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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
BILL NO. 12
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5D, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 5D-1-3 AND
5D-1-6, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED),
RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I:
SECTION 1. Chapter 51), article 1, section 5D-1-3, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 5D-1-3. Scope; exceptions.
This chapter shall apply to electrical work and installations within the County
inland of the shoreline high-water line[. This charter shall Not apply to work], ], except:
1 Work or installations not covered by the National Electrical Code, 2017
Edition, as adopted [by ehaptef cry this electrical eade.] in section 5D-2-1
and
(2) Electrical work by an electrical utility on qqygenerating plant, receiving
station, switching station, distributing station, supply lines or mains, overhead
service drop, and underground or station service supply conductor under the
control of the utility."
SECTION 2. Chapter 51), article 1, section 5D-1-6, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a definition to be appropriately inserted and
to read as follows:
""Electrical utility" means a:
(1) Public utility that produces. conveys. transmits. delivers. or furnishes
electricity to the public; or
(2) Person or entity provides or intends to provide electricity for sale directly
to a public utility, subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission.
As used herein, "public utility" means the same as defined by section 269-1.
Hawaii Revised Statutes."
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
C . CII, MEMBE , COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNCIUMEMBER, OUNTY OF HAWAI`I
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 62