Development Standards for Single-Family Vacation Rentals permitted within Visitor Destination Areas and Holders of Nonconforming Use Certificates Development standards:

(1) Applicant shall designate a contact person or owner's representative who shall be available on a 24-hour, 7-days-per-week basis. Applicant shall provide the name and contact information to the Planning Department, the Kauai Visitors Bureau and the public.

(2) One outdoor sign no larger than the one square foot shall be posted in a visible place on a wall, fence, or post immediately inside or on the front boundary of the property where it is easy to see, for the purpose of providing the current Nonconforming Use Certificate number or the Registration Number and the 24/7 phone number. No other signs shall be allowed and there shall be no direct illumination of the required sign. The numbers on the sign shall be no smaller than two inches (2") in height.

1. Must provide name to Planning Department, Public and Kauai Visitor’s Bureau.
2. Sign to be placed on a wall, fence or post immediately inside the front boundary.
3. Query as to apartment buildings.
4. Sign no larger than one square foot.
5. Certificate/Registration No. and contact number to be on sign. Numbers on the sign no smaller than 2”. Letters could be smaller.

Provide “For Your Safety and Comfort of You and Your Neighbors” form.
At a minimum must have four areas covered:
a. suggested curfew
b. guidance with reference to character of the neighborhood
c. gatherings and noise and
d. what to do in case of emergency and natural disaster.

All advertising must include Registration or Certificate No.

A copy of the Nonconforming Use Certificate or the Registration Number for the current year shall be displayed in the back of the front door of the sleeping quarters.
A site plan and floor plan shall be filed with the application, and no interior lockouts shall be permitted.
Apartment buildings need to comply with requirements but, no site plans and floor plans required of them.
KAVA is a proud member of the following organizations:
Kauai Chamber of Commerce
Kauai Planning & Action Alliance, Inc.