HCC §25-4-8
Rules for temporary real estate offices and model homes
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section allows temporary real estate offices and model homes in most zoning districts, but only after final subdivision approval and plan approval. They can only be used for a limited time, must be for marketing the development, and must follow parking, setback, and height rules. Extensions may be granted.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Temporary real estate offices and model homes
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) Temporary real estate offices for new developments shall be permitted in all districts except for the A, IA and O districts, and model homes for new developments shall be permitted in all districts except for the A, IA, MCX, ML, MG and O districts, provided that final subdivision approval of the development has been granted by the director and plan approval for any temporary real estate office and/or model home is secured from the director prior to the establishment of such use. (b) A temporary real estate office and model home shall also be subject to the following conditions: (1) The development in which the temporary real estate office and/or model home is proposed to be situated must consist of six or more lots and/or units. (2) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall not be used for a period longer than twenty-four months from the date of plan approval by the director; provided that extensions may be granted by the director. (3) If the temporary real estate office is established in a structure not otherwise permitted in the particular zoning district, the structure shall be removed co- terminus with the expiration of the temporary real estate office use. (4) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall be used exclusively for marketing of lots and/or units located within the development in which it is to be located. In multi-phased developments, a temporary real estate office or model home may be allowed for each development phase for a period not to exceed twenty-four months. Time extensions may be granted by the director. (5) Parking for the temporary real estate office use shall be based on a minimum of one parking stall for each employee and a minimum of one parking stall for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area. The parking requirement may be satisfied off-site, provided that approval is secured from the director. (6) The temporary real estate office and/or model home shall comply with the minimum setback and height requirements of the particular zoning district. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-8
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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