HCC §25-5-137
Landscaping rules for front and side yards in MCX district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗In the MCX district, you must landscape all front yards, except for driveways and walkways. If a side or rear yard touches a home zone, you must plant a screening hedge at least 42 inches tall within 5 feet of the property line, except for drives and walkways.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Landscaping of yards
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) All front yards in the MCX district shall be landscaped, except for necessary access drives and walkways. (b) Any required side or rear yard in the MCX district adjoining a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, shall be landscaped with a screening hedge not less than forty-two inches in height, within five feet of the property line, except for necessary drives and walkways. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-137 SUPP. 20 (7-2026) 25-113.1 ZONING This page intentionally left blank. 25-113.2 SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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