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ORDINANCE NO. 391
AN ORDINANCE RELATIPJG TO THE ESTABLISHING OF RULES AIQD REGULATIONS
FOR THE PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE OF BUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF
HOUSE SEWERS IN THE COUNTY OF HAUJAII, STATE OF HA~n~AII; PROVIDING
FOR THE EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSING IN THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING
OF ALL SECTIONS AND PARTS OF SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII IN CONFLICT THERE'~JITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF HAUJAiIs
SECTION 1, That certain plumbing code known. and designated as
"UJestern Plumbing Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, 1964 Edition11 as
copyrighted and published in 1964 by the Western Plumbing Officials
Association, is hereby adopted by reference, subject to the amend-
ments hereinafter set forth, and shall be known as the "Plumbing Code,"
and cited as such, and referred to herein as "this Code," and to
provide for the examination and registration of persons engaged in
the business of plumbing or laboring at the trade of plumbing, the
issuance of permits and for the collection of fees; to create an
administrative office and a board of plumbing examiners and prescribing
their duties; to establish minimum regulations for the installation,
alteration or repair of plumbing and drainage systems and the inspection
thereof; defining certain terms; and providing penalties for the
violation of the provisions thereof.
SECTION 2. Amend Section 1.1 to read:
"Sec, 1.1-- Administrative Authority
"Whenever the term Administrative Authoritys is used
in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Chief Engineer
of the County or 1:is authorized representative."
SECTION 3. Amend Section 1.2 to read:
"Sec, 1.2-- Assistants
"bhenever the term tassistants~ is used in this Code, it
shall be construed to mean the authorized representatives of the
Administrative Authority."
SECTION 4. Amend Section 1.3 to reads ,;-.
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"Unless otherwise provided for by law, the Department of
Public Works shall have jurisdiction over and administer all
matters covered by this Code."
SECTION 5. Amend Section 1.7 to read:
"Sec. 1.7--Violations and Penalties
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provi-
sions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500,00), Each separate day or any
portion thereof during which any violation of this Code occurs
or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense,
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided.
"The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans
and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a
permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provi-
sions of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority to
violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid,
except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.
"The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans
shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from thereafter
requiring the correction of errors in said p:tans and specifications
or from preventing construction operations being carried on there-
under when in violation of this Code or of any other ordinance
or from revoking any Certificate of Approval when issued in error.
"Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under
the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and
become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is
not commenced within sixty +60) days from thE: date of issuance
of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is
suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced
for a period of sixty (60) days. Before such work may be recom-
menced a new permit shall be first obtained t.o do so,"
SECTION 6. Amend Section 1.10(a) to read:
"Sec. 1.10--To l^lhom Permits hiay Be Issued
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"(a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or
cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated by
this Code, except to a person holding a valid unexpired and
unrevoked Master Plumbers or Plumbing Contractors Certificate
of Qualification or Registration as required by Section 2_.2 or
to a public utility supplying gas to the public and licensed to
distribute such gas in the county, for the installation of gas
piping systems and other related appurtenances."
SECTION 7. Amend Section 1.12_ to read:
"Sec. 1.12--Cost of Permit
"Every applicant for a permit to install, add to, alter,
relocate or replace a plumbing or drainage system or part thereof,
shall state in writing on the application form provided for that
purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount
and kind in connection therewith, together with such information
pertinent thereto as may be required.
"Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued at the
time of issuance, a fee in accordance with the following schedule,
and at the rate provided for each classification shown therein.
"Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which
a permit is required by this Code without first having obtained
a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a
permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such
work, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply
to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of
the Administrative Authority that such work was urgently necessary
and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before
the commencement of the work. In all such oases a permit must
be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be
an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as
herein provided shall be charged.
"For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumbing outlet
on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or
attached shall be construed to be a fixture.
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"When interceptor traps or house trailer site traps are
installed at the same time as a building se~,der on any lot, no
sewer permit shall be required for the connection of any such
trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building
sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer.
"1<Jhen a permit has been obtained to connect an existing
building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a
new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage
disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection is
included in the building sewer permit."
SECTION 8. Amend Section 1.13 to read:
"Sec. 1.13--All l^lork to be Inspected
"All plumbing and drainage systems shad be inspected by
the Administrative Authority to insure compliance with all the
requirements of this Code."
SECTION 9. Amend the schedule of fees, appearing after Section
1.13, to read:
"Schedule of Fees
For issuing each permit ............................$ 1.00
In addition, for other than Government projects,
fees for the installation of fixtures, etc.,
For each house sewer ... ... ...
~ ..... .. ...
~ 2.00
For each plumbing fixture or
trap or set of
fixtures on one trap ... . ... ....... 1.00
For retesting of existing plumbing and/or gas
system in relocated building ............. 1.00
For repair or alteration of waste or vent
piping ............. ......... ............. 1.00
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For installation or alteration of water
piping and/or water treating
equipment .... .... 1.00
... ... ......... ........
