HCC §25-6-55
Rules the council must include in an agricultural project district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The county council can add conditions to an agricultural project district if they protect public health, safety, or welfare, or meet needs from the proposed land uses. The council must also include a description of uses, density limits, infrastructure needs, and open space requirements in the ordinance.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Conditions imposed on agricultural project district
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 council may impose conditions on the use of the property subject to the agricultural project district, provided the council finds that the conditions are: (1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public health, safety and welfare; or (2) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land uses proposed with respect to protection of the public from the potentially deleterious effects of the proposed uses, or fulfillment of the need for public service demands created by the proposed uses. (b) In addition to the conditions described in subsection (a), the council shall include the following conditions in any agricultural project district ordinance: (1) A description of each of the uses proposed in the agricultural project district; (2) The overall and average densities for dwelling uses established in the agricultural project district; (3) Any infrastructure requirements for the agricultural project district; and (4) Any open space requirements for the agricultural project district. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-6-55
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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