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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 07/18/2006 2004-2006 „fY y Donald Ikeda James Y. Arakaki, Member Chair ~ Stacy K. Higa, Member Pete Hoffmann, Member ' Fred C. Holschuh, M.D., Member Virginia Isbell Bob Jacobson, Member Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago, Member Gary Safarik, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ~ ; COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 23rd Session a-~ DATE: July 18, 2006 (Tuesday) _j PLACE: Councilroom y TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 975: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, HAVJAI`I COUNTY CODE (Bill 311) 1983 (2005 EDITION AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE From Council Vice Chair Virginia Isbell, dated July 3, 2006, transmitting the above bill relating to amnesty permits of the Building Code. Owners of unpermitted residential buildings or agricultural farm structures completed before January 1, 2006 may want to comply with the Building Code. This bill will create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. All amnesty permits must satisfy the requirements of the Building Code which include permit fees. The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 5, Article 1, Hawaii County Code 1983, (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new section 5-1.0.12(a). The County Council t"inds that residents with unpermitted construction work within the County of Hawaii may want to legalize their buildings. Consequently, this bill would create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 during which time, owners of unpermitted buildings may bring their structures into compliance with the County Building Code without penalty. During this amnesty period, owners of unpermitted buildings completed prior to January 1, 2006 may apply for a permit to bring their buildings in compliance with Chapter 5, the County Building Code. Owners who secure a permit, pursuant to this amnesty program, who otherwise comply with all provisions of the County Building Code, will be exempt from all civil and criminal penalties pursuant to Sections 5-1.0.6 and 5-1.0.12 that might otherwise be imposed for constructing a structure without a building permit. Hawaii County is an Egua[ Oppartuniry Provider and Employer PWIRC-23 Page 2 July 18, 2006 Comm. 976: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 312) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE PLUMBING CODE From Council Vice Chair Virginia Isbell, dated July 3, 2006, transmitting the above bill relating to amnesty permits of the Plumbing Code. Owners of unpermitted residential buildings or agricultural farm structures completed before January 1, 2006 may want to comply with the Plumbing Code. This bill will create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. All amnesty permits must satisfy the requirements of the Plumbing Code which include permit fees. The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 17, Article 2, Hawaii County Code 1983, (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new section 17-17.1. The County Council £nds that residents with unpermitted construction work within the County of Hawaii may want to legalize their buildings. Consequently, this bill would create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 during which time, owners of unpermitted buildings may bring their structures into compliance with the County Plumbing Code without penalty. During this amnesty period, owners of unpermitted buildings completed prior to January 1, 2006 may apply for a permit to bring their buildings in compliance with Chapter 17, the County Plumbing Code. Owners who secure a permit, pursuant to this amnesty program, who otherwise comply with all provisions of the County Plumbing Code, will be exempt from all civil and criminal penalties pursuant to Section 17-9 that might otherwise be imposed for constructing a structure without a plumbing permit. Comm. 977: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 313) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE From Council Vice Chair Virginia Isbell, dated July 3, 2006, transmitting the above bill relating to amnesty permits of the Electrical Code. Owners of unpermitted residential buildings or agricultural farm structures completed before January 1, 2006 may want to comply with the Electrical Code. This bill will create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. All amnesty permits must satisfy the requirements of the Electrical Code which include permit fees. The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 9, Article 5, Division 2, Hawaii County Code 1983, (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new section 9.41.1. The County Council finds that residents with unpermitted construction work within the County of Hawaii may want to legalize their buildings. Consequently, this bill would create an amnesty period beginning October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 during which time, owners of unpermitted buildings may bring their structures into compliance with the County Electrical Code without penalty. During this amnesty period, owners of unpermitted buildings completed prior to January 1, 2006 may apply for a permit to bring their buildings in compliance with Chapter 9, the County Electrical Code. Owners who secure a permit, pursuant to this amnesty program, who otherwise comply with all provisions of the County Electrical Code, will be exempt from all civil and criminal penalties pursuant to Sections 9-6 and 9-41 that might otherwise be imposed for constructing a structure without a electrical permit. PWIRC-23 Page 3 July 18, 2006 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should ca11961-8245 by July 14, 2006. Persons using TDDs may ca11961-8521. Copies of this agenda and the items listed on the agenda are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; and the Kona Councilmembers' Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and at the Waimea Council Members' Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea, Hawaii 96743. For further information, please call 961-8245. VideoconferencinQ is available at the following locations: • Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and • Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center. If for technical reasons the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Submittinc Testimony: Those persons wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring sixteen (16) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting. Those persons unable to testify in person may submit testimony (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at the above address, (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or (3) by e-mail to counciltcstimony(a co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit a written testimony for each item. Copies will be made and distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. In any case, both oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(6), Hawaii County Code}. A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION - Channe152 (Hilo/Kona) Finance, Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Management Committee meetings -Tuesdays, July 25 & August 1, 2006, at 8:30 p.m.; and Public Safety & Parks and Recreation and Planning Committee meetings -Thursdays, July 27 & August 3, 2006, at 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings -Sunday, August 6, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. Published: Hawaii Tribune Herald and West Hawaii Today -July 13, 2006