For lawn sprinkling system including backflow
protection devices ......... ... ......... 1.00
For each waste interceptor or equipment
including sewage ejector ..... ......... 1.00
For vacuum breakers or backflow protective
devices installed subsequent to the
installation of the piping to special
fixtures or equipment served, including
the necessary water piping ................ 2.00
For each water heater and~or vent .............. 1.00
For each domestic or commercial gas appliance
including the piping system ............... 1.00
For other gas piping system or temporary
system .................................... 1.00"
SECTION 10. Amend Section 2.1 to read:
"Sec. 2.1--Definition of Plumbers and Contractors
"(a) A Master Plumber is a person who Yias had issued
to him a valid Master Plumbers Certificate of Qualification
pursuant to the provisions of this Code.
"(b) A Journey Plumber is a person who has had issued
to him a valid Journeyman Plumbers Certificate of Qualification
pursuant to the provisions of this Code.
"(c) A Plumbing Contractor is a person who possesses a
valid Master Plumberts Certificate of Qualification and conducts,
carries on or engages in the business of plumbing from a
legitimate place of business or shop pursuant to the provisions
of this Code.
"(d) An Apprentice Plumber is a person who labors at the
trade of plumbing as an employee under the direct supervision
and in the immediate presence of a plumbing contractor or
journeyman plumber."
SECTION 11. Amend Section 2.2 to read;
"Sec. 2.2--General Provisions
"(a) It shall be unlawful for an erson or
y p persons to
labor at the trade of plumbing in the capacity of a master or
journeyman plumber without first having had issued to him a
valid Plumbers Certificate of Qualification or Registration
by the Board of Plumber Examiners.
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"(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm
or corporation to conduct, carry or engage in the business of
plumbing, display or expose a sign having similar import for
the purpose of implying the advertiser to be so engaged or act in
the capacity of a plumbing contractor, without first having had
issued a valid Master Plumbers Certii'icate of Qualification or
Registration by the Board of Plumber Examiners and operate from
a legitimate place of business or shop in an area or areas
zoned for such purposes."
SECTION 12. Amend Section 2.4 to read:
"Sec. 2.4--Board of Plumber Examiners
"The Board of Plumber Examiners shall be under the Depart-
ment having jurisdiction provided for by law and unless other-
wise provided for shall consist of five (5) licensed Master
Plumbers who shall have had not less than six (6) years
experience in their respective trades. They shall be residents
of this County for not less than one (1) year and citizens of
the United States.
"Said Board shall be appointed by the Chairman and Executive
Officer of this County and confirmed by the members of the
Board of Supervisors. They shall serve for a term coterminous
with the term of the Chairman and Executive Officer and any
member may be removed from office sooner, for cause, by the
Chairman and Executive Officer with the approval of the members
of the Board of Supervisors.
"The Administrative Authority and the Plumbing Inspector
shall have a voice but no vote in the proceedings of the Board.
The Administrative Authority shall provide a secretary for the
Board. A quorum shall consist of three (3) members."
SECTION 13. Amend Section 2.5 by adding at the end thereof
subsections (e) and (f) to read:
"(e) The Board of Examiners shall hold two (2) regular
meetings every year, one (1) during the first half and the other
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during the last half of the year, and special meetings at other
times when necessary, at the call of the Chairman of said Board.
They shall during said regular meetings and any adjourned meeting
thereof, conduct regular written plumbing examinations for the
purpose of de terming the competency and knowledge of plumbing
and drainage work and Department of Health sanitary regulations,
of persons whose applications have been approved.
"(f) For each regular meeting however long and for each
adjourned meeting and special meeting lasting more than two
(2) hours, each member present other than ex-officio member,
shall receive _ ONE AND NO/100 Dollars ($ 1.00 )
in compensation for each meeting."
SECTION 11~. Amend Section 2.6 to read;
"Sec. 2.6--Application Fee
"Every person applying for a Plumbers Certificate of
Qualification or Registration shall pay to the secretary of the
Board of Plumber Examiners at the time he makes such application
the following fees;
(a) Application for Master Plumberts Certificate ......$10.00
(b) Application for Journeyman Plumbers Certificate .. 5.00."
SECTION 15. Amend subsection (b) of Section 2.7 to read;
"(b) Journeyman Plumbers Certificate of Qualification
or Registration shall be issued to every person who has
attained the age of twenty (20) years, has completed a plumbing
apprenticeship training course conducted by any (registered)
private or governmental agency and hae. had not less than three
(3) full years actual field experience under the immediate
supervision of a registered licensed plumber and is able to
furnish satisfactory evidence of such fact, or an experience
of not less than five (5) full years or its equivalent under
the immediate supervision of a registered licensed plumber and
is able to furnish satisfactory evidence of such fact, makes
application, pays the required fee and successfully passes the
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examination conducted by the Board of Plumber Examiners,
"Master Plumbers Certificate of Qualification or Regis-
tration shall be issued to every person h~ho has had issued to
him a valid Journeyman Plumber+s Certificate of Qualification
or Registration and has participated in said trade for not
less than one (1) full year and furnish satisfactory evidence
of such £act, makes application, pays the required fee' and
successfully passes the examination conducted by the Board of
Plumber Examiners."
