HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1984-076 1984-1988BILL .10, 1133
COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII
ORDINA~~ICE NO. 84 "rs
Ail ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE
RELATING TO BUILDING.
BE IT ORDAI:QED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HA~IAII:
3r'.CTION 1. `napter 5 of the Hawaii Count, Code is
repealed.
SECTIO.Q 2. The Hawaii County Code is amended by adding a
new Chaptzr 5 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 5
BUILDING
ARTICLE 1.
Adoption of Uniform Building Code
Section 5-1 Adoption of Building Code
Section 5-2 Amending Section 103
Section ~-3 Amending Section 104(a)
Section 5-4 Amending Sectior. 203
Section 5-5 Amending Section 20~
Section 5-6 Amending Section 205
Section 5-7 Amending Section 200
Section 5-8 Amending Section 301(a)
Section 5-9 Amending Section 302(b)
Section 5-lU Amending Section 302(c)
Section 5-11 Amending Section 303(a)
Section 5-12 Amending Section 303(d)
Section 5-13 Amending Section 304(b)
Section 5-14 Amending Section 304(c)
Section 5-15 Amending Section 304(d)
Section 5-16 Deleting Section 304(e)
Section 5-17 Amending Section 305(a)
Section 5-18 Amending Section 305(b)
Section 5-19 Amending Section 305(c)
Section 5-20 Deleting Section 305(d)
Section 5-21 Amending Section 305(9)
Section 5-22 Amending Section 306
Section 5-23 Amending Table No . 3-A
Section 5-24 Amending Section 402
Section 5-25 Amending Section 403
Section 5-26 Amending Section 404
Section 5-27 Amending Section 406
Section 5-28 Amending Section 407
Section 5-29 Amen3ing Section 4i7
Section 5-30 Amending Section 420
Section 5-31 Amending Section 504(a)
Section 5-32 Amending Section 504(e)
Section 5-33 Amending Section 510
Section 5-34 Amending Section 511(b)
Section 5-35 Amending Section 511(c)
Section 5-36 Amending Section 511(d)
Section 5-37 Amen3ing Section 513
Section 5-38 Amending Section 514
Section 5-39 Amending Section 515
Section 5-40 Amending Table No. 5-A
Section 5-41 Amending Table No. 5-B
Section 5-42 Amending Table N o. 5-C
Section 5-43 Amending Table N o. 5-D
Section 5-44 Amending Section 605
Section 5-45 Amending Section 702(a)
~ Section 5-46 Amending Section 705
Section 5-47 Amending Section 709(b)
Section 5-48 Amending Section 709(d)
Section 5-49 ~ Amending Section 709(k)
Section 5-50 Amending Table No. 7-B
Section 5-51 Amending Section 802(c)
Section 5-52 Amending Section 802(d)
Section 5-53 Amending Section 805
Section 5-54 Amending Section 305
Section 5-55 Amending Section SOS
Section 5-56 Amending Section 1009
Section ~-57 Amending Section 1101
Section 5-58 Amending Section 1102(a)
~ Section 5-59 Amending Section 1102(0)
Section 5-60 Amending Section 1103
Section 5-61 Amending Section 1104
Section 5-62 Amending Section 1105
Section 5-63 Amending Section 1106
Section 5-64 Amending Section 1108
Section 5-65 Adding Table No. 11-A
Section 5-66 Adding Table No. 11-B
Section 5-67 Amending Section 1202(b)
Section 5-68 Amending Section 1203
Section 5-69 Amending Section 1204
Section 5-70 Amending Section 1205
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Section 5-71 Amending Section 1206
Section 5-72~ Amending Section 1207
Section 5-73 Amending Section 1208
Section 5-74 Amending Section 1210(a)
Section 5-75 Deleting Section 1211
Section 5-76 Amending Section 1213
Section 5-77 Amending Section 1214
Section 5-78 Adding Section 1215
Section 5-79 Amending Section 170o(a)
Section 5-80 Amending Section 1710
Section 5-81 Amending Section 1711
Section 3-82 amending Section '_713
Section 5-83 Amending Section 1716
Section 5-34 Amending Section 1807
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Section 5-85 Amending Section 2106(e)
Section 5-86 Deleting Section 2304(e)
Section 5-87 Amending Table No. 23-C
Section 5-88 Amending Section 2408(c)
Section 5-89 Amending Section 2414(a)2
Section 5-90 Amending Section 2414(a)8
Section 5-91 Deleting Section 2414(b and c)
Section 5-92 Amending Table No. 24-A
Section 5-93 Amending Section 2516(c)2
Section 5-94 Adding Section 2518
Section 5-95 Amending Section 2604(1)
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Section 5-96
