Maui County Council’s Housing Committee voted 6-1 to advance new H-3 and H-4 hotel zoning districts for 4,500 grandfathered vacation rentals, overriding planning commissions’ recommendations for denial.
- The new H-3 and H-4 hotel zoning categories would provide a pathway for 4,500 vacation rentals on the Minatoya List to seek hotel zoning.
- All three county planning commissions unanimously recommended denying the bill, with Molokaʻi requesting exclusion if it passes.
- The bill creates zoning options but does not automatically rezone any properties.
- Council Member Rawlins-Fernandez cast the only opposing vote, citing conflicts with county land use and housing policies.
- The measure is designed to work alongside Bill 9, which phases out vacation rentals in apartment districts.
Source: Maui Now
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