SECTION 16. Amend Section 2.8 to read;
"Sec. 2.8--Re-Examinations
"Any person who fails to pass the regular plumbing exami-
nation conducted by the Board of Plumber Examiners shall not
request for re-examination. Said person may make application
and re-take the next regular plumbing examination, when advertised
by the Board of Plumber Examiners."
SECTION 17. Amend Section 2,) to read;
"Sec. 2,~--Expiration of Certificates of Qualification or
Registration
"Every Certificate of Qualification or Registration shall
remain in force and effect until its expiration date, unless
sooner cancelled or revoked.
"A11 Certificate of Qualification or Registration shall
expire on the last day of each year."
SECTION 18. Amend Section 2.10 to read:
"Sec. 2.10--Fees for Renewal of Certificates of Qualification
or Registration
"All Certificate of Qualification or Registration, except
certificates which have been cancelled or revoked, may be
renewed from year to year prior to the expiration date upon
request and payment of the required renee-aal fee as hereinafter
provided:
"(a) Journeyman Plumberts Certificate or Registration
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shall be $1.00 and Master Plumbers Certificate of Registration
shall be $2.00 if renewed within thirty (30) days of the
expiration date.
"(b) If such renewal be requested more than thirty (30)
days but less than ninety (90) days after th.e expiration of
such certificate, the renewal fee shall be doubled.
"(c) No certificate may be renewed more than ninety (90)
days after the expiration date of such certificate,"
SECTION 19. Amend the terms "building drain," "private sewage
disposal system," and "seepage pit" defined in Chapter 1 and add to
the list of terms in said Chapter 1 in their respective alphabetical
sequence the definition of the terms "Department of Health," "health
officer," "individual household aerobic treatment unit," and "private
sewage disposal system." All said terms to read:
"Building drain--The building drain is that part of the
lowest piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge
from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of
the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning
five (5) feet outside the building wall."
"Department of Health--State of Hawaii, Department of Health."
"Health Officer--The Director of Health. or his authorized
agent."
"Individual household aerobic treatment unit--A water-tight
/~ecr: fCr~le.
~~ which receives the discharge of domestic sewage and
constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic matter thru
a period of detension and aeration, and allows the aerated
effluent to discharge outside the tank into a sub-surface disposal
field or seepage pit."
"Private sewage disposal system--A cesspool, septic tank
or an individual household aerobic treatment unit with the
effluent discharging into a sub-surface disposal field, into
one or more seepage pits or into a combination of sub-surface
disposal field and seepage pit, or of such other facilities as
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may be permitted by the Health officer."
"Seepage pit--A seepage pit is a lined excavation in the
ground which receives the discharge from private disposal
systems so designed as to permit the effluent from the septic
tank to seep through its bottom and sides,"
SECTION 20, Delete paragraph (e) of Section 203.
SECTION 21. Amend Section 317(e) to read:
"(e) l~Jater service pipes or any underground water pipes
shall not be run or laid in the same trench with non-metallic
building sewer or drainage piping, except as provided in this
section.
The water service pipe may be placed in the same trench with
such building drain and building sewer, provided both of the
following conditions are met:
"The bottom of the water service pipe, at all points, shall
be at least eighteen (18) inches above the top of the sewer line.
"The water service pipe shall be placed on a solid shelf
excavated at one side of the common trench."
SECTION 22. Amend Section )}O~j(1) to read:
"(1) hJhen subsoil drainage systems are installed, they
shall be discharged into an approved sump or receiving tank and
shall be discharged in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative
Authority of the Department of Health."
SECTION 23. Amend Section 1008(b) (1) to read:
°(1) The bottom of the water service pipe, at all points,
shall be at least eighteen (18) inches above the top of the sewer
line."
SECTION 2l{. Amend Section 1103(a) to read:
"(a) The building sewer, beginning five (5) feet from any
building or structure, shall be of such materials as may be
approved by the Administrative Authority undE>r the approval
procedures set forth in Chapter 2 of this Code.
SECTION 25. Amend Section 1106(c) to read:
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"(c) No building sewer or other drainage piping or part
thereof, which is constructed of materials other than those
approved for use under or within a building, shall be installed
under or within five (5) feet of any building or structure or
part thereof, nor less than one (1) foot below the surface of the
ground. The provisions of this subsection include structures such
as porches and steps, whether covered or uncovered, breezeways,
porte-cocheres
roofed ~e~keceehs~as, car-ports, covered walks, covered driveways
appurtenances
and similar structures or e~~ee~eResees."
