MCC §16.04E.090
Inspection approval does not excuse code violations
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗Getting approval after an inspection does not mean you can break the fire code or other local laws. Any inspection that seems to allow breaking the rules is not valid. This section is narrow and only clarifies that inspections do not give permission to violate codes.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Subsection 1.7.13.5 added
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.
Section 1.7 of the NFPA 1, as amended by the State Fire Code, is amended by adding
a new subsection to be designated subsection 1.7.13.5 to read as follows:
1.7.13.5 Approval as a result of an inspection must not be construed to be an approval of
a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction.
Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this
code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction will not be valid.
( Ord. No. 5754 , § 3, 2024)
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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