HCC §25-6-25
Approval needed for common land in a C.P.D.
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that the director must approve where common land is located, how much there is, and what it will be used for in a C.P.D. It also says the director must approve how the common land will be maintained. Common land can be for open space, recreation, or certain other uses like historic sites or parks.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Common land in a C.P.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.
(a) The location, extent and purpose of common land proposed to be set aside for open space or for recreational use within any C.P.D. must be approved by the director. A private recreational use such as a golf course or a swimming pool, which use is limited to the owners or occupants of building sites located within the C.P.D. may be approved as common land. Other uses or sites which may qualify as common land include historic buildings or sites, parks and parkway areas, ornamental parks, extensive areas with tree cover, land along usable shoreline areas, and low land along streams or areas of rough terrain where such areas are extensive and have natural features worthy of preservation and are usable for normal recreational pursuits. (b) The method of maintenance of common land for open space or recreational use shall be approved by the director. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-25
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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