Honolulu — Chapter 21

ROH §21-1.10 Land Use Ordinance (LUO)

ROH §21-1.20 Why the Land Use Ordinance exists and what it aims to do

ROH §21-1.40 Appealing the Director's Land Use Decisions

ROH §21-1.50 How to Request a Variance from Land Use Rules

ROH §21-1.60 Temporary uses

ROH §21-10.1 Definitions and rules for understanding this chapter

ROH §21-2A.10 Rules for booking services for short-term rentals

ROH §21-2A.20 Hosting platforms must register before booking short-term rentals

ROH §21-2A.30 Hosting platforms must report rental listings monthly

ROH §21-2A.40 Daily fines for hosting platforms breaking the rules

ROH §21-2.10 Why this permit processing law exists

ROH §21-2.100 How to keep a use that no longer fits the rules

ROH §21-2.110 Exceptions to the permit process

ROH §21-2.120 Plan review for essential community services

ROH §21-2.130 When the city can waive development rules

ROH §21-2.140 Getting small zoning rule changes for unusual situations

ROH §21-2.150 Permits must follow all rules and conditions

ROH §21-2.20 Rules for permit applications and changes

ROH §21-2.30 How to apply for permits and fees

ROH §21-2.40 Two types of permits: minor and major

ROH §21-2.50 Applying for multiple permits at once

ROH §21-2.60 Rules for when the director misses a permit deadline

ROH §21-2.70 How the city reviews land use and zoning applications

ROH §21-2.80 Rules for attaching conditions to a zone change

ROH §21-2.90 Conditional use permits: purpose and rules

ROH §21-3.10 Zoning district types and their map labels

ROH §21-3.100 Resort zoning district purpose and intent

ROH §21-3.110 Business districts: purpose and intent

ROH §21-3.120 What business mixed-use districts are for

ROH §21-3.130 What industrial zones are for and how they are divided

ROH §21-3.140 Industrial-commercial mixed-use district purpose and intent

ROH §21-3.20 Zoning precinct types and map labels

ROH §21-3.30 Zoning maps and how to read them

ROH §21-3.40 Preservation districts: purpose and how land is zoned

ROH §21-3.50 Agricultural zoning districts: purpose and rules

ROH §21-3.60 What the country district is for and where it applies

ROH §21-3.70 What residential zoning districts are for

ROH §21-3.80 Apartment zoning districts: purpose and intent

ROH §21-3.90 Apartment mixed-use districts: purpose and intent

ROH §21-4.10 General development rules and their purpose

ROH §21-4.100 Outdoor lighting rules for commercial and rooftop spaces

ROH §21-4.110 Rules for properties that don't meet current zoning laws

ROH §21-4.20 Flag lots

ROH §21-4.30 What can go in required yards and street setbacks

ROH §21-4.40 Rules for building retaining walls in required yards

ROH §21-4.50 Rules for Lots Split Between Two Zoning Districts

ROH §21-4.60 Building height limits and what can stick up above them

ROH §21-4.70 Landscaping and screening rules for parking, trash, and rooftop equipment

ROH §21-4.80 Noise rules for commercial and industrial buildings

ROH §21-4.90 Limits on reflective building wall surfaces

ROH §21-5.10 Why this zoning law exists

ROH §21-5.20 How to find out what you can do with your property

ROH §21-5.30 Table of permitted uses for each zoning district

ROH §21-5.40 Standards for agricultural use categories

ROH §21-5.50 Rules for residential property uses

ROH §21-5.60 Rules for public, civic, and institutional uses

ROH §21-5.70 Rules for commercial use categories

ROH §21-5.80 Standards for Industrial Use Categories

ROH §21-5.90 Rules for miscellaneous land uses

ROH §21-6.10 Why parking and loading rules exist

ROH §21-6.110 How many loading spaces your property must have

ROH §21-6.120 Adjustments and exceptions to loading requirements

ROH §21-6.130 Loading space sizes, access, and placement rules

ROH §21-6.140 Passenger pickup and delivery parking options for certain zones

ROH §21-6.150 Rules for fixing nonconforming parking and loading spaces

ROH §21-6.20 When you must provide off-street parking

ROH §21-6.30 Parking rule changes and exceptions for different property uses

ROH §21-6.40 Rules for providing bicycle parking in certain zones

ROH §21-6.50 Parking space sizes, layout, and surface rules

ROH §21-6.60 Rules for electric vehicle charging station equipment and parking spaces

ROH §21-6.70 Rules for parking and loading in a different location

ROH §21-6.80 Rules for building and landscaping surface parking lots

ROH §21-6.90 Structured parking site planning and design standards

ROH §21-7.10 Why the city regulates outdoor signs

ROH §21-7.20 Sign rules and definitions for all areas

ROH §21-7.30 Signs that are not allowed

ROH §21-7.40 Sign rules for different zoning districts

ROH §21-7.50 Special sign rules for certain businesses

ROH §21-7.60 Sign permits and fees

ROH §21-7.70 Sign removal and repair

ROH §21-7.80 Sign rules for nonconforming uses

ROH §21-8.10 Purpose and intent

ROH §21-8.20A Multiple dwelling units on one lot in country or residential zones

ROH §21-8.30 Farm dwellings on agricultural lots and site development plans

ROH §21-8.40 Zero lot line housing

ROH §21-8.50 Flexible site design for housing

ROH §21-8.60 Rules for approving exclusive agricultural sites

ROH §21-9.10 Flood hazard area development rules

ROH §21-9.20 What special districts are for

ROH §21-9.30 Creating the Hawaii capital special district

ROH §21-9.40 Protecting Diamond Head's public views

ROH §21-9.50 Protecting the views of Punchbowl cemetery

ROH §21-9.60 Why Chinatown has special building rules

ROH §21-9.70 Protecting Thomas Square and the Honolulu Museum of Art

ROH §21-9.80 Why Waikiki has its own special rules

ROH §21-9.90 Haleiwa special district rules and purpose