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KCC §8-2.4

What uses are allowed in each zoning district

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This section lists which uses are allowed in each zoning district and whether a Use Permit is needed. Some uses are always allowed, some need a permit, and some are banned in certain areas. It also includes special rules for things like vacation rentals and protests from neighbors.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Uses in Districts

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.

The following table designates allowable uses in the various zoning districts, and whether the specific uses require a Use Permit within the zoning districts permitted.Table 8-2.4 Table of UsesSec.UseZONING DISTRICTResidentialRRCommercial IndustrialAGOUNVR-1 to R-6R-10 to R-20CNCGILIG8-2.4(a)(1)Single-family detached dwellingsPP8-2.4(a)(2)Accessory structures and usesPP8-2.4(b)Multiple-family and single-family attached dwellingsPP8-2.4(c)Public and private parks and home businesses are permitted in all districtsPP8-2.4(d)Adult family boarding and family care homes that comply with all State Department of Social Services and Housing and State Department of Health rules, regulations and requirements provided, however, that the Planning Director may require a use permit for such applications that may create adverse impacts to the health, safety, morals, convenience, and welfare of the neighborhood or community that the proposed use is locatedPP8-2.4(e)Transient vacation rentals, provided they are located within the designated Visitor Destination Areas established pursuant to Article 17 of this Chapter. These uses are prohibited in non-VDA areasPP8-2.4(f)(1)Artisans markets IP5P58-2.4(f)(2)Event concessionsPP8-2.4(f)(3)Farmers markets IP5P58-2.4(g)(1)Adult family group living homeUU8-2.4(g)(2)Artisans markets IIUU8-2.4(g)(3)Botanical and zoological gardensUU8-2.4(g)(4)Cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematoriumsUU8-2.4(g)(5)Churches, temples, and monasteriesUU8-2.4(g)(6)Clubs, lodges, and community centersUU8-2.4(g)(7)Diversified and specialized agriculture and nurseriesUU8-2.4(g)(8)Dormitories, guest and boarding houses; but not hotels and motelsUU8-2.4(g)(9)Farmers markets IIUU8-2.4(g)(10)Golf coursesUU8-2.4(g)(11)Medical and nursing facilitiesUU8-2.4(g)(12)Museums, libraries and public services and facilitiesUU8-2.4(g)(13)Private and public utilities and facilities, other than maintenance and storage of equipment, materials, and vehiclesUU8-2.4(g)(14)Project developments in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterUU8-2.4(g)(15)Retail shops and storesUU8-2.4(g)(16)Residential care homesUU8-2.4(g)(17)School and day care centersUU8-2.4(g)(18)Transportation terminals and docksUU8-2.4(g)(19)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictUU8-2.4(h)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(h)(2)Apartment hotelsP8-2.4(h)(3)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(h)(4)Automobile service and storageP8-2.4(h)(5)Barber shop and beauty shopP8-2.4(h)(6)Commercial recreationP8-2.4(h)(7)Developed campgroundsP8-2.4(h)(8)Event concessionsP8-2.4(h)(9)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(h)(10)Gift shopsP8-2.4(h)(11)Golf coursesP8-2.4(h)(12)Home businessP8-2.4(h)(13)HotelsP8-2.4(h)(14)LaundromatsP8-2.4(h)(15)LibrariesP8-2.4(h)(16)MotelsP8-2.4(h)(17)MuseumsP8-2.4(h)(18)Police and fire stationsP8-2.4(h)(19)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(h)(20)Restaurants and food serviceP8-2.4(h)(21)Retail cleaning