HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0281.050 2020-2022 REBECCA VILLEGAS Phone: (808)323-4267
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i c
West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. ;
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
DATE: August 16, 2021
TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair W. 4
and Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM \ i' -.ecca Villegas, Council Member
44, Draft 2; An Ordinance Amendingthe
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. a
Hawai`i 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,
5-1-3, 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: Definition of"building"—Version 2)
Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 44, Draft 2. These proposed amendments
are illustrated in Rams_Byer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 44, Draft 2;
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,
Draft 2, is attached.
1. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2, that amends Section 5B-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
oeeupaney,The term shall include but not be limited to, any structure mounted on wheels
such as a trailer, wagon, or vehicle which is parked and stationary for any 24-hour period,
and is used for business or living purposes; provided, however, that the term shall not include
a push cart or push wagon which is readily movable and which does not exceed 25 square
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selling any commercial product therefrom, which hold a vehicle licenseand actually travels
- :. : ' : ° • . - -- ] one- or two-family dwelling or portion thereof, including
townhouses, used to be used for human habitation, for living, sleeping, cooking or eating
purposes, or any combination thereof, or any accessory structure.
[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, Draft 2,that amends Paragraph 5B-2-1(d)(4), (Section R202,
"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
occupancy. The term shall include but not be limited to any structure mounted on wheels
such as a trailer, wagon or vehicle which is parked and stationary for any 24 hour period, and
push cart or push wagon which is readily movable and which does not exceed 25 square feet
in area, nor shall the term include a trailer or vehicle, used exclusively for the purpose of
on public or private streets.] Any one- or two-family dwelling or portion thereof, including
townhouses, used to be used for human habitation, for living, sleeping, cooking or eating
purposes, or any combination thereof, or any accessory structure.
[To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of"building" as
used in the following chapters of the Hawai'i County Code: 5A,the building code; 5B,the
residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D,the electrical code; 5E, the
3. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2,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 [. -: : '- - - . ::: r -: : -- - °-_ • - • . -
occupancy. The term shall include but not be limited to, any structure mounted on wheels
feet in area, nor shall the term include a trailer or vehicle, used exclusively for the purpose of
selling any commercial product therefrom, which hold a vehicle license and actually travels
on public or private streets] utilized or intended for supporting or sheltering any 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.]"
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4. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2,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 [. -: : . . . . ::: -• : . - • . - • :• - .
term shall include but not be limited to any structure mounted on wheels such as a trailer,
wagon or vehicle which is parked and stationary for any 24 hour period, and is used for
push wagon which is readily movable and which does not exceed 25 square feet in area, nor
commercial product therefrom, which hold a vehicle license and actually travels on public or
private streets] utilized or intended for supporting or sheltering any occupancy."
5. In SECTION 5 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2,that amends Section 5-1-5 on page 61 of the bill, the
definition of"Building"would be amended as follows:
"Building" [--- .- . - • -: : '- . . . . :a: -: : - - '-: . . -
occupancy. The term shall include but not be limited to, any structure mounted on wheels
such as a trailer, wagon, or vehicle which is parked and stationary for any 24 hour period, and
is used for business or living purposes;provided, however, that the term shall not include a
in area, nor shall the term include a trailer or vehicle,used exclusively for the purpose of
on public or private streets] may be defined 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.
[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.]"
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ATTACHMENT
Incorporates the provisions of this floor amendment into
the affected provisions of Bill No. 44, Draft 2.
1. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2,that amends Section 5B-1-6, on page 3 of the bill, the
definition of"Building"would be amended to read as follows:
'Building"means any one- or two-family dwelling or portion thereof, including
townhouses, used to be used for human habitation, for living, sleeping, cooking or eating
purposes, or any combination thereof, or any accessory structure."
2. In SECTION 1 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2,that amends Paragraph 5B-2-1(d)(4), (Section R202,
"Definitions" of the IRC), on page 7 of the bill,the definition of"Building"would be
amended as follows:
"BUILDING. Any one- or two-family dwelling or portion thereof, including townhouses,
used to be used for human habitation, for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, or any
combination thereof, or any accessory structure."
3. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2 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 utilized or intended for supporting or sheltering any
occupancy."
4. In SECTION 2 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2 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 utilized or intended for supporting or sheltering any
occupancy.
5. In SECTION 5 of Bill No. 44, Draft 2 that amends Section 5-1-5 onpag e 61 of the bill, the
definition of"Building"would be amended to read as follows:
"Building"may be defined 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."
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