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"New construction" means the scope of a construction project currently permitted under chapter 5. [L� �Hs�e_}l Section 17-1-5. Permits. A permit from the [AHJJ fire department may be required for any area regulated by this article. Section 17-1- State fire code adopted. The most recent State Fire Code as adopted by the State Fire Council and codified in the Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 12 Chapter 45, is hereby adopted, incorporated herein by reference, and made a part hereof. Section 17-1- Administrative provisions. The fire chief may adopt rules pursuant to the Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 91, necessary for the pumoses of this article." SECTION 3. Chapter 17, article 1, division 2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is hereby repealed. SECTION 4. Chapter 17, article 1, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a division to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: "Division . Fire Code Administration. Section 17-1- Applicability. This division applies to: (1) New construction renovation installation, or alteration of any life safety or fire protection system, (2) Installation or removal of any permanent or temporary storage tank of hazardous materials or flammable fluids; (3) Modifications repairs or expansions of a building or structure affecting fire safety oregress-, (4) Changes in the use or occupancy classification of a building or structure; and (5) Any other work or activity elsewhere regulated under the Hawaii County Fire Code. Section 17-1- Fire safety plan review, required. (a) No type of work described in the preceding section may take place unless approved in accordance with this article and other applicable law. (b) A person required to obtain fire safety plan approval shall do so in form prescribed by the fire chief, which must include: