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DPW/LRB <br /> CONSTRUCTION CODE - DRAFT 5/26/20 <br /> For review and comment <br /> AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTERS 5 (BUILDING CODE), 9 (ELECTRICAL <br /> CODE),AND 17 (PLUMBING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 <br /> EDITION,AS AMENDED); AND ADOPTING NEW CHAPTERS 5 (CONSTRUCTION <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE CODE), 5A (COMMERCIAL BUILDING CODE), 5D <br /> (ELECTRICAL CODE), 5E (ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE),AND 5F (PLUMBING <br /> CODE) RELATING TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS <br /> WITHIN A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• <br /> SECTION 1. Background <br /> The two tables below outline the organizational framework of the ordinance. The first <br /> table is a table of contents of the five chapters that will comprise the County's construction code, <br /> as recodified. The first column shows the new, recodified chapters, articles, and sections in <br /> consecutive numerical order. The second column shows the statutory sources from which the <br /> new chapters, articles, and sections were derived, specifically the original section numbers. <br /> The second table, the table of derivation, switches the approach of the first table. The first <br /> column shows the original chapters, articles, and sections in consecutive numerical order. The <br /> second column shows the new, recodified chapter, article, and section numbers. <br /> (Tables will be inserted later) <br /> SECTION 2. Chapters 5, 9, and 17 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as <br /> amended), are repealed. <br /> SECTION 3. The Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by <br /> adding a new chapter 5 that shall read as follows: <br /> "CHAPTER 5. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. <br /> Article 1. General Provisions. <br /> Section 5-1-1. Title. <br /> This chapter shall be known as the "construction administrative code." <br /> {5-1, 9-1, 17-1.) <br /> Section 5-1-2. Purpose. <br /> The administrative provisions for the building, electrical, and plumbing codes are presently <br /> contained in chapters 5, 9, and 17. This ordinance extracts them from these chapters and <br /> consolidates them into a single new chapter. This consolidation will enable the department of <br /> 1 <br />