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ROH §16-2.4

When the city must issue a building relocation permit

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The building official must issue a relocation permit if the application, plans, fees, and required transportation permits are all in order. The permit can include conditions like a police escort, route, size limits, and repair of damage. Approved plans cannot be changed without permission.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Issuance of permit

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.

If the work described in the application for a permit and in the plans and specifications submitted therewith conform to the requirements of Chapter 18 and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and the cash or checks, or both, as required under § 16-2.3 have been filed or deposited, and the fee specified in § 16-2.12 has been paid, and the permit or permits as required under § 15-21.12 has or have been issued by the State director of transportation or the city director of transportation services, or both, the building official shall issue a relocation permit. In issuing the permit, the building official shall impose therein such terms and conditions as the building official may deem reasonable and proper, including but not limited to: (1) The designation of route to be followed as specified in the permit or permits issued pursuant to § 15-21.12 ; (2) The presence of a police officer during the entire period that such building or structure is in the process of being moved from its original site to the new site designated in the permit; (3) Height and width restrictions of the building or structure being relocated to provide adequate clearance from any and all obstructions that may be encountered on the route so designated; (4) The description of the site upon which the building or structure is to be moved; (5) The condition to which such building or structure must be restored while in storage; and (6) The repair of or payment for any damage done to any property owned by the city or others in the process of moving a building or structure, such terms and conditions to be written upon the permit or appended in writing thereto. The plans and specifications after approval by the building official shall not be changed, modified, or altered without authorization from the building official and all work shall be done in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The building official shall retain one set of such plans and specifications. )
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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