HCC §25-5-86
Minimum yard sizes for industrial agricultural areas
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets how much open space (yards) you must keep around buildings in the IA district. Generally, front and back yards must be 30 feet, side yards 20 feet. But for certain agricultural structures like shade cloth or plastic roofed frames, the yards can be as small as 10 feet, unless special conditions apply.
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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.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum yards required in the IA district shall be thirty feet for front and rear yards, and twenty feet for side yards. (b) For accessory uses such as shade cloth structures used in controlling the amount of sunlight in the raising of plants and flowers, rear, side and front yards in the IA district shall be at least ten feet, except where the IA district shares common boundaries with urban zones and main government roads. (c) For accessory uses such as plastic roofed and shade cloth wooden or metal framed structures used in controlling the amount of sunlight, rainfall, wind and other elements of nature in the raising of fruits, vegetables and similar agricultural products, rear, side and front yards shall be at least ten feet except where: (1) Exterior walls of any type other than shade cloth are added to the wooden or metal framed structure; (2) The specific use allowed is abandoned; and (3) The IA district shares common boundaries with urban zones and main government roads. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-110, sec 2.)25-5-86
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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