MCC §19.500.050
Building permit applications and required plans
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗The county's building director checks each building permit application to make sure it follows the rules. No permit is issued unless the director approves the plans. Plans must be drawn to scale and show the lot, buildings, uses, and other details the director asks for.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Building permits
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.
A.
Upon receiving an application for a building permit required by the building code
of the County, the director of public works shall determine whether the application
conforms to the requirements of this title. No building permit shall be issued unless
the director of public works, or the director's authorized designee, certifies that
the proposed construction and use of the premises conform to all applicable provisions
of this title.
B.
All applications for permits to erect, construct, enlarge, extend, or structurally
alter any building or structure shall be accompanied by plans which are drawn to scale
and which are in such number as are requested by the director of public works.
These plans shall indicate:
1.
The actual shape and dimensions of the lot or tract of land on which the building
or structure is to be erected, constructed, enlarged, extended, or structurally altered;
2.
The exact size and location of existing and proposed buildings or structures and any
enlargement, extension, or structural alteration to be made thereto and any accessory
building or structure to be used in connection therewith;
3.
The current and proposed use of the lot, building or structure;
4.
If the building is to be used for purposes to which floor area ratios and parking
requirements apply, the number of occupants the existing and proposed building or
structure is designed to accommodate and the amount of floor area contained therein;
and
5.
Any other information requested by the director of public works in order for the director
to administer and enforce the provisions of this title and the building code of the
county.
(Ord. 2032 § 5 (part), 1991)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
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