HCC §25-5-91
How resort-hotel zones are marked and how dense they can be
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains how resort-hotel (V) districts are labeled on the zoning map and how much land is required per unit. It sets a maximum density and allows flexible density levels, with recommended steps. It also says that two dormitory beds count as one rentable unit.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Designation and density of V districts
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) Each V (resort-hotel) district shall be designated on the zoning map by the symbol “V” followed by a number which indicates the required land area, in thousands of square feet, for each dwelling unit or for each separate rentable unit in the case of hotels, resorts, inns, lodges, motels, motor hotels, motor lodges, or other similar rentable units. (b) In case any of the permitted uses have dormitories, two beds shall be equivalent to one separate rentable unit for purposes related to the required land area in the V district. (c) Maximum density designation in the V district shall be .75 or seven hundred fifty square feet of land area for each dwelling unit or separate rentable unit. (d) In the V district, no limitation shall be placed on the increments used between the various density designations; however, the recommended incremental density designations are: .75, 1, 1.25, 1.5 and upward in 0.25 increments. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-91
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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