HCC §25-7-56
No minimum yard sizes unless the plan says otherwise
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says there are no required front, back, or side yards for properties, except when a plan approval sets specific yard sizes. It is a short rule that only applies if a plan has been approved.
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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.
Front, rear, and sides: none, except as required by plan approval. (2026, ord 26-57, sec 7.) 25-7-56
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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