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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1948-060f ~.. n~_ j ' c. _~AT'PY OF' HA4'~AII - 'i'ERHITOR.z uF HAWAII ORDINANCE IJO. ~~ AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 6 ;~IdOWN AS THE "BUILDING CODE" AND ADOP'1'ING THE "UNIFOffi'!f BUILDING CODE, 1946 EDITION", BY REFERENCE, IN 'PO'1'0, uuI'1'H CErtTAIN SUBS'1'ITU'1'IONS '1'HEt~PO. 4 BE I'~ ORDAIPIBD BY `PRE BOARD OF STJPERVISORS OF THE COUPS'1'Y OF HAuVAII: Section 1. Crdinance No, 6, known as th® "Building Code", is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the "Uniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", and all subsequent revisions thereof, are hereby in pursuance of Act 193 S.Q.H. 1947 enacted into an ordinance known as the "Building Code" of the County oP Hawaii, except as hereinafter...; provided: \~- Ser_.tion 2. rJherever the word "state" or "city" is used in the "TJniforn Building Code, 1946 Edition", it shall mean the ''County oY Hawaii". Section 3. In lieu of Section 301 (c) Chapter 3 of the "TJniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", the following is hereby substituted: "(c): Flans and Specifications. Eactz application f'or a permit shall be accompanied by two sets of plans and specifications. "Exceptions. Plans and specif'icationa need not he submitted for restoration of piaster, papering, paintings or small and unimportant work when the small anu unimportant work shall not exceed ~;~2b0.00." Section 4. In lieTZ of the third sentence of the first paragraph of Section 302 (a) of the "Uniform Building Code, 1946 F'dition", the following; is hereby substituted: "Tf the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the plans filed therewith conform co the requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall prior to issuing a permi~: therefore require the applicant to obtain the approval of the Board of Health in writing; provided, all app:l.ications for permits for the erection, alteration or removal of any buildinr,s for public assembly in the County of Hawaii must first be approved in wriia ng by the Chief of the Milo Fire Department." Section b. In lieu of the first paragraph of Section 1002 (b) Chapter 10 of the °Uniform building Code, 1946 Edition", the following is hereby substituted: ~ O~g'n.---.._~ --...__ __.----- -1" ri•tirt:..._dAN $ 1948 .___ ,. ~ .._._ ~'E..6 1 b Iii} a "b. Special Provisions. Public garages shall have exterior walls of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction; provided, howover, that in Fire Zone III, Type IV construction may be permitted if the walls of the structure are twenty feet or more from adjacent property lines except street fronts; and twenty feet or more from adjacent buildings on the same property." Section 6 In lieu cf Section 1601 (s) Chapter 16 of the "Uniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", the following is hereby substituted: ~~aa "General (a) Fire Zones. 'T'here shall be Fire Zones One, Two and Three in the County oP Hawaii, as outlined in Ordinance No. 33 of the Revised Ordinances of the County of fiawaii, 1947. Section 7. In lieu of the Exceptions 1, 2 and 3 in Section 2204, Chapter 22 of the °Uniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", the following are hereby substituted: "Exceptions: 1. Interior and exterior bearing walls in one-story building may be supported on piers. 2. For 't'ype V buildinr~s, isolated piers of wood, solid masonry or concrete ma,y be used for post and girder construction. 3. `aVood Frame Type V buildings may be constructed of single one (1) inch nominal thickness board walls without studs for one (1) story in height where there are cross partitions for at least every thirty (30) feet o:f such wall. Two-story wood frame 'Pype V buildings may be constructed of single wall for the upper story, 'but shall be supported by studded walls below. Studding shall be not less than two by three (2 x S) inches, and shall be so braced tc amply carry the loads imposed"; and in addition thereto the following is included: "When wood frame dwellings are supported by posts, knee bracing shall be provided of sufficient strength to stabilize the structure against movement from wind pressure in any direction. Single wall construction shall be braced with not leas than two by six (2 x 6} belt course between the floor and the ceiling." Section 8. Chapter 45 hereby amended to read as: In lieu of the second paragraph of subsection (b) of Section 4505, Chapter 45 of the "Uniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", the following is hereby substituted: "A marquee projecting more than two-thirds of the distance from the property line to curb shall be net less than ten (10) feet, above the ground or pavement below." - 2- Section 9. In lieu of subsections c and e of Section 4505, Chapter 45, of the "Uniform Building Code, 1946 Edition", the following is hereby substituted: "e. Length. A marquee projecting more than two-thirds the distance from the property line to curb line may extend the full length of the building along direction of the street. "e. Construction. A marquee shall be supported entirely from the building and construction as specified under 't'ypes of Construction. Marquees shall be of the same fire resistive. quality as the building it is attached to, except in Fire Zones I and II where it shall be of non-combustible material or of riot less than one-hour i'ire resistive construction." K9 Section 10. this Grdir.~ance shall take effect upon its approval. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this ~ day of ~~~`~~-~~~ 194$. Introduced by; ~~/ ~'~ Z Supe isor, epresentative District. C~t ~~. ~Y, ~y~P - 3- .t.