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DPW/LRB CONSTRUCTION CODE - DRAFT 5/26/20 For review and comment Division 2. Permits not required. Section 5-3-21. Permit exemptions. (a) Any person who is undertaking an action that is exempted from the requirement for a permit may be required to obtain a declaration from the authority having jurisdiction that the proposed action: (1) Is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit; (2) Complies with chapter 27, relating to flood control; and (3) Complies with chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to special management areas. {5-19.1(4) (b) Exemption from the permit requirements of the construction code shall not be deemed to authorize violation of other provisions of this code or other applicable laws. Section 5-3-22. Building work; exempt. (a) A permit shall not be required for any of the following building work,provided no electrical work or plumbing work is proposed: (1) Installation and/or construction of: (A) Awnings projecting up to four feet and attached to the exterior walls of buildings of Group R-3 or U Occupancy;provided that the awnings do not violate the provisions for"yards" in chapter 25 (zoning), Hawaii County Code or; {5-19 EXCEPTIONS(6).) (B) Cabinets or wall mounted shelving not affecting fire resistance or structural members of walls for R-3 Occupancy and individual units of R-1, R-2, and U Occupancies which are not regulated under cooking unit clearances of the construction code. Cooking unit clearances refers to clearances between cooking surfaces and combustible materials, including but not limited to cabinets or; {5-19 EXCEPTIONS(12).) (C) Detached decks or platforms greater than ten feet from structures or property lines, or both, and less than thirty inches in height above grade. Building cannot violate the provisions for"yards" in chapter 25 (zoning). Verify setback requirements with the planning department or; {5-19 EXCEPTIONS(19).) (D) Detached one-story accessory structures of U occupancy, used as a tool shed, storage shed, gazebo,playhouse, animal shed, or for a similar use,provided: (i) The structures are located on residential zoned land; (ii) The total floor area of the accessory structures does not exceed two hundred square feet and is not greater than fifteen feet above finish grade; and (iii) The building is not located less than ten feet from the property line or other structures; and does not violate the provisions for"yards" in chapter 25 (zoning). Structures shall be limited as defined per chapter 25 or; {5-19 EXCEPTIONS(18).) (E) Standard electroliers not over thirty-five feet in height above finish grade or; {5-19 EXCEPTIONS(7).) 14