HCC §5B-3-2
Adopting three housing code appendices
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section makes three appendices from the International Residential Code part of the county's building rules. The appendices cover patio covers, home day care in certain homes, and tiny houses. Any changes to these appendices are listed elsewhere in this article.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appendices of the International Residential Code adopted
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.
The following appendices of the International Residential Code are adopted by reference and made a part of this code, subject to any amendments set forth in this article: (1) Appendix H, Patio Covers; (2) Appendix M, Home Day Care – R-3 Occupancy; and (3) Appendix Q, Tiny Houses. (2021, ord 21-61, sec 1.) 5B-3-2
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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