12-16-2006, 05:57 AM
If a person occupies a 7500 square foot lot they can build an ohana dwelling; per the zoning code:
""Ohana dwelling" means a second dwelling unit permitted to be built as a separate or an attached unit on a building site, but does not include a guest house or a farm dwelling." (section 25-1-5 p80)
"Ohana dwellings shall be permitted on a building site within the RS, RA, FA and A districts; (section 25-6-30)"
So right now that includes most of the zones that people live in including rather small ones. An ohana in an Ag zone (nearly everywhere in Puna) is also supposed to meet agricultural requirements so as to qualify as a "farm dwelling."
There is also a "guest house" definition, maximum 500 square feet, used only for sleeping and without cooking facilities. A guest house can even be used for a bed and breakfast place. Can't have both an ohana and a guest house (section 25-6-36).
So the options are pretty open for a second dwelling if one wanted to get a permit.
Edited by - peteadams on 12/16/2006 10:22:37
""Ohana dwelling" means a second dwelling unit permitted to be built as a separate or an attached unit on a building site, but does not include a guest house or a farm dwelling." (section 25-1-5 p80)
"Ohana dwellings shall be permitted on a building site within the RS, RA, FA and A districts; (section 25-6-30)"
So right now that includes most of the zones that people live in including rather small ones. An ohana in an Ag zone (nearly everywhere in Puna) is also supposed to meet agricultural requirements so as to qualify as a "farm dwelling."
There is also a "guest house" definition, maximum 500 square feet, used only for sleeping and without cooking facilities. A guest house can even be used for a bed and breakfast place. Can't have both an ohana and a guest house (section 25-6-36).
So the options are pretty open for a second dwelling if one wanted to get a permit.
Edited by - peteadams on 12/16/2006 10:22:37