outletsP8-2.4(h)(22)Retail food and drug shopsP8-2.4(h)(23)Shoe repair shopsP8-2.4(h)(24)Single-family detached dwellingsP8-2.4(h)(25)Transient vacation rentals, provided they are located within the designated Visitor Destination Areas established pursuant to Article 17 of this Chapter. These uses are prohibited in non-VDA areasP8-2.4(i)(1)AgricultureU8-2.4(i)(2)Automobile sales and repairU8-2.4(i)(3)Bars, night clubs and cabaret, not a part of a hotelU8-2.4(i)(4)Churches, temples, and monasteriesU8-2.4(i)(5)Day campsU8-2.4(i)(6)Employee or construction worker temporary housingU8-2.4(i)(7)Marinas, transportation terminals, and docksU8-2.4(i)(8)Professional officesU8-2.4(i)(9)Project development in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterU8-2.4(i)(10)Public utilities and facilitiesU8-2.4(i)(11)Retail manufacturingU8-2.4(i)(12)Shopping centersU8-2.4(i)(13)Theaters and auditoriumsU8-2.4(i)(14)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(j)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(j)(2)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(j)(3)Automobile servicesP8-2.4(j)(4)Churches, temples, and monasteriesP8-2.4(j)(5)Clubs, lodges, and community centersP8-2.4(j)(6)Event concessionsP8-2.4(j)(7)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(j)(8)Household servicesP8-2.4(j)(9)Multiple-family dwellings and single-family attached dwellingsP8-2.4(j)(10)Museums, libraries, and public servicesP8-2.4(j)(11)Personal services, such as barber shops, laundromats, and shoe repair shopsP8-2.4(j)(12)Professional officesP8-2.4(j)(13)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(j)(14)Retail shops and storesP8-2.4(j)(15)Restaurants and food servicesP8-2.4(j)(16)Single-family detached dwellings on lots or parcels of no less than 6,000 square feetP8-2.4(j)(17)Transient vacation rentals, provided they are located within the designated Visitor Destination Areas established pursuant to Article 17 of this Chapter. These uses are prohibited in non-VDA areasP8-2.4(k)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(k)(2)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(k)(3)Automobile sales, repair, and storageP8-2.4(k)(4)Automobile servicesP8-2.4(k)(5)Churches, temples, and monasteriesP8-2.4(k)(6)Clubs, lodges, and community centersP8-2.4(k)(7)Commercial indoor amusement and parksP8-2.4(k)(8)Department storesP8-2.4(k)(9)Event concessionsP8-2.4(k)(10)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(k)(11)Hotels and motelsP8-2.4(k)(12)Household servicesP8-2.4(k)(13)Light manufacturing, such as handicrafts and garment fabricationP8-2.4(k)(14)Minor food processing, such as cracked seeds, jellies, candies, and ice creamP8-2.4(k)(15)Museums, libraries, and public servicesP8-2.4(k)(16)Offices and professional buildingsP8-2.4(k)(17)Parking garagesP8-2.4(k)(18)Personal servicesP8-2.4(k)(19)Public offices and buildingsP8-2.4(k)(20)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(k)(21)Research and developmentP8-2.4(k)(22)Residential dwellings, detached, attached, or multi-family dwellingsP8-2.4(k)(23)Restaurants and food servicesP8-2.4(k)(24)Retail salesP8-2.4(k)(25)Supermarkets and shopping centersP8-2.4(k)(26)Transient vacation rentals, provided they are located within the designated Visitor Destination Areas established pursuant to Article 17 of this Chapter. These uses are prohibited in non-VDA areasP8-2.4(k)(27)Transportation terminals and docksP8-2.4(k)(28)WarehousesP8-2.4(k)(29)Wholesale outletsP8-2.4(l)(1)Animal hospitalsU8-2.4(l)(2)Automobile sales, repair, and storageU8-2.4(l)(3)Botanical and zoological