MCC §12.16.010
Getting permission to put utility poles on public roads
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗You need county council permission before putting utility poles on public roads. The public works director can allow small replacements without council approval, but must report them yearly.
businesses
The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Placement—Council permission required; exceptions
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No person, firm, or corporation shall erect or place or cause to be erected or placed
upon any public highway in the County, utility poles without first obtaining permission
to do so, by resolution, from the county council, or its authorized representatives;
provided that the director of public works may permit the installation of utility
poles upon a public highway when the height of the new utility poles does not exceed
the height of existing poles on the highway by more than five feet and the number
of new poles does not exceed six. The director of public works shall submit an annual
report to the council on new utility poles approved for installation on public highways.
(Ord. 3482 § 1 (part), 2007: prior code § 21-2.1)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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