SECTION 26. Amend Section 1107(a) to read:
"(a) Cleanouts shall be placed in every building sewer at
the junction with the soil pipe at the building and at intervals
not to exceed fifty (50) feet in straight runs. The cleanout
and fitting at the junction of the building drain and the sewer
shall be of the same material as approved for the building drain."
SECTION 27. Amend Section 1108-1 to read:
"1. The bottom of the water piping at all points shall be
at least eighteen (18) inches above the top of the sewer piping."
SECTION 28. Amend Section 1110(a) to read:
"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
no building sewer or private sewage disposal system or parts
thereof, shall be located in any lot other than the lot which
is the site of the building or structure served by such sewer or
private sewage disposal system; nor shall any building sewer or
private sewage disposal system or part thereof be located at
any point having less than the minimum distances as required by
the Department of Health regulations."
SECTION 29. Amend Section 1111(a) to read:
"(a) ~rJhere permitted by Section 1101, the building sewer
or private sewer may be connected to a private sewage disposal
system complying with the provisions of this chapter and the
standards of the Health Officer. The type of system shall be
determined on the basis of location. soil porosity, and ground
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water level and shall be designed to receive all sanitary sewage
from the property. The system, except as otherwise provided,
shall consist of a septic tank or an approved individual aerobic
treatment unit with effluent discharging into a sub-surface
disposal field, into one or more seepage pits or into a
combination of sub-surface disposal field and seepage pits.
Septic tank system may be used where lot size is at least
15,000 square feet in area and where sub-surface disposal fields
can be constructed to meet the absorption area required."
SECTION 30. Amend Section 1111(b) to read;
"(b) UJhere conditions are such that th.e above system
cannot be expected to function satisfactorily; for commercial,
agricultural and industrial plumbing systems; for installations
where appreciable amounts of industrial or indigestible waste
are produced; for hotels, hospitals, office buildings, schools
and other occupancies not listed in Table 11-3; for occupancies
producing abnormal quantities of sewage or liquid waste; or
when grease interceptors are required by other parts of this
Code, the method of sewage treatment and disposal shall be
first approved by the Health Officer. Special sewage disposal
systems for minor, limited or temporary uses shall be first
approved by the Health Officer."
SECTION 31. Amend Section 1111(c) to read:
"(c) Disposal systems shall be designed to utilize the
most porous or absorptive portions of the soil formation. l•Jhere
the ground water level extends to within twelve (12) feet or
less of the ground surface or where the upper soil is porous
and the underlying stratum is rock or impervious soil, a septic
tank or an aerobic treatment unit and disposal field system
shall be installed."
SECTION 32. Amend Section 1111(8) to read:
"(g) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed
to prevent the Administrative Authority and Health Officer from
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requiring compliance with higher requirements than those
contained herein where such higher requirements are essential
to maintain a safe and sanitary condition."
SECTION 33. Amend Section 1113-2 to read:
°2. The minimum effective absorption area in any seepage
pit shall be calculated as the excavated side wall area below
the inlet exclusive of any hardpan, rock, clay or other impervious
formations. For septic tank effluent, seepage pit shall have a
minimum diameter of six (6) feet and sidewall not less than ten
(10) feet below the inlet or six (6) times the liquid capacity of
the septic tank, whichever is greater.
"The minimum required area of porous formation shall be
provided in one or more seepage pits. No excavation shall extend
to a depth where sewage may contaminate underground water stratum
that is usable for domestic purposes.
"Each seepage pit shall have a minimum side wall, not in-
eluding the cover, of ten (10) feet below the inlet."
SECTION 31+. Amend Section 1114(b) to read;
"(b) In order to determine the absorption qualities of
questionablesoils other than those listed in Table 11-~, the pro-
posed site shall be subjected to percolation tests acceptable to
the Administrative Authority and Health Officer."
SECTION 35. Amend Section 1114ed) to read:
"(d) No disposal field installation shall be permitted
unless it can be clearly demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Authority and the Health Officer that the proposed
installation will absorb a guantity of clear water in a twenty-
four (24) hour period equal to at least six (6) times the liquid
capacity of the septic tank."
SECTION 36. Amend Section 1117(a) to read;
"(a) The capacity of seepage pits shall be based on the
quantity of liquid waste discharging thereinto, and on the
character and porosity of the surrounding soil.
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"Seepage pit receiving septic tank effluent shall. be at
least six (6) feet in diameter and sidewall of not less than
ten (10) feet below inlet, or six (6) times the liquid capacity
of the septic tan}t, whichever is greai.er. Seepage pit receiving
aerobic treatment unit effluent shall be not less than four (L~)
feet in diameter and not less than teri (10) feet in depth or
three (3) times the volume of the aeration compartment, whichever
is greater."
SECTION 37. Amend Section 1117(c) to read:
"(c) Each seepage pit shall be circular in shape and shall
have an excavated diameter of not lest; than four (){.) feet for
aerobic treatment system and six (6) feet for septic tank system.
