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(24) Amending Sections 507.3.3 and 507.3.5. Sections 507.3.3 and 507.3.5 are amended by changing the first word from "Openings" to "Ducts." (25) Amending Section 510.1. Section 510.1 is amended by adding an exception note at the end thereof to read: "EXCEPTION: (1) Water heaters may be installed at floor level in carports having one hundred (100) percent opening on one side and fifty (50) percent net opening on another side or the equivalent of such openings on two or more sides, provided the adjacent ground level is at or below the flow level of the carport. (2) Fuel burning water heaters having sealed combustion chambers may be installed at floor level. (3) Electric water heaters in garages may be installed at floor level." (26) Amending Section 510.5. Section 510.5 is amended to read: "Due to seismic activity in Hawai'i County, all new water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion. Strapping shall be at points within the upper one -third (1/3) and lower one -third (1/3) of its vertical dimensions. At the lower point, a minimum distance of four (4) inches (102 mm) shall be maintained above the controls with the strapping. All strapping shall attach to a well- anchored structural wall." (27) Amending Section 511.0. Section 511.0 is amended by changing the first sentence to read: "Every water heater, clothes washer and clothes dryer installation should have a working space of not less than thirty (30) inches (762 mm) in front of such appliance for inspection, repair, or replacement." (28) Amending Section 511.2. Section 511.2 is amended by changing the first sentence to read: "Every attic, roof, mezzanine, or platform more than sixteen (16) feet (4.9 meters) above the ground floor level shall be accessible by a stairway or ladder permanently fastened to the building." 18