MCC §19.02A.030
Allowed uses of land and buildings in six Maui districts
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section lists what you can build or use land for in Wailuku, Makawao, Lahaina, Hana, Lāna‘i, and Molokai. It covers homes, duplexes, public buildings, parks, farms, and short-term rentals, each with size and setback rules. Special permits may be needed for some uses.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Permitted property 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.
No land or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or structurally
altered or maintained within the districts of Wailuku, Makawao, Lahaina, Hana, Lāna‘i,
and Molokai except for one or more of the following uses, subject to the referenced
development standards:
1.
One single-family dwelling per 6,000 square feet of land:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Minimum lot area
6,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
60 feet
Maximum height
30 feet
Minimum yard setback
(Up to and including 15 feet in height):
Front 15 feet
Side 6 feet
Rear 6 feet
(More than 15 feet in height):
Front 15 feet
Side 10 feet
Rear 10 feet
There may be the usual necessary accessory buildings and accessory dwellings, as defined
in section 19.04.040 of this title, in connection with any such dwelling.
2.
Duplex dwellings:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Minimum lot area
12,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
60 feet
Maximum building height
30 feet
Minimum yard setback
(Up to and including 15 feet in height):
Front 15 feet
Side 6 feet
Rear 6 feet
(More than 15 feet in height):
Front 15 feet
Side 10 feet
Rear 10 feet
3.
Hospitals and/or sanitariums, and/or convalescent homes, day care facilities, museums,
churches, libraries, kindergartens, elementary schools, intermediate schools, high
schools, universities, publicly owned buildings, public utility uses, and tower structures
in support of a utility:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Minimum lot area
20,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
100 feet
Maximum building height
30 feet
Maximum tower height
50 feet
Minimum yard setback
Front 20 feet
Side 20 feet
Rear 20 feet
Tower structures in support of a utility shall be set back from the property line
at a distance at least equal to the overall height of the tower
4.
The construction of new, or the expansion of existing parks, playgrounds, community
centers, or public/quasi-public facilities, owned or operated by private or governmental
agencies, and tower structures in support of a utility; provided that the utility
services the new or expanded park, playground, community center or public/quasi-public
facility:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Minimum lot area
No minimum
Minimum lot width
No minimum
Maximum building/tower height
50 feet on the islands of Maui and Lāna‘i. On the island of Molokai, building height
shall be limited to 35 feet, and tower height shall be limited to 50 feet.
Minimum yard setback
Front 15 feet
Side 10 feet
Rear 15 feet
Tower structures in support of a utility shall be set back from the property line
at a distance at least equal to the overall height of the tower
5.
Agricultural uses:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Use
Lot Size
Special Use
Permit Required
Agriculture, excluding the raising and/or keeping of bees and pigs
Less than one acre
No
One acre or more
No
Agriculture, including the raising and/or keeping of bees and pigs
Less than one acre
Yes
One acre or more
Yes
Commercial agriculture, excluding the raising and/or keeping of bees and pigs
Less than one acre
Yes
One acre or more
No
Commercial agriculture, including the raising and/or keeping of bees and pigs
Less than one acre
Yes
One acre or more
Yes
For purposes of this section, special use permits shall be processed pursuant to chapter 19.510 of this title, and assessed a permit fee as established in the annual budget of the
County.
6.
Bed and breakfast homes subject to chapter 19.64 of this title.
7.
Short-term rental homes, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.65 of this title.
( Ord. No. 4936 , § 3, 2018; Ord. No. 3941, § 2, 2012; Ord. No. 3661, § 2, 2009)
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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