Maui County, HI Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Maui County Code § 19.38.060, MRTP use table
- Permitted districts
- Employment/Campus and Mixed-Use sub-districts only
- Prohibited districts
- Residential, Civic, and Open Space/Park sub-areas
- Boarding condition
- Indoor boarding must tie to an established clinic
- Enforcing agency
- Department of Planning, County of Maui
Summary
Maui County's zoning code allows veterinary clinics, including indoor boarding tied to an established clinic, as a permitted use only in the Employment/Campus and Mixed-Use sub-districts of the Maui Research & Technology Park. The same use table under Maui County Code § 19.38.060 marks the use "X," prohibited, in that district's Residential, Civic, and Open Space/Park sub-areas.
Employment/ Campus Mixed -Use Residential Civic Open Space/Park ... P P X X X Veterinary clinics, including indoor boarding facilities associated with an established veterinary clinic
Full Breakdown
060, treats veterinary clinics as an office/professional use rather than a purely commercial one, grouping it alongside knowledge industry offices, medical centers, and professional and administrative offices. The table marks "Veterinary clinics, including indoor boarding facilities associated with an established veterinary clinic" permitted ("P") in the Employment/Campus and Mixed-Use sub-districts, but prohibited ("X") in the Residential, Civic, and Open Space/Park sub-districts of that same master-planned area. That means indoor boarding is only allowed when it operates as part of an established veterinary clinic; a standalone boarding kennel with no attached clinic does not qualify for this use category.
38; other zoning districts across the county, such as the standard Business, Interim, or Agricultural districts, carry their own separate use tables in other chapters of Title 19 and are not addressed by this table. Because the use is listed as permitted rather than conditional in the districts where it is allowed, no board of variances and appeals hearing or conditional permit is required there, though a general zoning compliance permit and any state veterinary licensing still apply. The Department of Planning administers this title and reviews site plans for conformance with the use table before permitting occupancy of a veterinary clinic space in the district.
Violations & Fines
Operating a veterinary clinic or boarding facility in a Maui Research & Technology Park sub-district where the use table marks it prohibited is a Title 19 zoning violation. The planning director enforces it administratively under Maui County Code § 19.530.030 with a notice of violation and order, backed by a civil fine up to $1,000 plus up to $1,000 for each additional day the violation continues, or criminally under § 19.530.020 with a fine up to $1,000 and up to 48 hours imprisonment for a first offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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