Purpose of the Plantation Camp District rules

The Plantation Camp District is established to ensure that the historic use of these sites can continue in perpetuity by allowing the continued use, maintenance, repair, and rebuild of existing structures to occur. Additionally, the Plantation Camp District addresses the growing threat of wildfires to the Plantation Camps' Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). This Article serves the following purposes:To minimize the threat to public health and safety due to wildfire hazards associated with the Plantation Camps' Wildland Urban Interface.To promote and require the removal and maintenance of those vegetation species around the Plantation Camps most associated with WUI wildfires on Kaua'i.To establish defensible spaces and home hardening requirements in the Plantation Camps to reduce vulnerability from wind-blown embers that can land on combustible material and ignite, propagating fire spread through spotting.To reduce rescue and relief efforts that are associated with WUI wildfire operations in the Plantation Camps.