Each such pit shall be lined with approved type whole new hard
burned clay brick, concrete brick, concrete circular type cesspool
blocks or other approved materials. Approval shall be obtained
prior to construction for any pit having an excavated diameter
greater than eight (8) feet.
SECTION 38. Amend Sections 111~(a), (b) and (c) to read:
"(a) A cesspool shall be considered oniy as a temporary
expedient, pending the construction of a public sewer, as an
overflow facility when installed in conjunction with an existing
cesspool, or as a means of sewage disposal for limited, minor
or temporary uses when first approved by the Administrative
Authority and Health Officer.
"(b) lJhere it is established that a public sewer system
will be available in less than two (2) years and soil and ground
water conditions are favorable to cesspool disposal, cesspools
without septic tanks may be installed for single family dwellings
or for other limited uses when first approved by the Administrative
Authority and Health Officer.
"(c) Each cesspool, when permitted, shall have a minimum
diameter of six (6) feet and conform to the construction require-
meets set forth in Section 1117 of this chapter and shall have a
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minimum sidewall of fifteen (lj) feet below the inlet, provided
however, that when a strata of gravel or equally pervious
material of four ()F) f.'eet in thickness is found, the depth of such
sidewall need not be more than ten (10) feet below the: inlet.
The minimum volume of a cesspool shall equal twelve (12) times
the average daily household. volume of five hundred (5U0) gallons."
SECTION 39. Amend Sections 1119(b), (c) and (d) to read°
"(b) Every cesspool, septic tank, aerobic treatment tank
and seepage pit which has been abandoned or has been discontinued
otherwise from further use or to which no waste or soil pipe
from a plumbing fixture is connected, shall have the sewage
removed therefrom and be completely filled with earth, sand,
gravel, concrete or other approved material,
"(c) The top cover or arch over the cesspool, septic tank,
aerobic treatment tank or seepage pit, shall be removed before
filling and the filling shall not extend above the top of the
vertical portions of the sideti,~alls or above the level of any
outlet pipe until inspection has been called and the cesspool,
septic
baba}s tank, aerobic treatment tank or seepage pit has been
inspected. After such inspection, the cesspool, septic tank, aer-
obictreatment tank or seepage pit shall be filled to the level
of the tap of the ground.
"(d) No person owning or controlling any cesspool, septic
tank, aerobic treatment tank or seepage pit on the premises of
such person or in that portion of any public street, alley or
other public property abutting such premises, shall fail, refuse
or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section or upon
receipt of notice so to comply from the Department having
jurisdiction."
SECTION 1~0. Delete Table 11-1, appearing after Section 1119,
in its entirety.
SECTION Li.l. Delete Section 1207 in it.s entirety.
SECTION L1.2. Amend Section 1211(f) to read:
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"(f) Gas meters installed indoor shall not be installed
in bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, under combustible stairways or
in unventilated places nor closer than threE; (3) feet to sources
of ignition, including furnaces and water hE;aters,"
SECTION 1}3. Amend Section 1212 to read:
"Sec. 1212--I'~Iaterials for Gas Piping
"(a) Pipe, R11 pipe used for the alterations, extension,
installation or repair of any gas piping shall be standard
weight wrought iron, steel, threaded copper or brass.
"(b) Tubing, Seamless copper, brass or steel tubing may
be used. Copper tubing shall be of the standard type K or L, or
equivalent, having a nimimum wall thickness of 0,032 inch,
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(c Pipe ,joints and Fittings, Pipe joints may be screwed,
flanged, or welded and non-ferrous pipe may be brazed or soldered,
with a material having g melting point in excess of 1000°F.
Tubing joints shall either be made with approved flared fittings
or be soldered or brazed with a material having a melting point
in excess of 1000°F. Compression typE: tubing fittings shall not
be used for this purpose.
"Fittings (except stopcocks or valves) shall be malleable
iron for steel or wrought iron pipe, and shall be copper or brass
when used with copper or brass pipe or~ tubing.
"(d) Valves. All valves and appurtenances used in
connection with the above piping shall. be of the type designed
and approved for use with the fuel gas,
"(e) ,loint Compounds, ,]oint compounds (pipe dope) shall
be applied sparingly and only to the male threads of the pipe
joints. Such compounds shall be insoluble in the presence of the
fuel gas."
SECTION ~){. Amend Section 1213(d) to read•
"(d) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior
locations shall be protected from corrosion by approved coatings
or wrapping materials when the soil resistivity is less than
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1+,500 ohm-cm and all such horizontal piping shall have at least
eight (S) inches of earth cover or equivalent protection. Risers
shall be wrapped to a point at least four (4) inches above grade."
SECTION 45. Amend Section 1213 by adding a new subsection
numbered (n) to read;
"(n) Gas appliances shall be connected to the gas piping
with rigid pipe, listed metal appliance connectors, approved
flexible metal connectors or approved semi-rigid tubing in
lengths up to six (6) feet (for heaters, see Sec. 1312 - Gas
Connections). idhen an appliance connector or tubing is used,
it shall connect to an outlet in the same room as the appliance.
