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For residential (R -3 Occupancies) and accessory (U Occupancies) only, plans and specifications shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or structural engineer when any of the following applies: (1) Single story structure and more than 600 square feet of floor area for R -3 Occupancy. (2) Single story or two -story structure of mixed occupancies (R -3 and U Occupancies) with more than 1,200 square feet of total floor area. Item #1 criteria applies. (3) Structures of R -3 or U Occupancies that are three or more stories in height. (4) Flood Zone. (5) Structural members are concrete, masonry or steel. (d) All plans for retaining walls over 4 feet in height shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or engineer in the structural or civil branches, pursuant to chapter 464, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. (e) All plans for post and pier type construction with/without perimeter foundation walls of R -3 Occupancies shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or structural engineer. (f) All U Occupancies greater than 600 square feet shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or structural engineer. (g) All wood trusses of more than 24' -0" spans shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or structural engineer. All pre- engineered trusses and metal trusses shall be designed and stamped by a professional architect or structural engineer. (h) The building official may require plans, computations, and specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the State of Hawai`i to practice as such. This requirement may be imposed when prescriptive requirements of the building code are not being adhered to. Section 5 -26. Package homes. In lieu of compliance with those provisions of section 5 -25 pertaining to dwellings, model package homes (homes manufactured in a factory and ready to be assembled on the job site) may be pre- approved as follows by the Hawai`i County Department of Public Works - Building Division (DPW - Building Division). (1) Pre - approval shall be limited to three typical model home designs per manufacturer per year, with no revisions. Any revisions to the pre- approved plans will require submittal of the entire particular revised plans and documents for approval. Minimum square footage shall be 900 square feet and maximum square footage shall be 1,400 square feet living area (not including carport/garage). Maximum 2 -car carport/garage may be included. (2) Pre - approval is good for one (1) calendar year (January to December) for the calendar year in which approval is requested. All model pre- approved shall expire by December 31 of each calendar year. (3) When submitting for pre - approval, applicant shall submit six (6) sets of complete working drawings and specifications along with package home seal and authorizing signature. (4) There shall be a one time plan review fee based on the actual valuation of the dwelling to be paid by the package model home manufacturer who is submitting the plans for pre - approval. Fees will be charged per model submitted, per section 5 -36, table 1 -A, item E. All other occupancies shall be based on valuation and the schedule below. (5) When submitting for building permit under pre- approved plans, the owner /contractor shall: 9