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Section 5-97
Section 5-98
Section 5-99
Section 5-100
Section 5-101
Section 5-102
Section 5-103
Section 5-104
Section 5-105
Section 5-106
Section 5-107
Section 5-108
( Section 5-109
Section 5-110
Section 5-111
Section 5-112
Section 5-113
Section 5-114
Section 5-115
Section 5-116
Section 5-117
Section 5-118
Section 5-119
Section 5-120
Amending Section 2901
Amending Section 2903(a)
Deleting Section 2904(b)
Amending Section 2908(b)
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3207(e)
3303 (a;
3304 (b)
3304 (n)
3305 (~;
3306;0;
3306(j;
3307(4;
3309(a;
Amending Section 3310
Amending Section 3313(b)
Adding Section 331.3 (c)
Amending Section 3319(k)
Amending Table No. 33-A
Amending Section 3801(a)
Amending Section 3802
Adding Section 3805(c)
Adding Section 3805(£)
Amending Section 3806
Amending Table No. 38-A
Amending Section 3906(b)
Section
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~ Amending Section
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Section 5-122 Amending Section 4401
Section 5-123 Amending Section 4403
Section 5-124 Amending Section 4405
Section 5-125 Amending Section 4406
Section 5-126 Amending Section 4407
Section 5-127 Amending Table No . 44-A
Section 5-128 Amending Section 4501
Section 5-129 Deleting Section 4502
Section 5-130 Deleting Section 4503
Section 5-131 Amending Section 4504
Section 5-132 Amending Section 4505
Section 5-133 Amending Section 4506(bj
Section 5-134 Amending Section 4506(ci
Section 5-135 Amending Section 4507
Section 5-136 Addinq Chapter 49
Section 5-137 Deleting Chapter 50
Section 5-138 Deleting Chapter 51
Section 5-139 Adding Chapter 53
Section 5-140 Amending Section 5405
Section 5-141 Amending Table No . 54-C
Section 5-142 Adding Chapter 57
Section 5-143 Amending Section 6001
Section 5-144 Adding Chapter 61
Section 5-145 Adding Chapter 62
ARTICLE 1.
adoption of Uniform Building Code
Section 5-1. Adoption of building code.
(a) The "Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, Volume I,"
as copyrighted and published in 1982 by the International
Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Road,
L4hittier, California 90601, is adopte3 by reference and ;Wade a
Dart of this chapter, subject to the amendments in this articl=_.
(b) The word "state" or "city" when use3 in r_he "Uni`orm
Building Code, 1982 Edition, Volume I," means the County,
except for those sections amende3 in this article.
Section 5-2. Amen3ing section 103.
(a) Section 103 is amended by amending the first
l paragraph to rea3 as follows:
"Section 103. The provisions of this Code shall
apply to the construction, alteration, moving, 3emolition,
repair, and use of any building or structure within the county
inland of the shoreline highwater line, except work located
primarily in a public way, public utility towers and poles,
mechanical equipment not specifically regulate3 in this Code,
and hydraulic flood control structures."
(b) Section 103 is amended by adding a fifth paragraph to
read as follows:
"VTherever in this Code reference is made to the
techanical Code, the provisions in the Mechanical Code shall be
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deeme3 only guides and not mandatory.
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Section 5-3. Amending section 104(a). Section 104(x) is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"(aj General. Buildings or structures to which
additions, alterations, or repairs are made shall comply with
all the requirements for new buildings or structures except as
specifically provided in this section; provided that when any
portion of a building is cut or altered by necessity because of
taking for public use through condemnation proceedings or
otherwise it shall be lawful to reoair the remaining portion
with the same class of materials as had been previously used
for the building or structure, provi3ed, further, that the
repairs shall serve only to make the remaining portion or the
building or structure whole and not to add to the building or
structure. See section 1210 for provisions requiria3
installation of smoke 3etectors in existing Group R, Division 3
Occupancies."
