HCC §25-4-42
Rules for corner lots: side yards and sight lines
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets special rules for corner building sites. It says the interior lines are treated as side lot lines, so rear yard rules do not apply. It also limits fences, walls, hedges, and buildings near the corner to keep sight lines clear for safety.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Corner building sites
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) On any corner building site, the interior lines shall be side lot lines and all rear yard regulations shall be inapplicable. (b) On any corner building site in all zoning districts except in the CN district, within the area of a triangle formed by the street lines of such building site (ignoring any corner radius), and a line drawn between points on such street lines twenty-five feet from the intersection thereof, no fence, wall, hedge, or building shall be higher than three feet nor shall there be any obstruction to vision other than a post, column, or tree trunk clear of branches or foliage, between the height of three feet and eight feet above the level of the street or the level of the point of intersection if the streets are sloping. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-42
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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