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KCC §18-2.2

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This section defines key terms used in this part of the county code. It explains what the County Engineer, a common interest community, a cluster housing development, and private streets mean for the rules that follow.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Definitions

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

As used in this Article:shall mean the County Engineer, Department of Public Works, County of Kaua'i, or a duly authorized representative.shall mean a common interest community which includes the following characteristics:Real property subject to a recorded declaration placing restrictions and obligations on the owners of the real property and providing for rights and responsibilities of a separate entity, the association:Which owns and maintains certain property within the planned community, such as streets or roads, for the common use or benefit, or both, of the owners of units within the community;Which is obligated to maintain certain property, which includes streets and roads, it does not own within the planned community for the common use or benefit, or both, of owners of units within the planned community; orWhich is obligated to provide services to any such owners or units;Individual owners own separate units which are part of a planned community at least some of which are improved by or are to be improved by residential dwellings;Owners have automatic and non-severable membership in an association by virtue of ownership of units within the planned community; andOwners, other than the master developer or declarant, are obligated to pay mandatory assessments by virtue of ownership of a unit within the planned community.shall mean a housing development project, also known as a cluster housing development or planned unit development, where the apartment owner holds a leasehold interest in the lot, under his or her unit.shall mean streets or roads used for purposes of vehicular traffic which are owned, in whole or in part, by persons other than governmental entities and which have not been dedicated or surrendered to the County in accordance with Chapter 264-1(c) (1) and (2), H.R.S., excluding alleys, ways, lanes, trails, bikeways, bridges or other non-vehicular rightof-way or any alley, bicycle lane, bicycle path, or bikeway as those terms are defined in Chapter 291C-1, H.R.S.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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