‘i.
She made her points during yesterday’s meeting of the council’s Planning Committee, which she chairs, at the Historic County Building.
Yukimura also said her bill proposes that owners of single-family and multi-family vacation rentals secure non-conforming certificates or permits from the county to continue operating.
Yukimura said she has proposed the bill because the council and residents feel the proliferation of single-family vacation rentals beyond the visitor destination areas has hurt neighborhoods, increased risk of crime and driven up housing prices. Designated areas include Princeville, Kapa‘a and Waipouli, Lihu‘e and Po‘ipu, and West Kaua‘i.
(Source: Lester Chang, Kauai Garden Island News)