gardensU8-2.4(l)(4)Communications facilitiesU8-2.4(l)(5)Construction materials storageU8-2.4(l)(6)Diversified agricultureU8-2.4(l)(7)Food processing and packagingU8-2.4(l)(8)Light manufacturingU8-2.4(l)(9)Private and public utilities and facilitiesU8-2.4(l)(10)Project development in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterU8-2.4(l)(11)Research and developmentU8-2.4(l)(12)Schools and day care centersU8-2.4(l)(13)WarehousesU8-2.4(l)(14)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(m)(1)Animal hospitalsU8-2.4(m)(2)BarsU8-2.4(m)(3)Botanical and zoological gardensU8-2.4(m)(4)Commercial outdoor amusementU8-2.4(m)(5)Communications facilitiesU8-2.4(m)(6)Construction materials storageU8-2.4(m)(7)Diversified agricultureU8-2.4(m)(8)Food processing and packagingU8-2.4(m)(9)Nightclubs and cabaretsU8-2.4(m)(10)Private and public utilities and facilitiesU8-2.4(m)(11)Project development in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterU8-2.4(m)(12)Schools and day care centersU8-2.4(m)(13)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(n)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(n)(2)Animal hospitalsP8-2.4(n)(3)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(n)(4)Automobile services, sales, repair, and storageP8-2.4(n)(5)Cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematoriumsP8-2.4(n)(6)Communication facilitiesP8-2.4(n)(7)Construction material storageP8-2.4(n)(8)Event concessionsP8-2.4(n)(9)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(n)(10)Food processing and packagingP8-2.4(n)(11)Light manufacturingP8-2.4(n)(12)Manufacturing in retail salesP8-2.4(n)(13)Private and public utilities and facilitiesP8-2.4(n)(14)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(n)(15)Research and developmentP8-2.4(n)(16)Restaurants, bars, and food servicesP8-2.4(n)(17)Retail salesP8-2.4(n)(18)WarehousesP8-2.4(o)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(o)(2)Animal hospitalsP8-2.4(o)(3)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(o)(4)Automobile services, sales, repair, and storageP8-2.4(o)(5)Cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematoriumsP8-2.4(o)(6)Communication facilitiesP8-2.4(o)(7)Construction material manufacturingP8-2.4(o)(8)Construction material storageP8-2.4(o)(9)Event concessionsP8-2.4(o)(10)Excavation and extractionP8-2.4(o)(11)FactoriesP8-2.4(o)(12)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(o)(13)Food processing and packagingP8-2.4(o)(14)Light manufacturingP8-2.4(o)(15)Manufacturing in retail salesP8-2.4(o)(16)Mineral processingP8-2.4(o)(17)Private and public utilities and facilitiesP8-2.4(o)(18)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(o)(19)Restaurants, bars, and food servicesP8-2.4(o)(20)Research and developmentP8-2.4(o)(21)Retail salesP8-2.4(o)(22)Transportation terminals and docksP8-2.4(o)(23)WarehousesP8-2.4(p)(1)Botanical and zoological gardensU8-2.4(p)(2)Commercial recreation and parksU8-2.4(p)(3)Construction materials manufacturingU8-2.4(p)(4)Diversified agricultureU8-2.4(p)(5)FactoriesU8-2.4(p)(6)Junk yards and dumpsU8-2.4(p)(7)Livestock and poultry yardsU8-2.4(p)(8)Museums, libraries, and public servicesU8-2.4(p)(9)Office and professional buildingsU8-2.4(p)(10)Project development in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterU8-2.4(p)(11)Single-family dwellingsU8-2.4(p)(12)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(q)(1)Commercial recreation and parksU8-2.4(q)(2)Diversified agricultureU8-2.4(q)(3)Inflammable or noxious chemical processing or storageU8-2.4(q)(4)Junk yards and dumpsU8-2.4(q)(5)Livestock and poultry yards and