HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0281.019 2020-2022REBECCA VILLEGAS
Council Member
District 7, Central Kona
Phone: (808) 323-4267
Fax: (808) 329-4786
Email:Rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
West Hawai `i Civic Center, Bldg. A E .
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. r: -
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
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DATE: July 30, 2021 • • M r
TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: ebecca Villegas, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments 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 513 (Residential Building Code) and 5C (Existing
Building Code);
2) Amending Chapter 5 (Construction Administration 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 5F-1-6.
(Re: Application for model plan pre -approval)
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; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken. If this proposal is adopted, draft language that would
incorporate this change into Bill No. 44 is attached.
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Hawai `i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer
In SECTION 11 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5-4-21, on page 63 of the bill, Subsection
(c), (Application for model plan pre -approval), would be amended as follows:
"(c) Application for model plan pre -approval.
(1) To apply for pre -approval of a model plan, three sets of complete working
drawings and specifications that bear the wet seal and signature of a person who is
licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or professional structural engineer
shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
(2) Fae4ofy built homes shall inelude a fnaiffifaeturer's seal as requiffed by Appendixc
(3)] A plan review fee for pre -approved model plans shall be assessed per model home
design in accordance with section 5-7-2."
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ATTACHMENT
Incorporates the provisions of this floor amendment into
the affected provisions of Bill No. 44.
In SECTION 11 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5-4-21, on page 63 of the bill, Subsection
(c), (Application for model plan pre -approval), would be amended to read as follows:
"(c) Application for model plan pre -approval.
(1) To apply for pre -approval of a model plan, three sets of complete working
drawings and specifications that bear the wet seal and signature of a person who is
licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or professional structural engineer
shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
(2) [Faeter-y built homes shall inelude a tnanufaetufer-'s seal as required by Appendixc
L of ter- 5A, the building eede.
(3)] A plan review fee for pre -approved model plans shall be assessed per model home
design in accordance with section 5-7-2."
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