HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0281.020 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
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DATE: July 30, 2021"
TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair«
and Members of the Hawaii County Council` W
FROM: A&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 5B (Residential Building Code) and 5C (Existing
Building Code);
2) Amending Chapter 5 (Construction Administration Code): Sections 5-1-2,
5-1-39 5-1-59 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: Inspections of factory -built housing)
Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 44. These proposed amendments are
illustrated in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 44; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken and new material is underscored. If these proposals are
adopted, draft language that would incorporate these changes into Bill No. 44 is attached.
In SECTION 1 of Bill 44 that adds a new Section 513-3-22 (Appendix U; Factory -built Housing),
the paragraph relating to U101.7 (Inspections), on page 46 of the bill, would be amended as
follows:
"U101.7 Inspections.
(a) Each and every factory -built housing manufactured outside of this County shall be
inspected by a governmental or inspectional agency approved by the building official in
conformance with the quality assurance standards approved by the building official and
in compliance with County of Hawai'i codes and regulations. The manufacturer of the
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factory -built housing shall cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for
inspection purposes in the factory by government or inspectional agency and at the site
by the building official to ensure compliance with article 8 of the construction
administrative code.
(b) All manufacturing work, including building, electrical, and plumbing, within this
County shall be inspected in the factory and at the site by the building official to ensure
compliance with the requirements of the construction code. It shall be the duty of the
permit holder or their agent, to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for
inspection purposes both in the factory and at the site. All inspections of factory -built
housing shall comply with sections 5-8-1, 5-8-2, 5-8-3, 5-8-4, 5-8-5, 5-8-6, and 5-8-7.
(c) Special inspections listed under chapter 17 of the International Building Code are
required in addition to the inspections specified in sections 5-8-1, 5-8-2, 5-8-3, 5-8-4, 5-
8-5, and 5-8-7 for factory -built housing manufactured both outside and within this
county."
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ATTACHMENT
Incorporates the provisions of this floor amendment into
the affected provisions of Bill No. 44.
In SECTION 1 of Bill 44 that adds a new Section 5B-3-22, the provisions relating to U101.7, on
page 46 of the bill, would be amended to read as follows:
"U101.7 Inspections.
(a) Each and every factory -built housing manufactured outside of this County shall be
inspected by governmental or inspectional agency approved by the building official in
conformance with the quality assurance standards approved by the building official and
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in compliance with Conty of Hawaii codes and regulations. The manufacturer of the
factory -built housing shall cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for
inspection purposes in the factory by a government or inspectional agency and at the site
by the building official to ensure compliance with article 8 of the construction
administrative code.
(b) All manufacturing work, including building, electrical, and plumbing, within this
County shall be inspected in the factory and at the site by the building official to ensure
compliance with the requirements of the construction code. It shall be the duty of the
permit holder or their agent, to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for
inspection purposes both in the factory and at the site. All inspections of factory -built
housing shall comply with sections 5-8-1, 5-8-2, 5-8-3, 5-8-4, 5-8-5, 5-8-6, and 5-8-7.
(c) Special inspections listed under chapter 17 of the International Building Code are
required in addition to the inspections specified in sections 5-8-1, 5-8-2, 5-8-3, 5-8-4, 5-
8-5, and 5-8-7 for factory -built housing manufactured both outside and within this
Coun ."