HCC §25-5-73
Building height limits in the A district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗In the A district, homes and farm houses can be up to 35 feet tall, and other buildings up to 45 feet. The director can allow non-farm agricultural buildings up to 100 feet if needed, but only with plan approval.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Height limit
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.
The height limit in the A district shall be thirty-five feet for any residential structure, including any single-family dwelling, or farm dwelling, and forty-five feet for all other structures. The director may, however, permit by plan approval, any nonresidential agricultural structures to be constructed to a height of one hundred feet, if the director determines that the additional height above the forty-five foot height limit is necessary. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-73
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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