The connector or tubing shall not be installed inside walls or
partitions unless protected against physical damage."
SECTION 46. Amend Section 1214.(b) to read,;
"(b) Where liquefied petroleum gas facilities serve more
than one (1) customer through separate piping systems, each
system shall be identified in a manner satisfactory to the
Administrative Authority and the supplier, and all gas meter
locations shall be approved by the supplier."
SECTION 47. Amend Section 121~~(i) to read:
"(i) Requirements for discharge from rE.>lief valves shall
conform to state Fire prevention regulations,"
SECTION LaB. Amend Section 1217(a) to read:
"(a) The following regulations as set forth in this
section and Section 121a - Required Gas Piping Sizes shall be
the standard for the installation of gas piping. All regulations
and tables are based on the use of propane gas having a specific
gravity of one and fifty-two hundredths (1.52), supplied at
approximately eleven (11) inches water column pressure at the
outlet of the meters,"
SECTION 1+9. Amend Section 1217(e) to read;
"(e) The size of the supply pipe outlet. for any gas
appliance shall be no less than the size specified in Table 12-2,
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and in no case smaller than one-half (1~2) inch. The minimum
size of any piping outlet for a gas range, a recessed top burner
section, or a house trailer shall be one-half (1~2) inch for
LPG."
SECTION 50. Amend Table 12-1, appearing after Section 1217(a),
to read;
"Table 12 - 1
Minimum Demand of typical gas appliances in cubic feet per hour
(CFH) (Based on Propane gas 2500 B.T.U. per cubic; foot)
Appliance Demand
Domestic Gas Range 30
Domestic Recessed top burner section 20
Domestic Recessed oven section 10
Storage water heater - up to 30 gal. tank 1~
Storage water heater - (+0 quid 50 gal, tank 1
Domestic Clothes Dryer 12
Fireplace log lighter (residential) 12
Barbecue (residential) 20
Gas Refrigerator 2
Bunsen burner 2
House Trailers (each)
Gas Engines (per horsepower) I.}
Steam boilers (per horsepower) 20
Luau torch 7
;: Branches and mains serving house trailer sites using the
following values beginning with the most remote outlet on each
branch or main;
For the first outlet on any branch or main .:.~0 CFH
For the second outlet on any branch or main 0 CFH
For the third outlet on any branch or main ...30 CFH
After the third outlet, subsequent main liners loading may be
computed using a value of twenty (20) cubic feet per outlet.
An approved gas valve shall be installed at each outlet."
SECTION 51. Amend the "NOTE" after subsection (d) in
Section 1218 to read;
"NOTE; See Appendix F for specific requirements. Gas
or
p,tping systems conveying propane gas at pressure of three (3) e€
five (5) p.s.i.g. may be sized in accordance with Tables contained
in Appendix F."
SECTION 52. Amend Table 12-2, appearing after Section 1218,
to read;
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"Table 12-2
GAS PIPE SIZING TABLE
PIPE SIZE LENGTH IN FEET
10+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+
3/8:: 15 10 8 7
3%4 1~0 100 80 70 6i
1 285 200 165 140 125
1 1/4 500 350 290 250 220
1 1/2 790 560 450 3yo 350
60+ 70+ 80+ 90+
1/2 20 19 18 17
3/4 58 52 49 46
1 115 l05 100 95
1 1/4 200 185 170 160
1 1/2 320 290 275 z6o
2501 300+ 350+ 400+
3/4 28 25 23 22
1 56 52 47 ~5
1 1/4 loo 0 85 0
~
1 1/2 155 1
}0 130 120
::- Semirigid Tubing"
SECTION 53. Amend Section 1301 to read:
"Sec. 1301--General
"The regulations of this chapter shall govern the construc-
tion, location and installation of gas-fired and other water
heaters heating potable water, together with all flues, vents
and vent connectors for the same. All design, construction and
workmanship shall be in conformity with acca;pted engineering
practices and shall be of character as to sf:cure the results
sought to be obtained by this Cpde. No water heater shall be
hereinafter installed which does not comply in all respects with
the type and model of each size thereof approved by the
Administrative Authority. However, nothing in this Code shall
be interpreted so as to conflict with the Building Code of the
County of Hawaii."
SECTION 54: Amend Section 1305(c) to read:
"(c) Gas storage-type water heaters and hot water boilers
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shall be equipped, in addition to the primary temperature control,
an approved automatic gas shut-off system, a temperature relief
valve or a combination temperature and pressure relief valve.
"An automatic gas shut-off system shall be either factory
installed or shipped with the appliance accompanied by complete
instructions for their installation.
"The temperature relief valve or the combination temperature
and pressure relief valve used shall not have an inlet connection
less than 3~4", shall have a capacity to prevent water in the
heater from exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit maximum temperature
and shall be installed within three (3) inches of the hottest
part of the heater tank served."
