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- N COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 25 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION) RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 5-2.2.1 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 5-2.2.1. Applicability of code. This Code sets forth design requirements for the efficient use of energy in new buildings and new construction in existing buildings as further defined in this Code. This Code applies to buildings or portions of buildings that provide facilities or shelter for human occupancy. Included are shell buildings, speculative buildings and warehouses or portions thereof that are converted to use as facilities or shelter for human occupancy. The requirements apply to building envelope; distribution of energy; and systems and equipment for ventilating, air conditioning, service water heating, lighting, and energy managing." SECTION 2. Section 5-2.2.2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 5-2.2.2. When code not applicable. This Code does not apply to: (a) Areas of buildings intended primarily for manufacturing or for commercial or industrial processing; (b) Buildings or separately enclosed identifiable areas having any combination of dedicated space heating, service water heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and lighting systems whose combined peak design rate of nonrenewable energy usage for these purposes is less than 1.0 watt/ft2 or 3.413 Btu/h-ft2 of gross floor area. Site generated wind, hydro or solar electric power are exempt; [and] (c) Buildings of fewer than one hundred square feet of gross floor area (d) Moved buildings and factory built structures." SECTION 3. Section 5-2.3.1 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is hereby amended by adding the following definitions to read as follows and to be placed in their appropriate order: "'Factory built structure' means any structure which is fabricated or assembled at a place other than the building site." "'Service establishment' means aretail-like facility including watch repair, real estate office auto and tire service facilities parts departments ,travel agencies, and similar facilities in which the customer obtains services rather than the direct selection of goods."