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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1976-196 1976-1980BILL N0. 210 COUM'Y OF HAWAII - STATE~~O.F HAWAII ORDINANCE N0. ~`~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAFFER 15 OF THE HAWAII COUNPY CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNfY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 15 of the Hawaii County Code (Ordinance No. 93), as amended, adopting and amending the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, is hereby further amended as follows: A. Paragraph (bj of Section 67, amendin~~ Section 1714 of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, as amended, is amended as follows: "Section 1714(b) :;hall be deleted and superseded by the following: (b) Minimum Horizontal Clearance. The minimum horizontal clearance from the burner hf:ad(s) of a too (or surface) cooking unit to combustible walls extending above the cooki;zg surface shaL1 be not less than 12 inches. EXCEFiION: Walls of combustible materials to be installed within 12 inches of a cooking wait shall be provided with protection equivalent to 1~2--inch Type "X" gypsiun wallboard covered with approved laminated plastic.." B. Section 82, addi.nf; Section 2520 to the Uniform Building Code, 19`r'3 Edition, as amended, is amended as follows: '"fhe third paragraph of exception 3, under "EXCEPTIONS" of Secticn 2520 shall be deleted and superseded. by i;he following: 'rJhen wood freune dwellings are supported by posts, bracing oi' sufficient strength to stabilize the struci;ure against movement from wind pressure or earthquake shall be provided. (a) Board.^, i'or Single Wall. Construction. (1) One and One-Eight;h Inch Boards. Single wall construction with boards of 1.-1~8-inch net t}~ickness are not required to have girt s. (2) One Inch Boards. Where single wall construction is with boards of one inch net thickness, no girt is required provided approved stiffeners for any section of such wall is spaced not more than 10 feet along the wall. (3) Three-Fourths Inch Boards. Single wall construction with boards of 3/4-inch net thickness shall have gins and cross partitions at least every 30 feet. (4) Eleven-Sixteenths Inch Boards. Single wall construction with boards of 11/16-inch net thickness shall be limited to the following conditions: (A) where the span between load bearing single wails shall not exceed 24 £eet; (B) the dead load on such walls shall not exceed 150 pounds per lineal foot; (C) gists shall be provided; (D) there shall be approved stiffeners at least every 10 feet along such wall; and (E) arty openings in such walls for windows and doors shall have full height jambs or studs where the girt is not continuous. (b) Approved Stiffeners. Approved stiffeners shall be studs at least 2 inches by 4 inches, full height window or door jambs, posts, walls or partitions at right angle to the section of wall under consideration. (c) Gists. Gists for single wall construction shall be not less than 2 inch by 6 inch belt course or other approved strengthening about midheight between the floor and the ceiling on all exterior walls." C. Section 101, amending Table No. 33-A of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, as amended, is amended as follows: '"fable No. 33-A shall be deleted and superseded by the following Table No. 33-A: - 2 - "T~~ ~• 33-A - AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET PER OCCUPANT AND ACCESS~EGRESS FACILITIES Minimum of Two Access/Egress by Faits Other Than Square Feet Means of a Ramp or Elevators Required Per an Elevator must be Where Number of Occupant Provided for the (1) Occupants is Over Physically Handicapped Use as Indicated Aircraft Hangers (no repair) 10 500 Yes Auction Rooms 30 7 yes Assembly Areas, Concentrated Use (without fixed seats) 50 ~ yes(2), (3) Auditoriums Bowling Alleys (Assembly areas) Churches and Chapels Dance Floors Lodge Rooms Reviewing Stands Stadiums Assembly Areas, Leas-concentrated Use 50 15 Yea(2) Conference Rooms Exhibit Rooms Gymnasiums Lounges Skating Rinks Stages Children~s Homes and Homes for the Aged 5 BO Yes Classrooms 50 20 yes Dining Rooms ~ ~ Drinking Establishments 50 15 Yea ~ Dormitories 10 50 Ye$(5) Dwellings r P G ki 10 300 ~( ) a age, ar ng 30 200 y 4 Hospitals and Sanitariums- Nursing Homes 5 80 Yes Hotels and Apartments 10 200 Yes(5) Kitchen-Commercial 30 200 ~ Library Reading Room 50 50 Yes(2) locker Rooms 30 50 Yes Mechanical Equipment Room 30 300 No Nurseries for Children (Da7r-Care ) 5 50 Yes Offices 30 100 ye3(5) School Shops aryl Vocational Rooms 50 50 Stores-Retail Yes(7) Sales Rooms Basement (b) ~ Ground Floor 50 30 Upper Floors 10 50 Warehouses 30 300 No All Others 50 100 -3- ~1~Refer to Section 3318 and 3319 for other specific requirements. ~2~Access to secondary areas on balconies on mezzanines may be by stairs only. ~3~Reviewing stands, grandstands and bleachers need not comp],y. ~4~Access to floors other than that closest to grade and to garages used in connection with apartment houses may be by stairs only. ~S~In buildings of more than 3 stories. ~6~See Section 3302 for basement exit requirements. ~7~Access to floors other than that closest to grade may be by stairs when floor area is not more than 2,5~ square feet." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INPRODUCED BY: I~MEt~IDER, C~ OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: gebr.uary lA, 1416 Date of Adoption: Marsh 3 , 1 976 Effective Date: "e a,-~h O1 . 1 Q''6 -4- H9.lo, Hawaii. Date: per„-..~.., i a i air: FIRST READING AYES NOES A/E Carpenter X De Luz X Fujii X Hisaoka )( Kawahara X Lai X Levin X Yadao X Yamada X __ __ 9 _.._ Publication Date:- Feb. ~~, 1i97fi _ Hilo, Hawaii Date: March 3, 7.??F SECOND & FINAL READING AYE$ NOE$ A/E Carpenter X. De Luz Fujii '~ Hisaoka X Kawahara X Lai Y Levin Yadao ?~ Yamada V ~ a _ 1'i f t1 Publication Dpte: We do hereby certify that The foregoing BILL was adopted by fhe County Council and published as indicated above. __ ~ ,. ,_-~ z'- _~/L~// Council Chairman ~~ ~ County Clerk ~v Approved/8irop~ld~ihis -. ~ .-da~yy of ~~c:L'i-~t- _, 191- ~- ayor, County of Hawaii Bill No. 210 Reference: ~S ] 1 47_3/~~llrsiq M.B. No. S ~~ / Ord. No ~ __ Bill No. 210 - 1976 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF 'PHF. HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMF.NDF.,D, RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. This Bill amends Chapter 15 of the Hawaii County Code, as amended, relating to the Building Code, Date Introduced: February 18, ].9'76 Copies of the foregoing Bi11 in full, are on file in the Office of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public. I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill passed first reading at the meeting of the C<aunty Council on February lA., 1976, by the following aye and no vote: AYES: ('ounci.lmen Carpenter, De Luz, Fujii, Hi-saoka, Kawahara, L,ai, 1,evin, Yadao and Chairman Yamada - 9. NOES: None. ~~~ COUNTY C ERK COUNTY OF HAWAII ^R?'1TrT +l nrnr N(7, 1 nG (9'17 r7n, il(1_7Q~F.) 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Matayoshi County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby transmit Ordinance Bill No. .210 passed by the County Council on second and final reading. COUNTY CLERK Encl. Dated: '~~