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KCC §8-8A.4Moving Homes Out of Pākalā Camp's Coastal Hazard Zone
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section sets up two zones in Pākalā Camp: a danger zone near the coast and a safe zone inland. Homes in the danger zone can move to the safe zone. If a home in the danger zone is destroyed, it cannot be rebuilt there, but the right to build can be transferred to the safe zone.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Pākalā Camp Coastal Hazard Managed Retreat
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.
In Pākalā Camp there is a coastal hazard area subject to sea level rise, coastal erosion, storm flooding, passive flooding, and high wave run-up. This area is identified as the Coastal Hazard Send Zone on Zoning Map ZM-200.In PākalāCamp there is a mauka area that is not subject to coastal hazards that is to be used for the managed retreat of those structures in that Coastal Hazard Send Zone. This mauka area is identified as the Coastal Hazard Receive Zone on Zoning Map ZM-200.A dwelling unit located in the Coastal Hazard Send Zone may be relocated to the Coastal Hazard Receive Zone.If a dwelling unit in the Coastal Hazard Send Zone is demolished or destroyed, it may not be rebuilt at its original site or anywhere within the Coastal Hazard Send Zone. A demolished dwelling unit in the Send Zone may have its respective density entitlement transferred to the Coastal Hazard Receive Zone and be built in accordance with the following standards:The proposed dwelling unit is not an expanded or enlarged version of the original structure; andThe proposed dwelling unit is subject to the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) regulations in Section 8-8A.5.Aside from those dwelling units proposed under Section 8-8A.4(c) and (d), no other dwelling units shall be allowed in the Coastal Hazard Receive Zone.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026 The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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