Section 5-4. At[ten3ing section 203. Section 203 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 203. Unsafe Buildinys. (a) General. All
buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not
provi3ed with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire
hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in
relation to existing use constitute a hazar3 to safety or
health, or public welfare, by reason of inadequate maintenance
dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, or abandonment, as
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specifie3 in this Code or any other effective ordinance, are,
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for the purpose of this section, unsafe buildings. All such
unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and
shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or
removal in accordance with the procedure specifie3 in
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, unsafe
buildings.
"(b) Notice to Owner. The building official shall
examine or cause to be examined every buil3ing or structure or
portion of the building or structure reported as 3angerous or
33mage3 and, if it is found to be an unsafe buil3ilzg as 3efined
in this section, the buil3ing official shall give to the owner
of the buil3ing or structure written notice stating the 3efects
of the building or structure. This notice may require the
owner or person in charge of the buil3ing or premises, within
forty-eight hours, to commence either the required repairs or
improvements or demolition and removal of the buil3ing or
structure or portions thereof, and all such work shall be
completed within ninety days from date of notice, unless
otherwise stipulated by the building official. If necessary,
such notice also shall require the building, structure, or
portion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not reoccupied
until the required repairs and improvements aze completed,
inspected, and approved by the building official.
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"Proper service of the notice shall be by
personal service upon the owner of recor3, if the owner shall
be found within the County. If the owner is not foun3 within
the County, service may be made upon the owner by registered
mail or certified mail, provided, that if the notice is by
registered mail or certified mail, the designated period within
which the owner or person in charge is required to comply with
the order of the building official shall begin as of the gate
t:13t notice is receive3.
"(c) Posting of Signs. The buil3ing offic131 snail
post at each entrance to the buil3ing a notice to rea3: 'DJ
VOr E:dPER. UNSAFE TD JC'.:UPY. DLPART:~SEVT JF PUBLIC >vOR::S,
COUNTY DF HAWAII.' The notice shall remain posted until the
~" require3 repairs, demolitions, or removal are completed. The
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notice shall not be removed without written permission of the
buil3ing official and no person shall enter the building except
for the purpose of making the require3 repairs or of
demolishing the building.
"(d) Action Upon Noncompliance. If the owner fails,
neglects, or refuses to comply with the notice to repair,
rehabilitate, or to demolish and remove the building or
structure, the buil3ing official may order the owner of the
buil3ing prosecuted as a violator of the provisions of this
Code.
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"(e) Nothing containe3 in this section shall be
construed to limit or restrict the building official from
instituting, on behalf of the County, any other legal or
equitable proceedings, in addition to those specified in this
section to obtain compliance with the notice to repair,
rehabilitate or demolish and remove the building or structure
or portion of the buil3ing or structure."
Section 5-5. Amending section 204. Section 204 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 204. Variances; appeals. (a) Variances.
'~henever strict application of any provision of this chapter,
except for the provisions relating to materials, methods o
construction, equipment, 3evices, or appliances, wou13 result
in practical 3ifficulty or unnecessary hardship that wou13
deprive the owner of the reasonable use of the land or buil3ing
involved, the owner may petition the board of appeals for a
variance from the provision. In granting a variance, the board
of appeals shall prescribe any conditions that it deems to be
necessary or 3esirable. However, no variance from the strict
application of this chapter shall be granted by the boar3 of
appeals unless it finds:
"(1) That there are special circumstances or
conditions applying to the land or building for which the
variance is sought, which circumstances or conditions are
peculiar to such land or building and do not apply generally to
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lands or buildinys in the neighborhood or surrounding property,
and that the circumstances or con3itions are such that the
strict application of the provisions of this chapter would
deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of the land or
buil3ing; and
"(2) That the granting of the variance is
necessary for the reasonable use of the land or buil3ing and
that the variance granted is the minimum variance that will
accomplish this purpose; an3
"(3) 'That the granting of the variance .gill ce
consistent with the intent an3 purpose of this chapter, an3
will not be injurious to persons or property or create
a33itional fire hazards, and will not otherwise be de*_rime.^.t al
to the public welfare. In making its 3etermination, the 'ooar3
of appeals shall take into account the character, use, and type
of occupancy and construction of adjoining buildings, buildings
on adjoining lots, and the building or land involve3.
