KCC §8-11.3

When you need a permit for uses or structures

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Most uses, buildings, or changes to land need a Use Permit. Small repairs that don't change the outside look of a building or land do not need a Use Permit or a Zoning Permit. But in Special Treatment-Open Space Districts, no uses or structures are allowed unless the law says otherwise.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Generally Permitted Uses, Structures and Development

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.

All uses, structures, or development shall require a Use Permit, except repairs or modifications of land and existing structures that do not substantially change the exterior form or appearance of three dimensional structures or land; provided that no uses, structures, or development shall be allowed in Special Treatment-Open Space Districts without express provision to the contrary. In addition, such repairs or modifications do not require a Zoning Permit.

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

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