HCC §25-2-77
What the county checks before approving a plan
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗When you apply for plan approval, the county director will look at how your project fits with the area around it, including traffic, landscaping, parking, and community features. The director can require changes to your plan to make sure it meets these standards. If changes are needed, the director must require them.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Review criteria and conditions of approval
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) In reviewing a plan approval application, the director shall consider the proposed structure, development or use in relation to the surrounding property, improvements, streets, traffic, community characteristics, natural features, and may require conditions or changes to assure: (1) Adequate light and air, and proper siting and arrangements are provided for all structures and improvements; (2) Existing and prospective traffic movements will not be hindered; (3) Proper landscaping is provided that is commensurate with the structure, development or use and its surroundings; (4) Unsightly areas are properly screened or eliminated; (5) Adequate off-street parking is provided to serve the structure, development or use, regardless of the otherwise minimum requirements of this chapter; (6) Access to the parking areas will not create potential accident hazards; (7) Within reasonable limits, any natural and man-made features of community value are preserved; (8) Dust, noise, and odor impacts are mitigated; and (9) Compliance with any design guidelines or standards adopted by the council. (b) The director shall require any conditions or changes in the proposal which, in the director’s opinion, are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the considerations contained in subsection (a) above. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2007, ord 07-28, sec 2; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 6; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 5.) 25-2-77
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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