HCC §25-5-146
Yard size rules for the ML district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets the minimum yard sizes for buildings in the ML district. Front yards must be 15 feet deep. Side and rear yards are not required unless the property is next to certain residential districts, in which case those yards must match the residential district's rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Minimum 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.
Minimum yards in the ML district shall be as follows: (1) Front yard, fifteen feet; and (2) Side and rear yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side or rear property line adjoins the side or rear yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX district, there shall be a side or rear yard which conforms to the side or rear yard requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-146 SUPP. 19 (1-2026) 25-116 ZONING § 25-5-147
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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