HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0989.031 2018-2020Matt Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder
Council Member
District 5
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Public Works & Mass Transit Committee
Vice Chair
Agriculture, Water, Energy, and
Environmental Management Committee
Vice Chair
Phone No.: (808) 961-8263
matt. kanealii-kleinfelder@hawaiicounty.gov
Hawaii County Council
County of Hawai'i"
Hawaii County Building,
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2405 • Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chairperson
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM:so� Matt Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Council Member
DATE: July 28, 2020
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Subsection 5-3-1(b) of Bill No. 179, Draft 2;
An Ordinance Establishing a County Construction Code Relating to Building
Construction and Related Systems Within a Building Under Construction by
Amending the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), as
follows:
1) Adopting New Chapters 5 (Construction Administrative Code), 5A (Building
Code), 5D (Electrical Code), 5E (Energy Conservation Code), and 5F
(Plumbing Code);
2) Amending Chapter 2, Section 2-39; Chapter 3, Sections 3-14 and 3-15; and
Chapter 25, Sections 25-1-5, 25-4-10, and 25-4-60; and
3) Repealing Chapters 5 (Building Code), 9 (Electrical Code), and 17 (Plumbing
Code).
Please see below a proposed amendment to paragraph (4) of subsection 5-3-1(b) in Bill 179,
Draft 2. The proposed amendment relates to solar photovoltaic systems and is illustrated below
in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 179, Draft 2. Material to be deleted
is bracketed and stricken.
As amended, subsection 5-3-1(b) would read as follows:
"(b) A permit shall be required for, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Gas tanks and piping.
Installation, removal, alteration, repair, or replacement of all gas tanks and piping on
private property. Co97q. 51
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(2) Handicap accessible routes.
Construction or renovation of handicap accessible routes from parking lot to building
or from building to building on a lot.
(3) Retaining walls.
Erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, or
demolition of retaining walls four feet and higher. Stepped or terraced retaining walls
within eight feet of each other are considered to be one wall when determining wall
height.
(4) Solar photovoltaic systems.
Complete new installations of all solar photovoltaic residential and nonresidential
systems, or the replacement of an existing system with all new components, or
relocation of panels from roof to ground or vice versa.
the same leeatien and of the same type..]
(5) Solar water heating systems or components.
Complete new installations of all solar water heating systems, the complete
replacement of existing system with all new components, or relocation of panels from
roof to ground or vice versa.
(6) Television or radio communication towers.
Erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, relocate, convert, or demolish any television or
radio communication tower that is not regulated by the public utilities commission.
(7) Water tanks or catchments.
Installation, removal, alteration, repair, or replacement of water tanks or catchments
intended for -potable use, household use, or fire protection, regardless of height or
size. For additional requirements where water tank or catchment systems are used as
means of fire protection, see chapter 26, Hawaii County Code.
(8) Air conditioning systems. Installation, removal, alteration, repair, or conversion of
any heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system."
Due to the extensive length of Bill No. 179, Draft 2, and the limited scope of this proposed
amendment, a copy of the revised draft of this bill that would result if these proposed
amendments are adopted is not attached.
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