"(b) Appeals Regarding Alternate iaterials and
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Methods of Construction. Any person denied the use of new or
alternate materials, methods of construction, equipment,
devices, or appliances by the building official may, within
thirty days after the buil3ing official's 3ecision, appeal the
3ecision to the board of appeals. In considering an appeal,
the board may require any reasonable test of the proposed
material, method of construction, equipment, 3evice, or
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appliance, and the appellant shall pay all expenses necessary
for the test. The board of appeals may affirm the 3ecision of
the building official, or it may reverse the decision if it
finds:
"(1) That the new or alternate materials,
methods of construction, equipment, devices, or appliances meet
standards established by the Uniform Building Code and this
chapter; and
"(2) Phat permitting the requested use .ai11 not
jeopardize the safety of persons or property; an3
"(3) Phat the requested use will not be
contrary to the intent and purpose of the Uniform 3ui13ing Co3a
and this chapter.
"(c) Jther Appeals. Any person aggrieve3 by tae
3ecision of the building official in the administration or
application of this chapter, other than that prescribed in
subsections (a) an3 (b), may, within thirty days after t?ze
building official's decision, appeal the 3ecision to the boar3
of appeals. The board of appeals may affirm the 3ecision of
the building official, or it may reverse or modify the decision
if the decision is:
"(1) In violation of this chapter or other
applicable law; or
"(2) Clearly erroneous in view of the reliable,
probative, and substantial evidence on the whole recor3; or
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"(3) Arbitrary, or capricious, or characterized
~. by an abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of
discretion.
"(d) Rules. The board of appeals shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary for
the purposes of this section."
Section 5-6. Amending section 205. Section 205 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 205. Violations and penalties. It shall 'pe
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert or 3emolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any
buil3ing or structure or cause or permit the same to be done in
violation of this code.
~° "Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any
provision of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punishe3 by a fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year or by both
such fine and imprisonment for each separate offense. Each
date of violation shall constitute a separate offense."
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Section 5-7.
- read as follows:
"Section
provisions of this
following shall be
in case of conflic
complied with:
ridding section 206.
206. Application of
code to the contrary
at all times in full
ling requirements, th
"Hawaii Revised Statutes;
Section 206 is added to
other laws. Any
notwithstanding, the
force and effect, and
a stricter shall be
"Rules an3 regulations of the State department of
land utilization;
"Ordinances of the County of Hawaii;
"Rules an3 regulations of the planning department;
"Subdivision rules and regulations adopted pursuant
to the subdivision chapter of the County code;
C~ "Rules and regulations of the County department of
water supply;
"Public health regulations, State department of
health;
"Rules and regulations of the State department of
labor and industrial relations;
"Fire chapter of the County code;
"Airport zoning regulations of the State director of
transportation.
"Provided, that for public buildings and facilities
covered under section 103-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the
following provisions contained in this code shall not apply:
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"(1) Section 511(a), (b), (c) and (d).
"(2) Requirements under column heading 'Access by
i4eans of a Ramp or an Elevator Must Be Provided for the
Physically Handicapped as Indicated' in Table No. 33-A."
Section 5-8. Amending section 301(a). Section 301(a) -is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"(a) Permits Required. No person, firm or
corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any uuilding or
structure in the County, or cause the same to be done, without
first obtaining a separate buil3ing permit for each buil3ing or
structure from the building official; provided that one parmic
may be obtained for a Swelling and its accessories, such as
fence, wall, pool, and garage without living guarter.
"EXCEPTLONS: A PERMIT IS dOT REQUIRED FOR:
"1. work excepted under section 103.
"2. Temporary construction sheds used
exclusively for storage of materials, supplies and equipment
Suring construction and temporary construction fences.
"3. Reroofing work and installation of siding
to existing exterior walls which will not affect the structural
components of the walls for Groups R-3 and M Occupancies.
"4. Temporary tents or other coverings used for
private family parties or foz camping.
"5. Home television and radio antennas
supporte3 on roofs.
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"6. Awnings projecting up to four feet an3
attached to the exterior walls of buildings of Group R-3 or
Occupancy; provided that the awnings do not violate the
provision for "yards" in chapter 25 (zoning) of the County code.
"7. Standard electroliers not over 35 feet in
height above finish grade.
