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i <br /> t <br /> i <br /> REBECCA VILLEGASPhone: (808)323-4267 r <br /> Council Member Fax: (808) 329-4786 <br /> � <br /> �� i <br /> District 7, Central Kona Email:Rebeeca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov r <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> County of Hawai`i <br /> West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg.A <br /> 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br /> DATE: August 2, 2021 <br /> TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair <br /> and Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> FROM: ebecca Villegas, Council Member <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 44; An Ordinance Amending the Hawaii <br /> County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to the County <br /> Construction Code by: <br /> 1) Adopting New Chapters 5B (Residential Building Code) and 5C (Existing <br /> Building Code); <br /> 2) Amending Chapter 5 (Construction Administration Code): Sections 5-1-2, <br /> 5-1-3, 5-1-5, 5-2-2, 5-2-3, 5-2-4, 5-4-21, 5-8-4, and 5-10-1; <br /> 3) Amending Chapter 5A (Building Code): Sections 5A-I-3, 5A-1-6, 5A-3-21, <br /> 5A-3-22, and 5A-3-27; <br /> 4) Amending Chapter 5D (Electrical Code): Sections 5D-1-3, and 5D-1-6; <br /> 5) Amending Chapter 5E (Energy Conservation Code): Section 5E-1-6; and <br /> 6) Amending Chapter 5F (Plumbing Code): Section 517-1-6. <br /> (Re. Adoption of International Residential Code by reference) <br /> Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 44. These proposed amendments are <br /> illustrated in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 44; material to be <br /> deleted is bracketed and stricken and new material is underscored. If these proposals are <br /> adopted, draft language that would incorporate these changes into Bill No. 44 is attached. <br /> In SECTION 1 of Bill 44 that adds Section 5B-2-1, on page 5 of the bill, Subsection 5B-2-1(a), <br /> (Adopting the IRC by reference) would be amended as follows: <br /> "(a) The "International Residential Code for One-and Two-family Dwellings, 2018 <br /> Edition," as published in 2017 by the International Code Council, Incorporated, 500 <br /> New Jersey Avenue, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, is adopted by reference and <br /> made a part of this code, subject to any amendments set forth in this chapter. <br /> Hereinafter, the "International Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings, <br /> 2018 Edition," shall be referred to as the "International Residential Code." The <br /> Comm. No <br /> Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. To: P MAW <br /> Hawai`i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer <br /> Ref. Date Al <br />