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Honolulu, HI Code of Ordinances
THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3: ADDITIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 5: SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT, AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NON-CIVIL-SERVICE OFFICERS
TITLE II: TAXATION AND FINANCES
CHAPTER 6: FUNDS, FEES, AND LOAN PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7: RESERVED
CHAPTER 8: REAL PROPERTY TAX
CHAPTER 8A: TAXATION OF TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9: BOTANICAL GARDENS
CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 11: CHILD CARE
CHAPTER 12: ANIMALS AND FOWLS
CHAPTER 13: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE IV: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15A: REGULATIONS OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15B: PUBLIC TRANSIT
TITLE V: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES
CHAPTER 16: BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 16A: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B: BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 16C: BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 18: FEES AND PERMITS FOR BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SIDEWALK CODES
CHAPTER 18A: GRADING, SOIL EROSION, AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 19: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 20: FIRE CODE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TITLE VI: LAND USE
CHAPTER 21: LAND USE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 21A: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 23: STATE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 24: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER 25: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
CHAPTER 26: SHORELINE SETBACKS
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 29: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 30: WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 31: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 32: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
CHAPTER 33: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 33A: IMPACT FEES FOR TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN EWA
TITLE VII: BUSINESS
CHAPTER 34: REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 35: INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW JOBS
CHAPTER 36: COMMON CARRIERS
TITLE VIII: PROPERTY
CHAPTER 37: REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CHAPTER 38: LEASE AND RENTAL OF CITY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING FEES
CHAPTER 39: MAXIMUM ANNUAL RENEGOTIATED LEASE RENT
CHAPTER 40: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
TITLE IX: PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 41: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
CHAPTER 43: SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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APPENDIX 21-G: LIST OF FIGURES
   Figures are added for the benefit of the users of Chapter 21, and are an official part of the ordinance. They are included to illustrate specific provisions and to make those provisions easier to interpret.
Fig. No.
Subject
Fig. No.
Subject
21-2.1
Permit Application Processing Time
21-2.2
Zoning Adjustment: Grade Irregularities
 
 
21-3.1
Height Setbacks (P-2, Agricultural and Country Districts)
21-3.2
Heights on Sloping Lots (Country District)
21-3.3
A-2, A-3, AMX-2, AMX-3, B-2, BMX-3 and IMX District Height Setback
21-3.4
Resort District Height Setback
21-3.5
Transitional Heights (Business, BMX, IMX and all Industrial Districts)
21-3.6
Front Yards (B-2, BMX-3, BMX-4, IMX and all Industrial Districts)
21-3.7
Street Setbacks (I-2 and I-3 Districts)
21-3.8
Front Yard (BMX-4 District)
21-3.9
65-Degree Angle Height Limit (BMX-4 District)
21-3.10
Height Measurement in Residential Districts
 
 
21-4.1
Flag Lot
21-4.2(A) and (B)
Retaining Walls
21-4.3
Height Measurement
21-4.4
Parking Lot Landscaping
 
 
21-5.1
Bed and Breakfast Homes and Transient Vacation Units Permitted Areas - Waikiki Special District Mauka of Kuhio Avenue
21-5.2
Bed and Breakfast Homes and Transient Vacation Units Permitted Areas - Close Proximity to the Ko Olina Resort
21-5.3
Bed and Breakfast Homes and Transient Vacation Units Permitted Areas - Close Proximity to the Turtle Bay Resort
 
 
21-6.1
Permitted Vehicle Overhangs
21-6.2
Permitted Vehicle Overhangs
 
 
21-7.1
Sign Area
 
 
21-9.1
Front Yard - Waikiki
21-9.2
Transitional Height Setback - Waikiki
 
Fig. No.
Subject
Fig. No.
Subject
21-9.3
Yards and Maximum Setbacks on All Streets in the BMX-3 Business Mixed-Use and B-2 Community Mixed-Use Districts and on Key Streets in the IMX-1 Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use and I-2 Intensive Industrial Districts
21-9.4
Yards and Maximum Setbacks on Key Streets, Apartment and Apartment Mixed-Use Districts
21-9.5
Building Facade Placement on Corner Lots Fronting Two Key Streets
21-9.6
Building Facade Placement on Lots 100 feet or Less
21-9.7
Building Facade Placements on Lots Greater than 100 feet
21-9.8
Building Facade and Parking Placement on Lots Fronting Two Key Streets
21-9.9
Building Facade and Parking Placement on Lots Fronting Three Key Streets
21-9.10
Primary and Secondary Building Entrances
21-9.11
For Lots with Irregular Property Lines, Building Facades Parallel to Streets
21-9.12
Primary Entrances Should Face the Street
21-9.13
Building Transparency
21-9.14
Pedestrian Walkway Connectivity Across Zoning Lots
21-9.15
Pedestrian Walkways within a Zoning Lot
21-10.1
Arcade
21-10.2
Basement
21-10.3
Dwellings (Types)
21-10.4
Floor Area
21-10.5
Open Space, Public
21-10.6
Yard, Front
 
(1990 Code, Ch. 21, Appendix 21-G)