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MCC §19.02A.030

Allowed uses of land and buildings in six Maui districts

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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)
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