KCC §22-5.5

Getting tree advice before building permits

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Before the county issues building, zoning, or subdivision permits, the Planning Department and Public Works Building Division can ask the County Arborist Committee for advice about trees on the property. This helps protect special trees and avoid cutting them down unnecessarily. Even if a tree is not officially labeled as exceptional, the county can still recommend keeping it in the development plan.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Consultation with County Arborist Advisory Committee

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.

Prior to the issuance of any building, zoning, or subdivision permit, the County Planning Department and the Department of Public Works, Building Division, may request advice from the County Arborist Committee concerning trees within any proposed development to assure that exceptional trees are retained and to prevent the unnecessary destruction of those trees during development or redevelopment of any tract or lot within the County of Kaua'i. The lack of designation as "exceptional tree" does not diminish the responsibility and the authority of the County Planning Department and the Department of Public Works, Building Division, to recommend trees to be incorporated into a development plan.

Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.

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