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Hawai`i County Council
County of Hawaii
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2405• Hilo,Hawai`i 96720
TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Matt Kdneali`i-Kleinfelder, Council Member
DATE: July 16, 2021
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 44, An Ordinance Amending the Hawaii
County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to the County
Construction Code, by:
1) Adopting New Chapters 5B (Residential Building Code)
and 5C (Existing Building Code);
2) Amending Chapter 5 (Construction Administrative Code): Sections 5-1-2, 5-
1-3, 5-1-5, 5-2-2, 5-2-3, 5-2-4, 5-4-21, 5-8-4, and 5-10-1;
3) Amending Chapter 5A(Building Code): Sections 5A-1-3, 5A-1-6, 5A-3-21,
5A-3-22, and 5A-3-27;
4) Amending Chapter 5D (Electrical Code): Sections 5D-1-3 and 5D-1-6;
5) Amending Chapter 5E (Energy Conservation Code): Section 5E-1-6; and
6) Amending Chapter 5F (Plumbing Code): Section 517-1-6.
Please see below a proposed amendment to Bill No. 44. This proposed amendment is illustrated
in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 44 (new material is underscored).
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44, Section 5B-1-7, on page 4 of the bill, would be amended by
adding a new subsection (e) as follows:
"Section 513-1-7. Compliance required.
(a) No person shall perform or cause to be performed any building work which does not
comply with the provisions of this code or any permit issued pursuant to this code.
(b) No person shall perform any work covered by this code in violation of the provisions of
chapters 444 or 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(c) Any approval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this code shall comply with
all applicable requirements of this code. 4c
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(d) The granting of a permit, variance, or approval of plans or specifications pursuant to this
code does not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law to which a
permit holder may also be subject.
(e) EXEMPTION: All single-family residential projects R-3) or buildings accessory
residence which meet the standards as prescribed in sections 5B-1-3 or 5B-1-5,
submitting building plans to the County,that have been reviewed and signed by
Hawaii licensed architect or structural engineer, shall not require additional structual
review by the County."
If this proposed amendment is adopted, Section 58-1-7 in Bill No. 44 would be replaced with the
following:
"Section 5B-1-7. Compliance required.
(a) No person shall perform or cause to be performed any building work which does not
comply with the provisions of this code or any permit issued pursuant to this code.
(b) No person shall perform any work covered by this code in violation of the provisions of
chapters 444 or 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(c) AU gpproval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this code shall comply
all applicable requirements of this code.
(d) The granting of a permit, variance, or approval of plans or specifications pursuant to this
code does not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law to which a
permit holder may also be subject.
(e) EXEMPTION: All single-family residential projects (R-3) or buildings accessory
residence which meet the standards as prescribed in sections 5B-1-3 or 5B-1-5,
submitting building plans to the County, that have been reviewed and signed by a
Hawaii licensed architect or structural engineer, shall not require additional structual
review by the County."
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a draft copy of Bill No. 44, in its entirety,that
would result if this proposed amendment is adopted is not attached.
Thank you.
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