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Section 5-4-8. Applications made prior to subsequent changes in applicable laws. <br /> An applicant for a permit who has filed an application with the authority having <br /> jurisdiction prior to the effective date of a subsequent change in applicable law shall be <br /> required to obtain the permit no later than one hundred eighty consecutive days after the <br /> effective date of such law. If the permit has not been obtained within one hundred eighty <br /> consecutive days after the effective date of the subsequent law, the application and plans <br /> shall comply with the requirements set forth in the subsequent law. Where the subsequent <br /> law specifies a time period for obtaining a permit other than the one hundred eighty-day <br /> period stated above, the time period specified in the subsequent law shall govern. <br /> Division 2. Pre-approval. <br /> Section 5-4-21. Model plans for residential dwellings; pre-approval. <br /> (a) Model plan pre-approval. <br /> Model plans for residential dwellings may be pre-approved by the authority having <br /> jurisdiction. The application process for a permit that is based on model plans for <br /> residential dwellings that have been pre-approved and filed with the authority having <br /> jurisdiction shall exclude the plan and specification review required in sections 5-4-1 <br /> and 5-4-2. This exemption shall not apply to reviews by other appropriate departments <br /> and divisions of the County and the State required pursuant to subsection 5-4-5. <br /> (b) Model home designs. <br /> (1) Eligible model home designs shall have no limitation on size. <br /> Exception: <br /> A maximum of a two-car carport/garage may be included. <br /> (2) Layouts of plans that are mirrored or reversed versions of previously approved <br /> plans, will be considered to be separate and an additional model home design <br /> subject to paragraph(1) of this subsection. <br /> (3) Any revisions to pre-approved plans will require resubmittal of the entire set of <br /> revised plans and documents for approval. A proposed revision to an already pre- <br /> approved plan will be considered to be a separate and an additional home design <br /> subject to paragraph(1) of this subsection. <br /> (c) Application for model plan pre-approval. <br /> (1) To apply for pre-approval of a model plan, three sets of complete working <br /> drawings and specifications that bear the wet seal and signature of a person who <br /> is licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or professional structural <br /> engineer shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction. <br /> (2) Factory-built homes shall include a manufacturer's seal as required by Appendix <br /> L of chapter 5A, the building code. <br /> 33 <br />