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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0281.021 2020-2022 REBECCA VILLEAS Phone: (808)323-4267 Council Member ' Fax: (808)329-4786 District 7, Central Kona Email:Rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i West Hawai`i Civic Center Bldg.A 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 DATE: August 2, 2021 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 517-1-6. (Re: Definition of"building.") 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. 1. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 513-1-6 (Definitions), on page 3 of the bill, the definition of`Building"would be amended as follows: ""Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. [The term shall inelude btA not be limited to, > of vehiele which is pafked and stationaty fef any 24 hotff pefied, and is used faf business of living ptffpeses; pfevided, however, that the tefffi shall not illehide a push eai4 of push wagaii whieh is readily movable afid whieh does not exeeed 25 square Comm. No K}t•11 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. To:. R(OAU i{ Hawai°i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Ref. hate AUCs — M selling any eammereial pfoduet 9 nn „1.1; oate st.- etn 1 l To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of"building" as used in chapters: 5A,the building code; SB, the residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 517, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 2. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44 that amends Paragraph 513-2-1(d)(4), (Section 8202, "Definitions" of the IRC), on page 7 of the bill, the definition of"Building"would be amended as follows: "BUILDING. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or [The tefm shall inelude but not be limited to any stfuetiife mounted on whe 3 wagon, ) and is used for-business or-living pufpeses; pfevided, howevef, that the term shall not inelude a push eaft or-push wagon whieh is feadily movable and whieh does net exeeed 25 squaf-e feet in afea, nof shall the tefffi inelude a trailef of vehiele, used exelusively for-the pufpese 0 on publicor-private stfeets.] To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires,the definitions of"building" as used in the following chapters of the Hawaii County Code: 5A,the building code; 513, the residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 5F,the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 3. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5C-1-6 (Definitions), on page 50 of the bill,the definition of"Building"would be amended as follows: ""Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. [The tefra shall include but not be litnited to, any stfuettffe mounted on wh wagon, of vehiele whieh is parked and stationary f6r-any 24 hatif ) and is tised f6f business of living 5 ) ) that the tefm shall not inelud-e a push eaft of push wagon which is readily movable and w-hieh does not exeeed 25 squafe feet in afea,nef shall the tefm inelude a trailer of vehiele, used exelusively f-of the purpose of on public of private st, atm ]I To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of"building" as used in chapters: 5A, the building code; 513, the residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E,the energy conservation code; and 517,the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 2 3 4. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44 that amends Paragraph 5C-2-1(d)(4), (GENERAL DEFINITIONS), on page 53 of the bill,the definition of`Building"would be amended as follows: "BUILDING. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. [The term shall include but not be limited to, such as a a is used f6f business er-living pwTeses; provided, however-,that the tefffl shall not include piish eaft or-push wagen whieh is feadily movable and which does net exeeed 25 sqiiafe fe selling any eatnffiefeial pfeduet 4 � f 5. In SECTION 5 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5-1-5 on page 61 of the bill, the definition of`Building"would be amended as follows: ""Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. [The tefffi shall ineltide bt4 not be limited to, 3 and is used for business or living 7 feet in afea, nof shall ffie tefffi inelude a tfailef or-vehiele, used exclusively faf the PtHTOse a3 a push eaA of push wagon whieh is feadily mevable and whieh does not exeeed 25 square i en 3 „b,l e of pfivate s roofs.] i i To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires,the definitions of"building" as used in chapters: 5A, the building code; 5B,the residential building code; 5C,the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 5F, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." i 3 ATTACHMENT Incorporates the provisions of this floor amendment into the affected provisions of Bill No. 44. 1. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 513-1-6 (Definitions), on page 3 of the bill, the new definition of`Building"would be amended to read as follows: "`Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering an. use or occupancy. To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of "building" as used in chapters: 5A, the building code; 5B,the residential building code; 5C, the existing- building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 5F, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 2. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44 that amends Paragraph 513-2-1(d)(4), (Section R202, "Definitions" of the IRC), on page 7 of the bill, the definition of`Building" would be amended to read as follows: "BUILDING. [ , ` , applieable iii Chaptef 11, see eetior ,. 110 ] Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of"building" as used in the following chapters of the Ilawai`i County Code: 5A,the building code; 5B, the residential building code; 5C,the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code, and 5F, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 3. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5C-1-6 (Definitions), on page 50 of the bill,the definition of`Building"would be amended to read as follows: ""Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires,the definitions of "building" as used in chapters: 5A,the building code; 513, the residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code, and 5F, the plumbing; code; are incorporated by reference herein." 4. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44 that amends Paragraph 5C-2-1(d)(4), (GENERAL DEFINITIONS), on page 53 of the bill, the definition of"Building"would be amended to read as follows: "BUILDING. Any structure [tom] used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy." 4 5. In SECTION 5 of Bill No. 44 that amends Section 5-1-5 on page 61 of the bili, the definition of"Building"would be amended to read as follows: `"`Building"means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. [The term shall inelude btA not be limited J 4 wagon, J and is iised for-business of living J J J that the tefffl shall not iffelude a push eaft of push wagon w-hieh is feadily movable and w-hieh does not exceed 25 squafe- feet in J nor shall the term include a tfailef of J 9 To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of"building" as used in chapters: 5A,the building code; 5B, the residential building code; 5C,the existing buildingc_ode; 51), the electrical code; 5E,the energy conservation code; and 5F, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein." 5