HCC §25-3-1
County zoning district names and automatic changes
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists all the zoning districts in the county, like residential, commercial, and agricultural. It also says that some old districts automatically changed to new ones in 1996, and the county must update the maps.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Designation of districts
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) The zoning districts of the County shall consist of the following districts: (1) RS, single-family residential districts (article 5, division 1). (2) RD, double-family residential districts (article 5, division 2). ZONING § 25-3-1 (3) RM, multiple-family residential districts (article 5, division 3). (4) RCX, residential-commercial mixed use districts (article 5, division 4). (5) RA, residential and agricultural districts (article 5, division 5). (6) FA, family agricultural district (article 5, division 6). (7) A, agricultural districts (article 5, division 7). (8) IA, intensive agricultural districts (article 5, division 8). (9) V, resort-hotel districts (article 5, division 9). (10) CN, neighborhood commercial districts (article 5, division 10). (11) CG, general commercial districts (article 5, division 11). (12) CV, village commercial districts (article 5, division 12). (13) MCX, industrial-commercial mixed use districts (article 5, division 13). (14) ML, limited industrial districts (article 5, division 14). (15) MG, general industrial districts (article 5, division 15). (16) O, open districts (article 5, division 16). (17) Special districts (articles 6 and 7). (b) Any building site within the commercial office (CO) district as of December 7, 1996, shall automatically be redesignated as a general commercial (CG) district, with the same minimum land area required for each building site, and any building site within the unplanned (U) district as of December 7, 1996, shall automatically be redesignated as an agricultural (A) district with a minimum lot size of five acres (A-5a). Any building site within a combining district, which combines a safety (S) district or a safety, flood hazard (SF) district with another zoning district, as of December 7, 1996, shall be redesignated so that the safety or safety, flood hazard district designation, whichever is applicable, is removed as a zoning district designation for the building site. The redesignation provided for under this subsection shall occur immediately upon adoption of this section, without any action required on the part of any landowner. The director shall cause all zone maps and the zoning map to be corrected to reflect the redesignation described in this subsection. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-3-1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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