SECTION 55. Rmend Section 1307(c) 3 to read:
"3. For gas-burning water heaters, all openings or ducts
shall have a total unobstructed area not less than one square
inch for each two-thousand (2000) B.T.U.~s of heat to all heaters
in such compartment."
SECTION 56. Amend Section 1307(e) to read;
"(e) Alternate Methods of Supply Combustion Air
"In lieu of requirements of Section 130`j(c), combustion
air supply may be designed in accordance with recognized
engineering principles when first approved by the Administrative
Authority."
SECTION 57. Delete Table 13-1, appearing after Section 1307(e),
in its entirety.
SECTION 58. Amend Section 1310(a) to read:
"(a) l~Jater heater generating a glow, spark or flame capable
of igniting flammable vapors may be installed in a residential
garage provided the pilots and burners, or heating elements and
switches, are at least eighteen (18) inches above the floor."
SECTION 59. Amend Section 1312(a) (1) to read:
°(1) Gas heater burning not more than 100,000 B.T.U.~s may
be connected with approved type semi-rigid or other approved all
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metal, seamless tubing connectors of brass, steel or copper.
Copper tubing shall be of the standard grade K or L or having a
minimum thickness of 0.032 inch."
SECTION 60. Amend Section 1312(c) to read;
"(c) Connector and fittings conforming to the approved
standards may be considered as meeting the foregoing requirements."
SECTION 61. Amend Section 1313 to read:
"Sec. 1313--Pressure Relief Valves
"Ail water heating appliances which are installed in a
closed system of water piping or any water heater connected to
a separate storage tank and having valves between said heater and
tank shall be provided with a water pressure relief valve or a
combination water pressure and temperature relief valve set at a
pressure of not more than one hundred and fifty (150) pounds per
square inch gauge pressure nor the maximum design operating
pressure of the system,"
SECTION 62. Amend Section 131 by adding a new subsection
numbered (e) to read;
"(e) Listed water heaters locatE:d outside of, in enclosures
outside of, or under building structures shall be considered
properly vented when installed with their listing requirements
and manufacturerts instructions, Vent requirements as set forth
in Chapter l3 shall not apply except that:
"1. Vent terminals shall not be located less than twelve
(12) inches from any building opening or be less than thirty (30)
inches from any combustible overhead building structure or
enclosure roof. This distance may be reduced to six (6) inches
if the combustible material is protected with an asbestos board
16" x 16" x lj~", centered over the heater flue space out one-
half (1~2) inch. (Spacers shall be oi' non-combustible material.)
"2. Gas heater installations under building structures
must also comply with the following: All air for combustion
is derived directly from the outside air and all vent gases are
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discharged to the outside atmosphere; two (2) approximately
equal permanent fresh air openings for combustion shall be
provided, one within six (6) inches of the ceiling9 the aggregate
of the fresh air openings shall not be less than eight hundred
(800) square inches nor less than one (1) square inch for fifty
(50) B.T.U. of heat input for all gas water heaters in such
under house locations."
SECTION 63. Delete Appendix C, appearing on pages 142_ and 11}3,
in its entirety.
SECTION 64. Delete Appendix D, appearing on pages 141 to 148,
inclusive, in its entirety.
SECTION 65. Amend Appendix F, appearing on pages 155 to 157,
inclusive, to read;
"APPENDIX F
Medium Pressure Gas Piping Systems
F1 - Definitions
Medium Pressure - pressure over fourteen (14) inches of water
column but not to exceed five (5) p,s.i.g.
F2 - Approval of both the Administrative Authority and the Gas
Utility shall be obtained before any medium pressure gas piping
system is installed,
F3 - Except as set forth herein, the requirements of Chapter 12 shall
apply to medium pressure gas piping systems.
F4 - Approved regulators shall be installed on medium pressure gas
piping systems, in approved lecations either outside t, he building
or inside when vented to the outside or when equipped with a
vent limiting device which shall limit the escape of gas to not
more than 0.5 standard cubic feet per hour, in non-hazardous
well ventilated interior locations and shall be readily accessible
for servicing.
F5 - An approved gas valve shall be installed immediately preceding
each regulator. All regulators that may be subjected to
mechanical damage shall be. substantially protected to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Authority.
F6 - Tables F1 and F2 may be used to size propane gas piping systems
carrying three (3) or five (5) p.s.i.g. gas, The procedure to
determine the size of each section of the system is similar to
that contained in Section 1218 of this Code using the pipe
length from the meter to the most remote regulator on the medium
pressure system and sizing the downstream low pressure piping
from Table 12-2.
F7 - Buried medium pressure gas piping shall be protected from
corrosion as required by Chapter 12 and shall have a minimum
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earth cover of twelve (12) inches. Such piping shall be covered
with atolEeast six (6) inches of hand placed selected backfill
devoid aP-rocks, building materials or other matter that may
damage the pipe or wrapping.
