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Kauai Real Estate - Land Information!

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What can you build on Kauai?

There are many different agencies involved on Kauai when determining what can be built. The Water Dept. needs to be consulted to make sure there is adequate water & water pressure, if the pressure is low in your area, you will be required to sign an elevation agreement or you may be denied water service. The Planning Department has to be involved to see if any portion of the property is zoned Conservation or Open. The Health Department needs to be involved to guide you on wastewater issues.

Also, if the land has been divided via a "CPR" Condominium Property Regime, the "CC&R's", Conditions, Covenants, & Restrictions, may specifically call out limitations on density. So, when reading the following, please keep in mind that NOTHING can be assumed in rural Hawaii & you need the help of an experienced professional. Having said this...

Note: These are very general terms and they are influenced by the Planning Dept. on a case by case basis.
"CPR'ing" a property into smaller portions can take from 3-6 months.

For those Properties Zoned Agricultural, the following applies:

Note: Properties zoned "Open" are restricted to 10% of lot coverage.

LAND SIZE

HOMES ALLOWED

under 4 acres

1 Home & 1 Guest house (may be upgraded to an ADU)

4 to 6.9 acres

2 Homes & 1 Guest House (Guest can not be upgraded to an ADU)

7 to 9.9 acres

3 Homes & 1 Guest House

10 to 12.9 acres

4 Homes & 1 Guest House

13 to MAX

5 Homes & 1 Guest House

note: a guest house is 500 square feet maximum & has NO kitchen.

Landlord/Tenant code states that only 9 unrelated people can live in a property.

Be sure to confirm water & electric are in. If not, ensure bonded monies are available to put them in!
Pull house permits during escrow to ensure what you want to build is permissible.
Only FIVE bedrooms per Septic system. Bedrooms have closets.
Only FIVE unrelated people can live together per residence (so as not to compete with Hotels!).

In Residentially zoned areas "R-2 through R-20", the rule of thumb is 2- 20 housing units per acre. Waimea is the exception because there are sewer lines.

The Health Department specifies:

20,000 sq ft lots & under over 20,000 sq ft lots, 5 bedrooms per septic system. Evaluated on a case by case basis.	1 septic - 5 bedrooms note: could be 2 homes (a 3bed /2bath & a 2bed /2bath)
30,000 sq ft lots	3 septics - 15 bedrooms & many bathrooms
10,000 additional sq feet brings another septic & 5 bedrooms. note: The number of bathrooms is NOT restricted.

Note: Subdividing existing lots can increase the amount of homes allowed.

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