ROH §14-10.5

Building must match city plans and standards

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Before starting any construction, the project must follow the city's general plan, development plans, and certain public works standards. The city council can allow exceptions if following the standards would cause serious hardship, but only with owner agreements and recorded documents. Highway projects in improvement districts must include connecting roads and dead end streets shown on the plans.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Compliance with general plan and development plans

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter to the contrary, the actual construction of any improvement shall not be commenced, unless the improvement shall conform to, or shall not be inconsistent with, the general plan and development plans of the city, the Standard Details, department of public works, dated September 1984, and the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, department of public works, dated September 1986; provided that the council may, by resolution, waive or modify any of the standards and specifications specified in the standard details and standard specifications in cases where compliance with them would cause an undue hardship to property owners in an improvement district. The council may waive such standards and specifications only if: (1) The waiver of or modifications from the standards and specifications are listed in the resolution waiving or modifying them; (2) The property owners agree in writing to indemnify and hold harmless the city from any injuries or damages arising directly or indirectly from the waiver or modifications; and (3) The property owners agree in writing to pay all remedial costs if the waiver or modifications must be remedied in the future. The foregoing executed agreement shall be duly recorded at the bureau of conveyances and shall be binding on all owners and their transferees and assignees. For the purposes of this section, “undue hardship” shall include but not be limited to the situation where the construction of improvements in accordance with their applicable standards and specifications would necessitate the demolition of homes. (b) Any improvement district project involving the improvement of any highway shall include the improvement: (1) Of any portion of a highway shown on the development plans, which is situated within the proposed improvement district and which will connect two or more highways, existing or to be constructed under the proposed improvement district, situated within such improvement district; and (2) Of any dead end street shown on the development plans that is situated wholly within the proposed improvement district. )

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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