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4 p,'. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAI I <br /> •�rE OF•HA� <br /> • <br /> BILL NO. 50 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, "BUILDING,"AND CHAPTER 27, <br /> "FLOOD CONTROL," OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS <br /> AMENDED), TO COMPLY WITH NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM <br /> REGULATIONS. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. The purpose of this ordinance is to revise Chapters 5 and 27, to comply <br /> with current federal National Flood Insurance Program regulations found in the Code of Federal <br /> Regulations, Title 44, Parts 59 through 79, and to correct other inconsistencies found in Chapter <br /> 27. <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 5, article 2, division 2, section 5-19, of the Hawai`i County Code <br /> 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 5-19. Permit required. <br /> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, [Ne] no person, firm, or corporation shall <br /> erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, convert, or demolish any building or structure <br /> in the County, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building <br /> permit for each building or structure from the building official; provided that one permit <br /> may be obtained for a dwelling and its accessories, such as fence, retaining wall, pool, <br /> storage and garage structures. <br /> (b) Permits will be further required for, but not limited to, the following: <br /> (1) All Television/Radio Communication Towers, etc., not regulated by the Public Utility <br /> Commission. <br /> (2) Complete new installations of all solar water heating systems, or the complete <br /> replacement of existing system with all new components, or relocating of panels from <br /> roof to ground or vice versa, along with plumbing and electrical permits. <br /> (3) Construction or renovation of Handicap Accessible routes from parking lot to building <br /> or from building to building on a lot. <br /> (4) Water tanks or catchments intended for potable/household use,regardless of height or <br /> size. For additional requirements where water tank or catchment systems are used as <br /> means of fire protection, see Chapter 26 of the Hawai`i County Code. <br /> (5) Retaining walls four feet and higher. Stepped or terraced retaining walls 8'-0" of each <br /> other are considered to be one wall when determining wall height. <br /> [EXCEPTIONS: A permit is not required for: <br />