REP PWPC 010 01/21/1997 1996-1998

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. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS DATE: January 21, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 75 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:00 a.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 75 and attached Bill No. 25, reports as follows: The purpose of Bill No. 25 is to amend Chapter 5 of the Hawaii County Code by amending various sections pertaining to Hawaii County's Model Energy Code. Communication No. 75 is a memorandum dated December 30, 1996, from Raymond Carr, Economic Development Specialist of the Department of Research and Development, which transmits Bill No. 25 relating to the Building Code and an accompanying memo to Council Member John Ray. The memo to Council Member Ray, which is dated October 10, 1996, when he was Chair of the Committee on Human Services and Public Works, explains the amendments contained in the Bill. In his submittals, Mr. Can states that the proposed amendments are intended to facilitate code adherence, clarify code provisions and correct editorial errors in the text of the code. Committee members questioned using the date of November 23, 1994, in Section 10 of the Bill. Any shell or speculative buildings or warehouse conversions permitted after this date would have to conform with the Energy Code requirements relating to building envelopes. Such a requirement would mean that buildings constructed after November 24, 1994 to the effective date of the Bill would have to comply. Mr. Carr explained that it was a date recommended by the Building Division when drafting the bill, but agreed that the date was problematic. Mr. Carr agreed to meet with the Building Division to consider replacing the November 24, 1994 date. A change in date would be transmitted in the form of a Draft 2 to Bill 25.