HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0435.008 2022-2024HEATHER L. KIMBALL
COUNCIL CHAIR
Council District 1 (North Hilo,
Hamakua, and portion of Waimea)
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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402.
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DATE: November 14, 2023.."
TO: Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair
11�Council District 1
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2; 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.
Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 66, Draft 2, 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. The amendments are illustrated in Ramseyer
format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 66, Draft 2; new material is underscored.
SECTION I of Bill No. 66, Draft 2 is amended to read as follows:
"(f) 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 new residential installations greater than 10 kilowatts,
additions to existing residential photovoltaic systems,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."
Due to the limited scope of these proposed amendments, a copy of the revised draft of this bill
that would result if these amendments are adopted is not attached.
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