HCC §25-6-10
Rules for getting a Planned Unit Development permit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the conditions the county commission must check before granting a P.U.D. permit. The project must fit the county's plans, be good for the area, and not cause problems like traffic or harm to neighbors. It also allows different rules if the project is a good overall design.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Criteria for granting a P.U.D
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.
permit. A P.U.D. permit may be granted by the commission upon finding that: (a) The construction of the project can begin and be completed within a reasonable period of time from the date of full approval. (b) The proposed development substantially conforms to the general plan, any adopted community development plan, other adopted master plan, and if applicable, any adopted design guidelines and/or standards affecting the project area. (c) Any residential or agricultural development shall constitute an environment of sustained desirability and stability for the district that is in harmony with the character of the surrounding area, that results in an intensity of land use no higher than that otherwise specified for the district, and that maintains the standards of open space at least as high as that otherwise specified for the district in which the development occurs. (d) Any commercial development shall not create traffic congestion which exceeds that which would have been produced under conventional development patterns, practices and standards in the district or interfere with any projected public improvements, shall provide for proper entrances and exits along with proper provisions for internal traffic and parking, and be an attractive center which does not adversely impact upon adjacent and surrounding existing or prospective developments. (e) Any industrial development shall be in conformity with desirable performance standards and shall constitute an efficient and well organized development with adequate provisions for freight service and necessary storage, and shall not adversely impact upon adjacent and surrounding existing or prospective development. (f) The development of a harmonious, integrated whole justifies exceptions, if required, to the normal requirements of this chapter, and the contemplated arrangements or use make it desirable to apply regulations and requirements differing from those ordinarily applicable under the district regulations. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 2; ord 15-45, sec 8.)25-6-10
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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