MCC §20.08.060
Grading permit submittal requirements
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section lists the plans and reports you must include with a grading permit application. It covers plot and grading plans, erosion control, drainage, soil, and slope hazard reports. It also says who is responsible for following the approved plans.
contractorsdevelopershomeowners
The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Grading permit submittal requirements
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.
Each application for a grading permit shall also be accompanied by plans and specifications,
including:
A.
A plot plan and grading plan showing the location of the grading limits, property
lines, best management practices to prevent erosion and sedimentation to the maximum
extent practicable, neighboring public ways, sufficient dimensions and other data,
for example photographs, to show the location of all work; details and location of
existing and proposed land drainage patterns, drainage structures, drainage pipes,
and retaining walls; and any other information as may be required by the director
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
B.
Erosion control plan, and drainage plan and report. In the event the graded area is
more than one acre or in the event a proposed cut or fill is greater than fifteen
feet in height, an erosion control plan and a drainage plan and report shall be submitted
with the plot plan. The erosion control plan and the drainage plan and report shall
be prepared by an engineer.
1.
Erosion control plan. The erosion control plan shall employ best management practices
to the maximum extent practicable to prevent or reduce pollutants from water bodies,
including sediment and other contaminants, in discharges from a construction site.
The erosion control plan shall include drawings with notes and details on the BMPs
to be implemented for the project, pursuant to section 20.08.035 , minimum BMPs. The erosion control plan shall address the following to the extent
applicable:
a.
Stabilization of denuded areas;
b.
Protection/stabilization of soil stockpiles;
c.
Permanent soil stabilization;
d.
Establishment and maintenance of permanent vegetation;
e.
Protection of adjacent properties and water bodies;
f.
Sediment trapping measures;
g.
Sediment basins;
h.
Cut and fill slopes (terracing);
i.
Stormwater management;
j.
Sequence of construction operations, including phased and successive development projects;
k.
Stabilization of waterways and outlets;
l.
Storm sewer inlet protection;
m.
Control of access and vehicular movement;
n.
Vehicular control on residential lots during construction;
o.
Working in or crossing watercourses;
p.
Underground utility construction;
q.
Timely installation of permanent erosion and sediment control;
r.
Maintenance of erosion control facilities;
s.
Protection of existing vegetation; and
t.
Dust control.
2.
Drainage plan and report. The drainage plan and report shall provide hydrologic and
hydraulic calculations and information in accordance with title 15 , "rules for the design of storm drainage facilities in the County of Maui," and revisions
thereof, and other standards approved by the department of public works. The potential
effects of the water runoff from the entire area covered by the permit on lower lying
housing, businesses and other developments, and on water bodies, shall be included
in the drainage plan and report.
C.
Engineer's soils report. In the event a proposed cut or fill is greater than fifteen
feet in height, or in the event any fill is in the water, including wetlands and streams,
or in the event the fill material will be a highly plastic clay, the applicant shall
submit an engineer's soils report, to include data regarding the nature, distribution,
and engineering characteristics of existing soils, the subsurface conditions at the
site or the presence of ground water when detected, and recommending the limits for
the proposed grading, the fill material to be used and the manner of placing it, including
the height and slopes of cut and fill sections. Terminology for describing soils in
the engineer's soils report, insofar as practical, shall be based on the soil survey
of islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, State of Hawaii, or its revisions,
issued by the soil conservation service in connection with the university of Hawaii
agriculture experiment station.
D.
Engineering slope hazard report. If the proposed construction includes grading affecting
an existing slope with a height greater than fifteen feet and with a grade steeper
than 35 percent (10H:3.5V) where such grading is located above and may adversely impact
residential or other developed areas as determined by the director, the applicant
shall submit an engineering slope hazard report. The report shall, at a minimum, include
an evaluation of hazards posed by potential surface and subsurface ground movement
to the proposed development, and an evaluation of the hazard posed to adjacent properties
or existing buildings by the proposed construction. The engineering slope hazard report
and construction plans shall include mitigative measures to minimize the hazards posed
by potential surface and subsurface ground movement and the threat that the development
poses to properties adjacent to the proposed construction. The engineering slope hazard
report shall also include a plan for re-vegetation of all disturbed and exposed slopes.
The director may require additional mitigative measures as conditions of the permit.
E.
Responsibility. The permittee and the property owner shall be responsible for construction,
installation, and maintenance of structural and nonstructural BMPs at construction
sites in accordance with the approved erosion control and drainage plans. The adequacy
of BMPs employed, the implementation of corrective action, if needed, and the cost
thereof, shall be the responsibility of the permittee and the property owner.
(Ord. No. 3895, § 3, 2011; Ord. 2684 § 8, 1998: Ord. 816 § 1 (part), 1975: prior code
§ 24-2.2(b))
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.
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.