KCC §22-7.19
Inspections before and during grading work
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section explains when county inspectors can check your grading, grubbing, or stockpiling work. You must let them in with advance notice, or they can get a warrant. You must also tell the county before you start work and stop if they find problems.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Inspection and Commencement of Work
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.
Each permit issued under this Article shall be deemed to authorize the County Engineer to enter upon and to inspect the grading, grubbing or stockpiling operations, after at least twenty-four (24) hours advance notice of the inspection is provided to the permittee. If the permittee expressly refuses permission for the inspection, the County Engineer shall obtain a warrant before proceeding with such inspection. This Section shall not be construed to invalidate unannounced inspections authorized by a warrant or to invalidate unannounced and warrantless inspections where exigent circumstances exist.The permittee shall notify the County Engineer at least five (5) business days before the permittee or his or her agent begins any grading, grubbing or stockpiling. A copy of the permit, approved plans and specifications for grading, grubbing or stockpiling shall be made available at the request of the inspector.If the County Engineer finds that the work is not being done in conformance with this Article, the approved plans, or in accordance with accepted practices, the person in charge of the work shall be notified immediately of the nonconformity and of the corrective measures to be taken. Grading, grubbing, and stockpiling operations shall cease until corrective measures have been taken. If grading, grubbing, and stockpiling operations commence before corrective measures have been approved, the County Engineer shall report the violation to the Prosecuting Attorney for appropriate criminal action.
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