piggeriesU8-2.4(q)(6)Museums, libraries, and public servicesU8-2.4(q)(7)Office and professional buildingsU8-2.4(q)(8)Project development in accordance with Article 10 of this ChapterU8-2.4(q)(9)StockyardsU8-2.4(q)(10)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(r)(1)Accessory structures and usesP8-2.4(r)(2)Agriculture, Diversified and Specialized; and NurseriesP8-2.4(r)(3)Agriculture retail standP28-2.4(r)(4)AquacultureP8-2.4(r)(5)Diversified agricultureP8-2.4(r)(6)Event concessionsP8-2.4(r)(7)Farm dwellingP8-2.4(r)(8)Farmers markets IP58-2.4(r)(9)Food processing and packaging of agriculture productsP28-2.4(r)(10)ForestryP8-2.4(r)(11)Historic sitesP8-2.4(r)(12)Intensive agricultureP8-2.4(r)(13)Livestock and grazingP8-2.4(r)(14)OrchardsP8-2.4(r)(15)Outdoor recreationP8-2.4(r)(16)Pet keeping and raising, except as provided in Sec. 8-2.4(s)(13)P8-2.4(r)(17)Piggery, except as provided in Sec. 8-2.4(s)(14)P8-2.4(r)(18)Poultry raising, except as provided in Sec. 8-2.4(s)(15)P8-2.4(r)(19)Public parks and monumentsP8-2.4(r)(20)Resource managementP8-2.4(r)(21)Single-family attached and detached dwellingsP8-2.4(r)(22)Solar energy facilities placed within land with soil classified by the State of Hawai'i Land Study Bureau's detailed land classification as overall (master) productivity rating B, C, D, or E; those facilities placed within land with soil classified as overall productivity rating class B and C shall not occupy more than 10% of the acreage of the parcel, or 20 acres of land, whichever is lessP8-2.4(r)(23)Undeveloped campgroundsP8-2.4(r)(24)Warehousing, storage, and packing of plant productsP8-2.4(r)(25)Wildlife managementP8-2.4(s)(1)Animal hospitalsU8-2.4(s)(2)Artisans markets I & IIU8-2.4(s)(3)Botanical and zoological gardensU8-2.4(s)(4)CemeteriesU8-2.4(s)(5)Churches, temples, and monasteriesU8-2.4(s)(6)Commercial recreationU8-2.4(s)(7)Construction and worker temporary housingU8-2.4(s)(8)Educational campgroundsU8-2.4(s)(9)Farm worker housingU8-2.4(s)(10)Farmers markets IIU8-2.4(s)(11)Golf coursesU8-2.4(s)(12)Mineral extraction and quarriesU8-2.4(s)(13)Pet keeping and raising proposed within 500 feet of any Residential DistrictU8-2.4(s)(14)Piggery, when to be located within 3,000 feet of any Use DistrictU8-2.4(s)(15)Poultry raising, when to be located within 3,000 feet of any Use DistrictU8-2.4(s)(16)Private and public utilities facilitiesU8-2.4(s)(17)Restaurants and food servicesU28-2.4(s)(18)Retail salesU8-2.4(s)(19)Schools and day care centersU8-2.4(s)(20)Transportation terminalsU8-2.4(s)(21)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the District8-2.4(t)(1)Accessory uses and structuresP8-2.4(t)(2)Artisans markets IP4, P58-2.4(t)(3)Day-use areasP8-2.4(t)(4)Diversified agricultureP8-2.4(t)(5)Event concessionsP8-2.4(t)(6)Farmers markets IP58-2.4(t)(7)Livestock and grazing, except as provided in Sec. 8-2.4(u)(8)P8-2.4(t)(8)Outdoor recreationP8-2.4(t)(9)Parks and monumentsP8-2.4(t)(10)Private recreation areasP8-2.4(t)(11)Resource managementP8-2.4(t)(12)Single-family detached dwellingsP8-2.4(t)(13)Undeveloped campgroundsP8-2.4(u)(1)Artisans markets IIU8-2.4(u)(2)Communications facilitiesU8-2.4(u)(3)Day care centersU8-2.4(u)(4)Educational campgroundsU38-2.4(u)(5)Farmers markets IIU8-2.4(u)(6)Home businessesU8-2.4(u)(7)Intensive agricultureU8-2.4(u)(8)Livestock and grazing within the Urban District as established by the State Land Use CommissionU8-2.4(u)(9)Outdoor recreation concessionsU8-2.4(u)(10)Police and fire facilitiesU8-2.4(u)(11)QuarriesU8-2.4(u)(12)Recreation vehicle parksU8-2.4(u)(13)Religious facilitiesU8-2.4(u)(14)Utility