"8. Installation of wallpaper or wall covering
which are exempted under the provisions of section 4201.
"9. Repairs which involve only the replacement
of component parts or existing work with similar materials for
the purpose of maintenance, and which 3o not aggregate over
$300 in valuation in any twelve-month period, an3 3o not affect
any electrical or mechanical installations. Repairs exempt
from permit requirements shall not include any addition,
change, or modification in construction, exit facilities, or
permanent fixtures or equipment. Specifically excepte3 from
permit requirements without limit to valuation are:
"(A) Painting and decorating.
"(B) Installation of floor covering.
"(C) Cabinet work which is not regulated
under section 513.
"10. Work performed under the jurisdiction of
federal government and/or located in federal property.
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"(b) Emergency Work. Emergency work may commence
without a permit; however, a permit for the work shall be
obtained on the working day immediately following the day work
is commenced.
"(c) Temporary Permit required. No person, firm or
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corporation shall erect any tent or similar structure which is
to be used for commercial or religious purposes, such as
rallies, festivals, amusements and sideshows, without first
obtaining a temporary permit for the tent or structure from t'ne
building official. To secure a permit, approval must also ~e
obtaine3 from the chief of the fire department. A permit for a
tent or similar structure shall be non-rene~,vable an3 Limit~3 to
a period of not more than thirty consecutive Says and may be
cance11e3 for cause by the building official or the fire
department at any time before expiration of the time stated in
the permit. Upoa cancellation or upon the expiration of the
time stated in the permit the structure or structures shall be
promptly removed. No tent of canvas, plastic or similar
material shall be used for residence purposes."
Section 5-9. Amending section 302(b). Section 302(b) is
amended to read as follows:
"(b) Plans and Specifications. Three sets of plans
and specifications shall be submitted with each application for
a building permit.
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"All plans and specifications relating to work
which affects the public safety or health and for which a
building permit is required shall be prepared, designed or
approved by a duly registered professional engineer or
architect pursuant to chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
"All plans for retaining walls over six feet in
height shall be prepared, designed or approved by a duly
registere3 architect or 3uly registered engineer in the
structural or civil branches pursuant to chapter ?v4, .~:='~~ai=
Revised Statutes."
Section 5-10. Amending section 302(c). Section 302(c) is
amended to read as follows:
"(c) Information on Plans and Specifications. Plans
an3 specifications shall be drawn to scale upon substantial
paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate
the nature and extent of the work propose3 and show in 3etail
that it will conform to the provisions of this code an3 all
relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first
sheet of each set of plans shall give the tax map key number of
the work site and the name and address of the owner and person
who prepared the plans. Plans shall include a plot plan
showing the location of the proposed building and of every
existing building on the property. In lieu of detailed
specifications, the building official may approve references on
the plans to a specific section or part of this code or other
or3inances or laws.
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"Computations, stress diagrams, and other data
sufficient to show the correctness of the plans, shall be
submitted when required by the building official."
Section 5-11. Amending section 303(a). Section 303(a) is
amended to read as follows:
"(a) Issuance. The application, plans and
specifications filed by an applicant for a permit shall be
reviewed by the buil3ing official. Plans shall be revietiaed by
any other appropriate department of the County and the 3t_ate to
verify compliance with laws and ordinances under their
jurisdiction. If the buil3ing official finds that the work
3escribe3 in an application for a permit and the plans,
specifications and other data filed therewith conform to the
requirements of this code and other pertinent laws and
or3inances, and the fees specifie3 in section 304(a) have been
paid, the building official shall issue a permit therefor to
the applicant; provided, that no permit shall be issue3 for the
moving of any building or structure or portion thereof ~dhich
has deteriorated or been damaged to an extent greater than
fifty percent of the cost of replacement (new) of such buil3ing
or structure.
"When the building official issues the permit,
he shall endorse in writing or stamp on all sets of plans and
specifications "APPROVED". Such approved plans an3
specifications shall not be changed, mo3ifie3, or altered
without authorization from the buil3ing official, and ,all work
~, shall be done in accordance with the approved plans.
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"The building official may issue a permit for
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the construction of part of a building or structure before the
entire plans and ,specifications for the whole building or
structure have been submitted or approved, provided adequate
information and detailed statements have been filed complying
with all pertinent requirements of this code. The holder of
such permit shall proceed at his own risk without assurance
that the permit for the entire building or structure dill be
grante3.
