MCC §16.25.108
Temporary structures and uses
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This rule covers permits for temporary structures and uses, like tents or trailers. It sets how long a permit can last, what documents you must submit, and when the county can shut it down. It also requires the structure to be safe and removed in severe weather.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Temporary structures and uses
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.
108.1 General. The building official is authorized to issue a permit for temporary structures and
temporary uses. Such permits shall be limited as to time of service, but shall not
be permitted for more than one hundred eighty days, except that:
1.
The building official is authorized to grant extensions for demonstrated cause; or
2.
Temporary structures, inclusive of those used as dwelling units permitted under a
state or local emergency proclamation under section 127A-14, Hawai'i Revised Statutes,
must be permitted initially for forty-two months, after which the property owner may
apply for an automatic permit extension for no more than eighteen additional months
from the date of the initial permit expiration.
108.2 Conformance. Temporary structures and uses shall comply with the requirements of the Maui County
Fire Code, as amended, and title 19 . The applicant and property owner are responsible to ensure the temporary structure
is erected and constructed in a safe manner and does not pose a life safety or fire
safety hazard. In the event of severe weather, the temporary structure shall be removed.
108.3 Permit required. Temporary structures shall obtain a permit unless exempted by this code. The erection
and removal dates shall be provided.
108.4 Construction documents. A permit application and construction documents shall be submitted for each installation
of a temporary structure. The construction documents shall include a site plan indicating
the location of the temporary structure and other information required by reviewing
agencies.
108.5 Termination of approval. The building official is authorized to terminate such permit for a temporary structure
or use and to order the temporary structure or use to be discontinued.
( Ord. No. 5685 , § 1, 2024; Ord. No. 5507 , § 2, 2023)
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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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