HCC §25-5-102
What uses are allowed in the CN district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the types of businesses, homes, and community places that can operate in the CN district. Some uses need special permits or follow other rules. It also allows buildings that directly support these uses.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Permitted uses
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 following uses shall be permitted in the CN district: (1) Adult day care homes. (2) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor. (3) Apiaries. (4) Automobile service stations. (5) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7. (6) Boarding facilities, rooming, or lodging houses, provided that the maximum density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit. (7) Business services. (8) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code. (9) Convenience stores. (10) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries. (11) Crop production. (12) Day care centers. (13) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit. 25-101 SUPP. 19 (1-2026) (14) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or dwelling unit. (15) Dwellings, single-family. (16) Family child care homes. (17) Farmers markets. When the vending activity in a farmers market involves more than just the sale of local fresh and/or raw produce, plant life, fish and local homegrown and homemade products for more than two days a week, the director, at the time of plan approval, shall restrict the hours of use, maintenance and operations and may require improvements as determined appropriate to ensure its compatibility with the existing character of the surrounding area. (18) Financial institutions. (19) Group living facilities. (20) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13. (21) Medical clinics. (22) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section (23) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (24) Museums. (25) Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar neighborhood recreational areas and uses. (26) Offices. (27) Personal services. (28) Photography studios. (29) Public uses and structures, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (30) Repair establishments, minor. (31) Restaurants. (32) Retail establishments. (33) Schools. (34) Short-term vacation rentals situated in the general plan resort and resort node areas. (35) Special events. (36) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (37) Theaters. (38) Utility substations as permitted under section 25-4-11. (b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses may be permitted in the CN district, provided that a use permit is issued for each use: (1) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities. (c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be permitted in the CN district. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 12; am 2018, ord 18-114, sec 10; am 2019, ord 19-100, sec 6; am 2019, ord 19-100, secs 6 and 7; am 2020, ord 20-3, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 12; ord 25-66, sec 19.)25-5-102 SUPP. 19 (1-2026) 25-102 ZONING § 25-5-103
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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