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~Mtv os M~`~'i <br /> 4 <br /> '~i <br /> Harry Kim ' • Bruce C. McClure <br /> Mayor Director <br /> Jiro A. Sumach <br /> ~IT1xYC~~? IIL ~i:IluFll((1 Deputy Director <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PC1Up_BLIC WORKS <br /> Aupuni Center <br /> 101 Pauahi Slree[, Suite 7 "Hilo, Hawai `i 96720-4224 <br /> (808) 961-8321 ~ Fax (808) 961-8630 <br /> December 15, 2006 <br /> ~ti <br /> ~y <br /> Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chairperson and o <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council C " ~ c-~ <br /> Hawaii County Council ~ o <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 ~ <br /> N <br /> RE: Amendments to Chapter 17, Plumbing Code <br /> Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance to amend Chapterl7 of the Hawaii County Code, regarding <br /> Plumbing Code. The Plumbing Code has been a part of the Building Industry in Hawaii <br /> County since May 22, 1947. During these past 58 years we have adopted various editions of the <br /> Uniform Plumbing Code. The last is the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code back in <br /> November 8, 1993. The Uniform Plumbing Code is an excellent code of minimum standard for <br /> construction, however, certain sections in the code do no apply to the local construction <br /> conditions/situations. For this reason, the County of Hawaii has adopted amendments to the <br /> Uniform Plumbing Code to address local conditions/situations. As new editions of Plumbing <br /> Codes were adopted the amendments were adopted with revisions. <br /> The County of Hawaii presented Revisions to the Plumbing Code amendments to community at <br /> two separate meetings. One was held at the Mayor's Office in Kona with the majority of the <br /> attendees being professional engineers and architects. The second was in Hilo, which was <br /> attended by the public and professional engineers and architects. <br /> Significant changes to the amendments to the Plumbing Code are: <br /> Format change throughout to model format used by the City and County of Honolulu. Each <br /> change in the UPC is now described and set out in a paragraph rather than a section. This <br /> change was made to improve the readability of the code. <br /> • Permits shall not be required in the case of any replacement work for the following: <br /> replacement or repair of garbage disposals, faucets and fixtures, to include sinks, water <br /> closets and heaters for non-commercial occupancies only. <br /> • Permits will be required when such repairs do involve or require the replacement or <br /> rearrangement of valves or pipes. <br /> Comm. No. <br /> <br /> / ~ A n a~\ Ref. To: ~ <br /> fix j County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. Dd1e SAN s <br /> ~nn__~_ <br /> <br />