installationsU8-2.4(u)(15)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictU8-2.4(v)(1)Homestay8-2.4(v)(2)Homestay located in the Visitor Destination Area (VDA), pursuant to Article 18 of this ChapterPPPPP8-2.4(w)(1)Accessory structures and usesP8-2.4(w)(2)Artisans markets I & IIP8-2.4(w)(3)Botanical and zoological gardensP8-2.4(w)(4)Diversified and specialized agriculture, orchards, nurseries, and related structuresP8-2.4(w)(5)Dormitories, residence halls, faculty multifamily rental housing, guest and boarding housesP8-2.4(w)(6)Event concessionsP8-2.4(w)(7)Farmers markets I & IIP8-2.4(w)(8)Food service, cafeteria, and dining commonsP8-2.4(w)(9)Gymnasiums, indoor recreational centers, and sports facilities under 3,000 attendeesP8-2.4(w)(10)Museums and librariesP8-2.4(w)(11)Offices, classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, and education buildingsP8-2.4(w)(12)Restaurants and snack shopsP8-2.4(w)(13)Retail salesP8-2.4(w)(14)School and day care centersP8-2.4(w)(15)Solar energy facilitiesP8-2.4(w)(16)Transportation terminalsP8-2.4(x)(1)BarsU8-2.4(x)(2)Gymnasiums, indoor recreational centers, and sports facilities with 3,000 attendees or greaterU8-2.4(x)(3)Medical and nursing facilitiesU8-2.4(x)(4)Multiple-family dwellings and single-family dwellingsU8-2.4(x)(5)Police and fire stationsU8-2.4(x)(6)Private and public utilities and facilities, other than maintenance and storage of equipment, materials, and vehiclesU8-2.4(x)(7)Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be similar in nature to those listed in this Section and appropriate to the DistrictUNotes:1.Requirements for Additional Dwelling Units (ADU) are contained in Article 15.2.Only produce raised or grown on the property and/or associated farm or value-added goods derived primarily from produce or livestock raised on the subject property and/or associated farm.3.Only applies to those lands that are within the State Land Use Agricultural District.4.If the Artisans Market I is located within the Open District, it may only be a permitted use if designated within the State Land Use Urban District.5.This use is subject to modified processes for Class I Zoning Permit application and post-approval protest. Prior to applying for a Class I Zoning Permit with the Planning Department, the applicant shall provide notice by certified mail to all landowners of record within three hundred (300) feet of the parcel boundary. When submitting the Class I Zoning Permit application, the applicant shall include an affidavit confirming completion of this notification requirement and attach a list of the landowner names, property addresses, and mailing addresses. If a written protest petition is filed with the Planning Department by more than fifty percent (50%) of landowners of record within three hundred (300) feet of the parcel boundary, within thirty (30) days of the date the applicant submits the Class I Zoning Permit application, the Planning Department shall deny the Class I Zoning Permit application and Planning Commission approval of a Use Permit shall be required. If the use is approved via a Class I Zoning Permit, but within any subsequent 12-month period a written protest petition is filed with the Planning Department by more than fifty percent (50%) of landowners of record within three hundred (300) feet of the parcel boundary, Planning Commission approval of a Use Permit shall be required, and the use shall cease unless a Use Permit is approved.KEY:U = Use Permit RequiredP = Permitted Use or Structure (Zoning Permit may be required)
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