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EXCEPTIONS: (1) If the demand load of the proposed installation is less than thirty kilovoltamperes, this requirement shall be applicable only if the administrative authority so directs. (2) For single family dwellings, plans and specifications shall not be required provided the installation meets all of the following criteria: (A) The installation shall not be located in a rain water or sea water flood zone; and (B) Service size disconnect does not exceed 200 amperes. {(C) For single phase installations, under 200 amps, plans and specifications shall not be required.] (b) All photovoltaic systems for residential and non residential installations shall require a building permit. Plans and specifications for building work shall bear the approval of an architect or structural engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i. Electrical design drawings and specifications shall bear the approval of an electrical engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i. [(b)](c)No person shall materially deviate from any [approved] reviewed plan or specifications or fail, neglect or refuse to comply herewith, unless permission to do so has first been obtained from the [departoient] electrical engineer on record. Revised drawings and or a letter approving such deviations shall be submitted to the administrative authority for review. SECTION 17. Chapter 9, article 5, division 1, section 9 -35 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: Section 9 -35. Persons to whom permit may be issued. A permit to do electrical work regulated by this chapter may be issued only to: (1) A contractor who is licensed under the provisions of chapter 444, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, and possesses a valid, unexpired, unrevoked license which qualifies the contractor to perform electrical or electrical specialty work. (2) A permit may also be issued to a homeowner for electrical work on a single - family dwelling which the owner will personally occupy and use exclusively for living purposes, provided the owner is a journeyman electrician, journeyman specialty electrician, supervising electrician, or supervising specialty electrician licensed under chapter 448E, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. Only one such permit may be issued to such homeowner unless the administrative authority finds the strict application would result in practical difficulty and hardship and that the granting of a second permit would not be contrary to the purpose of the Code. This does not preclude the homeowner from obtaining additional permits for the same building or accessory building on the same lot. (3) A supervising electrician or supervising specialty electrician: (A) Who is employed as a maintenance electrician by someone other than a contractor described above; [ ( R • - • . - • - . - - -- . - • . - • - :: . electrical installation;] 17