ROH §22-5.3
When the city can change subdivision rules
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city can bend the subdivision rules if following them exactly is impractical due to land conditions, high costs, or other city rules. Before changing anything, the director must ask two city officials for their advice.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Modification
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) Whenever the strict application of the requirements of this article would be impractical because of the nature of the surface, subsurface, or topographical conditions of the property to be subdivided, or because of the high cost of installing the utility lines and related facilities underground in accordance with the requirements of this article as compared to the cost involved in making similar type of installation in other subdivisions of similar nature and of equivalent size in the city, or because of any requirement under Articles 14-8 through 14-15, which prevents the strict application of the requirement of this article to an improvement district project, the director may make such modification thereof as in the director’s opinion is reasonably necessary in the interest of the public and not contrary to the intent and purposes of this article.
(b) Before making any such modification, the director shall refer the request for any such modification to the chief engineer and the director of transportation services for their recommendations.
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