HCC §3-59
Height limits for different types of signs
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets maximum heights for signs based on their type. It covers directory wall signs, ground signs, projecting signs, wall signs, and window signs. The limits depend on the sign's location and the ground level.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Sign elevation
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) Maximum sign elevation, measured from the finished ground elevation to the top of the sign, shall be as follows: (1) Directory wall sign. A directory wall sign shall not exceed nine feet in elevation. SIGNS § 3-59 (2) Ground sign. The elevation of a ground sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the lower of either the existing grade prior to construction or the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. A ground sign shall not exceed six feet in elevation. The lettering or symbols shall not be higher than five and one-half feet from the finished elevation. (3) Projecting sign. A projecting sign may be placed no less than nine feet above ground, and may extend into no more than one-third of the width of any public area or pedestrian way, or four feet, whichever is less. (4) Wall sign. The top edge of a wall sign shall not exceed nine feet above the grade or finished floor level or one-half the height of the wall on which it is located, whichever is less. (5) Window sign. A window sign shall not exceed five and one-half feet in height. (2005, ord 05-62, sec 3.)3-59
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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