TABLL F' - 1
FOR SIZING GAS PIPING SYSTEI~4S CARRYING GAS OF 1.52 SPECIFIC GRAVITY
Capacity of pipes of different diameters and length in cubic
feet per hour for yas pressures 2.0 psi with a drop of 1.5 psi.
PIFE SIZE LENGTH OF PIPE FEET
l0 20 30 40 10 60 ~o
3/8:: 180 125 loo 85 80 70 55
1/2:: 475 34a z6o z2o 195 175 155
3/Ll. 2600 1850 1500 1250 1100 loo0 900
1° 4400 3000 2400 2000 1800 1700 1500
TABLE F - 2
Capacity of pipes of different diameters and. length in cubic
feet per hour for gas pressures 5.o psi with a drop of 1.5 psi.
PIPE SIZE LENGTH OF PIPE FEET
l0 20 30 40 50 60 70
3/8:. 1500 900 700 600 500 450 400
1/2a; 2300 1600 1300 1100 loo0 900 850
3/4 3950 2600 2100 1800 1600 1450 1350
1° 4000 3zoo z75o 2850 2700 2500 2300
„- Tubing O.D."
SECTION 66. Add Appendix G after AppE~ndix F to read:
'APPENDIX G
Under Concrete of In Concrete Slab Gas Piping
Gl - Gas p ping may be embedded in concrete floor slabs constructed
with ~ortland cement. Piping shall be surrounded with a minimum
of 1 1/2 inches of concrete and shall not be in physical contact
with other metallic structures such as reinforcing rods or
electrical neutral conductors. At thE: point of entry into
concrete slab piping shall be suitably protected from corrosion
by a non-metallic sleeve. Piping shall not be embedded in
concrete slabs containing calcium chloride or similar corrosive
quickset additives.
G2 - Gas piping may be installed under a concrete floor slab provided:
G2.1 - All ferrous piping shall have approved protective coatings
as specified in Section 121.3(e).
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G2.2 - All piping shall be installed at least six (6) inches
below the bottom of the concrete slab. Material used
for backfill around pipe shall be free of rocks larger
than `J~g inch in diameter, building materials, hot
ashes and trash.
G2.3 - Protective coatings on ferrous; pipe shall extend at least
one (1) inch above the floor grade on outlets installed
through the concrete floor slabs.
G2.1} - ~,Ihen ferrous piping is used ar. approved dielectric
fitting shall be installed on the hot and cold water lines
at the water heater.
G2.5 - Ferrous gas piping systems shall be :st least one (1) inch
from any other metallic structure, such as concrete
reinforcing, water lines, drain lines, or electrical
grounding systems.
G2.6 - An approved five (5) pound magnesium or zinc sacrifical
anode shall be connected adjacent to ferrous gas piping
outside of the slab and shall be buried in rock free
backfill deeper than the piping protected. Anode lead
wires shall be attached to the piping by soldering,
conventional ground water clamp connections or thermite
welding, limited to a 15 milligram cartridge. Brazing
by any other method is prohibited."
SECTION 6'j. County of Hawaii Ordinance No. 40 is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 68. All sections and parts of sections of ordinances
of the County of Hawaii in conflict with the provisions of this
Code be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6~. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
Superv~r, 1st Senatorial
District.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of Adoption
April 6, 1966
January 2, 1967
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ORDINANCEL.' 1VG. 390
(Bill. Nc. 392 - 1966)
AN ORDINANCE iRELATING TO THE ESTAIILISHI:VG OF REGULATIGNS GCVEIZVING
THE IIQSTALLATZON, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL Tr~ORK AND
EQUIPMENT IN THE CGUNTY Or' HAWTiII, AND REPEALING ALL SECTIONS AND
PARTS OF SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE GF THE COUNTY ~OF HA67AII IN CGNFLICT
THis itE WITH .
Date Introduced: apri.l 6, 1965 - Date Approved:
January ?, 1967 - llate Effective: January 2, 1967
GRDINANCE NG. 391
(Bill No. 3'33 - 1966)
AIQ ORDINANCE REL!:TIiQG TU THE ESTABLISHING OF .RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE PLUMBING AND Di2ialNAGE GF BUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF
HOUSE SEWERS IN THE COUNTY 0r' HAWnII, STA'L'E OI? HAWFZI; F'ROJIDING
FOR THE E7:P,hiINATI0N, ttEGI3TRA'PION, LICENSIiVG Itd THE COUNTY GF
I3AWAII, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES Flirt 'TFiE GiRDINANCE, AND REPEALING
Cr^ ALL SECTIONS AND PARTS OF SECTIONS Cr^ ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY
OF HAP~II IN C0P1"LICT THEREWITH.
Date Introduced: April 6, 1966 - Date Approved:
January 2, 1967 - Date Effective: January 2, 1967
Copies of the foreaoing Ordinances, in full, are on file
in the Office of the County ~:lerk for use and examination by
the public.
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COUNTY ...LEFtK
COUIQTY OF HAWAII