MCC §20.08.210
Cut or fill slopes: distance from property line
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This rule sets how far a cut or fill slope must be from the property line, based on the slope's height. The director can waive the distance if a retaining wall is approved or an engineer's report shows it's safe.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Cut or fill slopes—Distance from property line
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.
The horizontal distance from the top or bottom of a cut or fill slope to the adjoining
property line shall be as follows:
Height of Cut or Fill
Distance from
Property Line
(in feet)
0 feet to 2 feet
1
More than 2 feet to 4 feet
2
More than 4 feet to 6 feet
3
More than 6 feet to 10 feet
4
More than 10 feet to 15 feet
5
More than 15 feet
8
B.
These requirements may be waived by the director when cuts or fills are supported
by retaining walls, approved by the land use and codes administration, or when the
permittee submits an engineer's report stating that the soil conditions will permit
a lesser horizontal distance without causing damage or danger to the adjoining property.
(Ord. 2684 § 19, 1998: Ord. 816 § 1 (part), 1975: prior code § 24-3.1(d))
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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