"The building permit shall be posted in a
conspicuous place on the site during the progress of work.
"c1o permit issued shall authorize any person or
contractor to do work upon any phase of the building, structure
e or project unless specifically identified in the permit
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application, including any attachment or amendments thereto, as
the contractor or subcontractor 3esignated to do that
particular phase of work.
"If there is a change in the designation of any
contractor for any phase of work subsequent to the issuance of
a permit and prior to the commencement of work, the permittee
shall submit the change in writing to the building official and
request approval of the change."
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Section 5-12. Amending section 303(d). Section 303(d) is
amended to read as follows:
"(d) Expiration. Every permit issued by the
building official under the provisions of this code shall
expire by limitation and become null and void; if the building
or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within
120 days from the date of the permit, or if the building or
work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned a*_ any
*_ime after the work is commenced for a period of 120 Saps;
provided that in the event of strikes or other causes beyon3
the control of the building contractor or owner, the building
official may, in writing, extend the 120 Say period for
commencement or suspension after the work is commenced for s
~• period not exceeding six months.
\ "Where a permit expires, before the work can be
recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained and the fee
for the permit shall be one-half the amount required for the
original permit for the work; provided that no changes have
been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for the work; and provided, further, that the
suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year."
Section 5-13. Amending section 304(b). Section 304(b) is
amended to read as follows:
"(b) Refunds. Refunds for permits shall be made in
accordance with section 2-12 of the County code.
"All permits for which such refunds are made
shall be void.
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Section 5-14. Amending section 304(c). Section 304(c) is
amended to read as follows:
"(c) Compliance with Hawaii Revised Statutes:
"Identity of Licenses. It shall be unlawful for
any permittee to perform or allow to be performed, any work
covered by the permit issued in violation of chapter 444,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the licensing of
contractors.
Section 5-15. ~men3ing section 304(3). Se^_tion 30Y(3) is
amended to read as follows:
"(d) ~xemption. The County, all agencies of the
County an3 contractors with the County, shall be exempt fro:a
the requirement of paying any aermit fee."
` Section 5-16. Deleting section 304(e). Section 304(x) is
deleted.
Section 5-17. Amending section 305(a). Section 305(a) is
amended to read as follows:
"(a) General. All construction or work for which a
permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the
building official.
"A survey of the lot at the owner's expense may
be required by the building official to verify compliance of
the structure with approved plans.
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amended to read as follows:
Section 5-18. Amending section 305(b). Section 305(b) is
"(b) Building Official's Right to Enter Building.
The building official, so far may be necessary for the
performance of his duties, shall have the right to enter upon
and inspect, at any reasonable time, any new or unoccupied
building or structure under construction, repair, alteration or
removal, or any building or structure alleged to be unsafe."
Section 5-19. Amending section 305(c). Section 305(c) is
amended to read as follows:
"(c) Approval Require3. There shall be a final
inspection and approval on all buil3iags when completed and
ready for occupancy."
Section 5-20. Deleting section 305(3)
deleted in its entirety.
Section 305(3) is
Section 5-21. Deleting section 305(g). Section 305(8) is
3eleted in its entirety.
Section 5-22. Amending section 306. Section 306 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 306. Special Inspections.
"(a) General. 'Alien the higher stresses of masonry
construction in Table No. 24-H is used, when footings and
foundations are to be constructed of wood, or when required by
the building official, the owner or the owner's agent shall
employ a special inspector who shall be present at all times on
special construction or work involving unusual hazards or
requiring constant inspection.
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"(b) Special Inspector. The special inspector shall
be a qualified person approved by the building official. An
engineer registered in the State and performing inspection in
the branches of engineering in which that person is registered
shall be a qualified person.
"The special inspector shall furnish continuous
inspection of the construction and work requiring his
employment. He shall keep a record of the special inspection.
mane and report any code violations in writing r_o tie cuii~~n_
official.
"(c) Approved Fabricators. Special inspections
required oy tnis section and elsewhere in tnis code shall r.o~
be required wnere the work is done on the premises of a
fabricator approved by the ouilding official to perform such
work without special inspection. The certificate of approval
shall be subject to revocation by the building official if i*_
is found that any work done pursuant to the approval is in
violation of this code."
