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‘ County of Hawaii Department of Public Works Building Division 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 107 Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: (808) 961-8331 (Hilo) (808) 323-4720 (Kona) RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PLAN REVIEW GUIDELINE Application Number: Owner:  Hawaii County Code Chapter 5 (HCC) ‘  2006 International Residential Code, (Chapters 1-10, 12-23, Appendix G & H) The numbered items on the following pages are associated with the above referenced codes, as adopted and amended by the County of Hawai‘i . This checklist is intended to provide basic, helpful information only, and shall not be construed as an all-inclusive list of code requirements. In order to aid with the transition from the 1991 Uniform Building Code to the 2006 International Residential Code, substantial code changes or differences between the 1991 UBC and the 2006 IRC codes are in contained within .. The State & County of Hawai‘i amendments to the codes may be found at www.Hawaii county.gov. The Energy Code and resources may be researched at the Hawai‘i County Code Section 5-84 and http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/iecc/index.htm. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans, specifications and computations shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of the County of Hawaii Building Code or any other ordinance of the County of Hawai‘i . Structural elements ‘ not conforming to this code shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice. The extent of such design need only demonstrate compliance of nonconventional elements with other applicable provisions and shall be compatible with the performance of the conventional framed system. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the codes and ordinances of the County of Hawai‘i shall not be valid. See HCC Chapter 5-19 for exceptions. Counter hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (Clerical staff do not accept applications Wednesday afternoons in Hilo or Thursday afternoons in Kona). Meetings may be scheduled by appointment with plans examiners from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to answer permit or code related questions. Additional information will be made available at the Online Public Portal at www.papaaukahi.Hawaii county.gov. The County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 107 74-5044 Ane Keohoklole Hwy ā Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i 96740 Tel: (808) 961-8331 Page 1 Tel: (808) 323-4720