HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0187.010 2004-2006 Murashige, Laura
From: J. C. Tyler III [jct3kona@hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:44 AM
To: County Council Tx
Subject: Bill 71, Draft 2, Building Code Revisions
Aloha Mr_ Chairman and Members of the Council,
I ask that you amend the subject draft to allow retaining walls of
6'-0" or less to be built without a permit and without the need for a
design and stamp by a professional architect or engineer. I believe
these amendments would be to paragraph (16) near the top of page 13 and
to the fifth paragraph from the bottom of page 15.
For a number of years, the department has allowed retaining walls of
6'-0" or less to be built without a permit or stamp, and, as far as I
know, no problems or safety hazards have resulted. The proposal to
reduce this height will not only increase the costs to homeowners and
businesses, but also the workload for the plan reviewers, which are
already over loaded here in West Hawaii.
I am unaware of any call for this reduction in height and increase in
bureaucracy by either the general public or the professional architects
or engineers. To my way of thinking, I don't understand why a solution
is being proposed for a problem that doesn't exist.
Accordingly, I respectfully ask that you amend Draft 2 before first
reading as suggested above. It's hard enough to get a building permit
without further compounding the situation.
Finally, If you have not already done so, I urge you to carefully
consider the three concerns expressed by Mr. Terry Cisco AIA when this
draft was reviewed in committee on May 31. To the extent his concerns
have not been met, I also respectfully ask that you consider doing so
before you vote on the first reading of this bill.
Thank you very much for your favorable consideration of my requests and
best wishes to each of you in your deliberations today.
Curtis
J. Curtis Tyler III
73-1305 Hiolani Street
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740-9344
Tel 808.325.6600
Fax: 808.325.6452
Eml: jct3kona@hawaii.rr.com
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