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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
DATE: January 21, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 75
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 75 and
attached Bill No. 25, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 25 is to amend Chapter 5 of the Hawaii County Code by amending
various sections pertaining to Hawaii County's Model Energy Code.
Communication No. 75 is a memorandum dated December 30, 1996, from Raymond Carr,
Economic Development Specialist of the Department of Research and Development, which
transmits Bill No. 25 relating to the Building Code and an accompanying memo to Council
Member John Ray. The memo to Council Member Ray, which is dated October 10, 1996, when
he was Chair of the Committee on Human Services and Public Works, explains the amendments
contained in the Bill. In his submittals, Mr. Can states that the proposed amendments are
intended to facilitate code adherence, clarify code provisions and correct editorial errors in the
text of the code.
Committee members questioned using the date of November 23, 1994, in Section 10 of the Bill.
Any shell or speculative buildings or warehouse conversions permitted after this date would
have to conform with the Energy Code requirements relating to building envelopes. Such a
requirement would mean that buildings constructed after November 24, 1994 to the effective
date of the Bill would have to comply. Mr. Carr explained that it was a date recommended by
the Building Division when drafting the bill, but agreed that the date was problematic. Mr. Carr
agreed to meet with the Building Division to consider replacing the November 24, 1994 date. A
change in date would be transmitted in the form of a Draft 2 to Bill 25.
No testimony in opposition to this Bill was offered.
Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 25 and recommends that it
pass first readin
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Respectfully submitted
COI~TTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS
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REYNOLDS X PW&PC REP T 10
CHUNG X FE8 0 7 1697 -
LEITHEAD-TODD X ADOPTED:
RAY X
5ANTANGELO X
SMITH X
ARAKAKI F..O.M X