MCC §16.04E.440
Fire safety rules for large tents and canopies
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section sets fire safety rules for large tents and canopies. Fabric must pass a specific flame test, and how you measure size depends on how far apart structures are. It applies to anyone setting up these structures.
everyone
The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Subsection 25.2.2.1 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 25.2 of the NFPA 1, as amended by the State Fire Code, is amended by amending
subsection 25.2.2.1 and adding subsection 25.2.2.1.1 to read as follows:
25.2.2.1 All fabric for tents and canopies greater than 400 square feet must meet the flame
propagation performance criteria contained in Test Method 2 of NFPA 701.
25.2.2.1.1 For the basis of calculating square footage, temporary membrane structures, tents,
and canopies separated by a minimum of 10 feet or as approved by the AHJ must be considered
as being separated.
( 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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