HCC §3-91
Height limits for different types of signs
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets maximum heights for different kinds of signs. It explains how to measure ground signs and limits how far projecting signs can stick out. Wall and window signs also have height rules.
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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.
Maximum sign elevation, measured from the finished ground elevation to the top of the sign, shall be as follows: (1) A directory wall sign shall not exceed nine feet in elevation. (2) 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. Any lettering or symbols shall not be higher than five and one-half feet from the finished elevation. (3) A projecting sign may be placed no less than seven 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. SIGNS § 3-91 (4) The top edge of a wall sign shall not exceed the top of the roof line of the building on which the sign is attached. (5) A window sign shall not exceed five and one-half feet in height. (2015, ord 15-46, sec 4.) 3-91
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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