Bills that would establish a broad-ranging city policy for vacation rentals on Oahu have been scheduled for final votes at a special meeting of the Honolulu City Council at 10 a.m. Monday at Honolulu Hale.

Bill 89 (2018) would allow about 1,715 newly permitted hosted vacation rentals on Oahu but no new whole-home transient vacation units. It also would impose a range of regulations and fines designed to guard against violations.

Bill 85 (2018) only cracks down on the thousands of illegal vacation rentals and offers no path for them to become legal.

Both bill won 4-0 approval Friday from the Council Zoning, Planning and Housing Committee.

A long line of mayors and City Councils have attempted for decades to pass legislation to deal with vacation rentals. No new permits have been issued since 1989, and there are currently 816 legal ones outside of resort zones. The city Department of Planning and Permitting estimates there are 6,000 to 8,000 illegal vacation rentals.

Proponents argue the city needs to allow more vacation rentals since they’ve become an increasingly popular alternative for travelers while providing property owners potential revenue. Opponents argue that they’ve ruined residential neighborhoods and taken away needed housing.