KCC §8-8.2
Building and density rules for agricultural land
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section sets the development rules for agricultural land. It limits building height, allows the county to require public access and protect historic sites, and sets how many homes can be built based on parcel size.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Agriculture District Development Standards
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.
Subject to the density, parcel and other requirements of Sec. 8-8.3 and Subsection (c), the development standards applicable in an Agriculture District shall be the same as those established in Secs. 8-4.3 and 8-4.5 of this Chapter, except that:The maximum height of any building, other than one intended primarily for residential use, shall be 50 feet.Public Access. The Planning Commission may require the dedication of adequate public access ways not less than 10 feet in width to publicly-owned land or waters and may require the preservation of all historic and archaeological sites, known or discovered on the parcel subject to development.Permitted residential densities shall be calculated as follows:One dwelling unit for each parcel one acre or larger.One additional dwelling unit for each additional three acres in the same parcel, provided that no more than five dwelling units may be developed on any one parcel.A parcel or contiguous parcels in common ownership of record existing prior to or on September 1, 1972, which is smaller than one acre, may develop one dwelling unit.
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