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HCC §23-129

Minimum lot size and unit size rules

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section sets the minimum building site area for each unit and says no limited common element can count for more than one unit. The director can allow smaller areas for small projects if they fit the zoning and planned unit development rules, but cannot waive the overall unit limit. In state agricultural or rural districts, units must meet state minimum lot sizes.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Minimum building site area and unit dimensions

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) Each unit shall contain no less than the minimum building site area, except as stated in (b). No limited common element may be included in more than one unit for the purpose of determining the minimum building site area. (b) The director may allow a reduction of the minimum building site area for a project not exceeding two acres, or for a project not exceeding three units, if the director finds that the overall development is consistent with the zoning district, and that the project would meet the applicable criteria for a planned unit development. In such projects, not exceeding two acres or three units, common areas not included in a unit may be apportioned to the units in determining whether the units meet the minimum building site area. The director shall not waive the requirement that the number of units shall not exceed the area divided by the minimum building site area. In the state land use agricultural or rural districts, the unit shall not be less than the minimum lot size required by the state land use law. (2002, ord 02-111, sec 2.)23-129
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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