Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 17. Shelters

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Chapter 17:Shelters 17.4 Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas Section 423, Design Criteria for Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas (EHPA), follows the criteria developed under Act 5, Disaster Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005, this criteria is applicable to new buildings utilized as shelters and those health-care facilities that should be capable of self-sheltering. Section Ui03 State-and Countv,owned oubitc hi oh ocauyancy buildings -design Vriteria# r enhanced hurricane rv%ction areas. Chapter 4 is amended by adding Section 423 to read as follows: SECTION 423 State-a rid County-Owned public high occupj2cX buildinas -design criteria,for on han cog hurricane urotectlon.area s 423.1 Intent. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum life safety des+-an criteria for enhanced hurrican a protection areas;n high occupartcy Mate- and county-awned buildinm occupied during hurricanes of up to Saffllr Simpson}Category 3. 423.2 Scope. This section shall ayoiy to state; and county-owned buildings which are of Occupancy Cat"m III and IV defined by Tabte 1 QU,5 and g Lhe fQiIgBjng s ealic occupancies: 1. Enclosed and parbally enclosed structures whose 13dmary occu anc is public assembly with an occupant load greatgr than 3Da. 2. HeaRh care facilities with an orckpant load of 50 or more resident patients, but not having surgery or emergency treatment facilities. 3.Any other state- and couO -owned enciosed or partially enclosed bulldin with an occupant load greater than 5,000 4. Hosaitals_and-other heatth_ Ca re facilities having surgery or.emerge rwcy treatment facilities. Exception. Facilities located within flood zone V and tto a A than are designated by the owner to be evacuated during hurricane waminas deaiared by_the National Weather Service, shall not b$su4ject to these requirements. 423.3 Site ctiteTia. 17-19 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan