HCC §25-5-118
Plan approval and exceptions for commercial general district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗In the CG district, you must get plan approval for new buildings or additions, except for one single-family house and its accessory buildings per lot. The commission can allow exceptions to certain rules if the project is part of a planned unit development.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Other regulations
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) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing structures in the CG district, except for construction of one single-family dwelling and any accessory buildings per lot. (b) Exceptions to the regulations for the CG district regarding heights, building site areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission within a planned unit development. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2005, ord 05-155, sec 13; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)25-5-118 Division 12. CV, Village Commercial Districts.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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