MCC §16.04E.380
Fire flow requirements for one- and two-family homes
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This rule sets the minimum water flow firefighters need for one- and two-family homes and their accessory buildings. It also allows sprinkler systems as an alternative when there is no approved water supply, and lists exceptions for greenhouses, agricultural lots, and small buildings.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Subsection 18.4.5.1.1 amended
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 18.4 of the NFPA 1, as amended by the State Fire Code, is amended by amending
subsection 18.4.5.1.1 to read as follows:
18.4.5.1.1 The minimum fire flow and flow duration requirements for one- and two-family dwellings
and related accessory buildings having a fire flow area that does not exceed 5000
square feet must be 1000 gpm (3785L/min) for one hour. If the subject parcel does
not have an approved water supply for fire protection, the proposed structure may
be protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system per NFPA 13 or NFPA 13D limited
to not more than two one- and two-family dwellings.
EXCEPTION:
1.
Greenhouses.
2.
Agriculture zoned lots having fire flow of 500 gpm for two hours.
3.
One- or two-family dwellings or accessory buildings having a total area not exceeding
1,000 square feet fire flow may be modified.
( 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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