Section 5-23. Amending Table No. 3-A. Table ~o. 3-A is
amended to read as follows:
"'Fable 3-A - Building Permit Fees.
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Fees for new dwellings, carports and any additions to a
dwelling or carport shall be as follows:
Dwellings
(Including enclosed patio
and utility area)
$10.00 per 100 sq. ft. or
fraction thereof
Carport, open patio and
separate storage structures
$5.00 per 100 sq. ft. or
fraction thereof
All others shall be based on the scheduled below:
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Total Valuation Fee
Less than $20 No fee
$20 to and including $100 $2
More than $100 to and including $400 3
More than $400 to and including $700 5
More than $700 to and including $1,000 0
$6 for the first $1,000 plus $3 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$25,000.
$78 for the first $25,000 plus $2.50 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and
including $50,000.
$140.50 for the first $50,000 plus S2 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to u.~d
including $100,000.
$240.50 for the first $100,000 plus $1.50 -for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof."
Section 5-24. Amending section 402.
(a) Section 402 is amended by amending the eighth
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paragraph to read as follows:
"APPROVED AGENCY is an estaolished and recognized
agency regularly engaged in conducting tests when such agency
has been approved by the building official."
(b) Section 402 is amended by amending the ninth
paragrapn to read as follows:
"ARCHITECT is a person who is qualified to engage in
practice of architecture under chapter 464, Hawaii Revised
Statutes."
Section 5-25. Amending section 403.
(a) Section 403 is amended by amending-the fifth
paragraph to read as follows:
"BOILER, LOW-PRESSURE HOT WATER AND LOW-PRESSURE
STEAM is a boiler furnishing hot ,cater at pressures nut
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exceeding 160 pounds per square inch and at terhperatures not
more than 250° F., or steam at pressures not more than
1~ pounds per square inch.
"This shall not include water heater as defined in
this chapter."
(b) Section 403 is amended by amending the seventh
paragraph to read as follows:
"BUILDING is any structure built for the support,
shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chaff=ls or ar~pert,•
of any kind. The term includes, but is not limited to, any
structure mounted on wheels or otherwise, such as a trailer,
.wagon or powered vehicle, which is parked and stationary and
used for business or living purposes; provided that the ter;-
i does not include a mobile trailer, push cart, wagon, or pocaered
vehicle which is used exclusively for the purpose of selling
any commercial product and which actually travels on public or
private streets."
(c) Section 403 is amended by amending the eighth
paragraph to cead as follows:
"BUILDING, EXISTING, is a building for which a legal
building permit has been issued, or one which complied with the
building code in effect at the time the building was erected."
(d) Section 403 is amended by amending the last paragraph
to read as follows:
"BUILDING OFFICIAL is the chief engineer of the
County department of public works or the chief engineer's
~--' authorized deputy."
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Section 5-26. Amending section 404.
(a) Section 404 is amended by adding the term "CARPORT"
before the definition "CAST STONE" to read as follows:
"CARPORT is a private garage which is at least one
hundred percent open on one side and with fifty percent net
openings on another side or which is provide3 with an
equivalent of such openings on two or more sides. The
fifty percent net openings may be reduced to not less than
twenty-five percent with the approval of the buil3ing official."
(b) Section 404 is amended by amending the definition o`_
"CITY" to read as follows:
"CI'PY means the County of Hawaii."
(c) Section 404 is amended by adding a new paragraph
!' after the 3efinition of "CITY" to read as follows:
"CITY COUNCIL means the County Council."
Section 5-27. Amending section 406. Section 406 is
amende3 by adding a paragraph before "EXIS'PING BUILDIPJGS" to
read as follows:
"ENGINEER means a person who is qualified to engage
in the practice of professional engineering under the
chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes."
Section 5-28. Amending section 407.
(a) Section 407 is amended by amending the first
paragraph to read as follows:
"FAMILY means the same as the definition for 'family'
in chapter 25 of the County code."
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(b) Section 407 is amended by adding a paragraph before
the definition of "FIRE CODE" to rea3 as follows:
"FIRE CHIEF and FIRE OFFICIAL may be use3
synonymously and means the chief of the fire department of the
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County or the chief's regularly authorized deputy.
