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KCC §9A-2.1

Rules for approving agricultural parks

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This section sets the basic rules for approving agricultural parks. Parks are made of leased lots of at least 10 acres, used only for farming for at least 20 years. No homes or trailers are allowed, but farm sheds are okay. The county can require public access paths and protect historic sites.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Conditions

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 Planning Commission may approve agricultural parks under the following basic conditions:Agricultural parks shall be limited to leasehold lots not less than ten (10) acres in size. The individual lot lease shall provide that the lot is restricted to agricultural purposes for a minimum period of twenty (20) years.In the event conditions relative to the area in which an agricultural park is located, change to such an extent that an agricultural park is no longer feasible or desirable, the lessor-owner may apply to the Planning Commission to cancel the agricultural park subdivision provided that the consent of all lessees within the park shall be first secured. Upon the approval of the cancellation of the park by the Planning Commission the entire park shall revert to its original single-lot status and all provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance shall apply to the consolidated lot.No dwellings, permanent or temporary, including trailers and campers, shall be constructed or moved upon or located on any lot within an agricultural park. This restriction shall not prohibit the construction of storage sheds, equipment sheds or other structures appropriate to the agricultural activity carried on within the lot.All road standards and improvements, including requirements for pavement and pavement width, drainage, sewer and water supply set forth in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance or the Subdivision Ordinance shall not apply to agricultural parks. The Planning Commission may approve roadway widths less than required under the Subdivision Ordinance, but each lot shall be provided an access to a government road.Public Access. The Planning Commission may require the dedication of adequate public accessways not less than ten (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 agricultural parks.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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