HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0435.001 2022-2024Matt Kiineali'i-Kleinfelder
flawai'l County Council
District 5
Phone No.: (808) 961-8263
matt.kanealii-kleinfelder@liawaiicounty.gov
HAWAPI COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hawai'i County Building
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1405 • Hilo, Ffawai'i 96720
DATE: September 18, 2023
TO: Heather Kimball, Chair
And Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: P� Matt Kdneali'i-KI einfel der, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill 66; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Article 4,
Section 5-4-3, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended),
Relating to Installation of Photovoltaic Systems.
Transmitted herein is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 66. This proposed amendment is shown
below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 66; material to be deleted is
bracketed and stricken and new material is underscored. Due to the limited scope of this
amendment, a copy of the new draft of Bill No. 66 that would result if this proposed amendment
is adopted is not attached.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 66, is amended by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
Installation of photovoltaic systems shall require:
(1) Electrical design drawings and specifications that have been prepared, designed, and
stamped by a person who is licensed in the State of Hawaii as a professional electrical
engineer for residential installations greater than [38] 10 kilowatts and non-residential
installations; and
(2) Plans and specifications for building work that have been prepared, designed, and
stamped by a person who is licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or a
professional structural engineer for:
(A) Non-residential installations; or
(B) Residential installations that do not utilize a preapproved system or that are not
consistent with approved standards including but not limited to, those relating to
span tables, older homes or site -built trusses."
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