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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII 06 122 BILL NO. 313 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 5, DIVISION 2, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Purpose. The County council finds that residents with unpermitted construction work within the County of Hawaii may want to legalize their buildings. Consequently, this bill would create an amnesty period, beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, during which time, owners of unpermitted buildings may bring their structures into compliance with the County electrical code without penalty. During this amnesty period, owners of unpermitted buildings completed prior to January 1, 2006, may apply for a permit to bring their buildings in compliance with chapter 9, the County electrical code. Owners who secure a permit, pursuant to this amnesty program, who otherwise comply with all provisions of the County electrical code, will be exempt from all civil and criminal penalties pursuant to sections 9 -6 and 9 -41 that might otherwise be imposed for constructing a structure without an electrical permit. SECTION 2. Chapter 9, article 5, division 2, Hawaii County Code 1983, (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a new section 9.41.1 to read as follows: "Section 9 -41.1. Amnesty Period. (a) For the period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, persons may apply for electrical permits for residential building or farm structures completed before January 1, 2006 without proper electrical permits. These special circumstance permits shall be called "amnesty permits." Only persons eligible to obtain apermit, pursuant to section 9 -35, may apply for an amnesty permit. (b) Amnesty permit holders will be exempt from all civil and criminal penalties pursuant to sections 9 -6 and 9 -41, that might otherwise be imposed for constructing a structure without an electrical permit, if they otherwise comply will all applicable provisions of the County electrical code, as well as the following listed conditions: (1) An application for an electrical permit, that satisfies the requirements of the County electrical code, shall be submitted within the amnesty period; and