Section 5-29. Amending section 417. Section 417 is
amended by amending the definition of "PLATFORLK, ENCLOSED" to
rea3 as follows:
"PLATFOtZd, ENCLOSED, is a partially enclose3 portion
of an assembly room more than one thousan3 square feet in area
(including 3ressing rooms, toilet facilities and storage rooms)
and the ceiling of which is not more than five feet above the
proscenium opening an3 which is 3esi3ned or used for the
j' presentation of plays, demonstrations, or other entertainment
r, wherein scenery, drops, decorations, or other effects may be
installed or used."
Section 5-30. Amending section 420. Section 420 is
amended by adding a paragraph before the definition of "STORY"
to rea3 as follows:
"STATE means the State of Hawaii."
Section 5-31. Amending section 504(a). Section S04(a) is
amended to read as follows:
"(a) General. Buildings shall adjoin or have access
to a public space, yard, or street on not less than one side.
Required yards shall be permanently maintained.
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"For the purpose of this section, the center
line of an adjoining street or alley shall be considered an
adjacent property line, and the center line of an adjoining
private right-of-way not less than ten feet in width shall be
considered an adjacent property line if the owner of the
premises for which the buil3ing permit application is filed
owns a portion thereof. With the exception of an arcade,
bridge or ramp used for thoroughfare purposes only, such
private right-of-way shall be unobstructed from the ground to
the sky and permanently maintained as such.
"Eaves over required windows shall not be less
than thirty inches from side and rear property lines. For
eaves, see section 1710.
"~Qo buil3ing or structure or any portion thereof
shall be located on or over a property line except an arcade,
bridge or ramp used for thoroughfare purposes only, or as
otherwise permitted in this code and in chapter 25 of the
County code."
Section 5-32. Amending section 504(b). Section 504(b) is
amended by adding an exception after the first paragraph to
read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: Lot lines established within a joint
development under chapter 25 of the County code and boundary
lines established for condominium ownership purpose only shall
not be considered as property lines for the purpose of this
section."
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Section 5-33. Amending section 510. Section 510 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 510. Floors and Walls. Toilet room floors
shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface such as
nortland cement concrete, ceramic the or other approved
material which extends upward onto the walls at least
five inches. Walls within water closet compartments and walls
within two feet of the front and sides of urinals shall be
similarly finishe3 to a height of four feet and, exceut for
structural elements, the materials use3 in such walls shall be
of a type which is not adversely affected by moisture.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Dwelling units.
"2. Private toilets for an office, shop or room that
is not accessible to the general public an3 3oes not =_xcee3 an
occupant loa3 of three.
"In all occupancies, accessories such as grab bars,
towel bars, paper 3ispensers and soap dishes, etc., provide3 on
or within walls, shall be installed and sealed to protect
structural elements' from moisture.
"Showers in all occupancies shall be finished as
specified above to a height of not less than seventy inches
above the drain inlet. Materials other than structural
elements used in such walls shall be of a type which is not
adversely affected by moisture.
"Built-up shower receptors shall conform to
chapter 13 (Plumbing) of the County code."
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Section 5-34. Amending section 511(b). Section 511(b) is
amended by adding exceptions to read as follows:
"EXCEPTIOLIS: 1. Group R, Division 1 hotel rooms
exempted by section 1213.
"2. Where access by means of ramp or elevator is not
required by Table 33-A."
Section 5-35. ?amending section 511(c). Section 511(c) is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 511(c). Where water fountains are provi~e3
on any floor where access by the physically handicapped is
required by Table No. 33-A, at least one on that floor shall
have a spout within 33 inches of the floor an3 shall 'nave
up-front, hand-operated controls. When fountains are located
in an alcove, the alcove shall not be less than 32 inches in
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width."
Section 5-36. Amending section 511(d). Section 511(3) is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 511(d). Where public telephones are
provided on any floor where access by the physically
handicapped is required by Table No. 33-A, at least one on that
floor shall be installed so that the headset, dial and coin
receiver are within 54 inches of the floor. Unobstructed
access within 12 inches of the telephone shall be provided.
Such access shall be not less than 30 inches in width."
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Section 5-37. Amending section 513. Section 513 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 513. Premises Identification.
"(a) Minimum Vertical Clearance. There shall be a
minimum vertical clearance of not less than 30 inches between
the cooking top of oil, gas and electric ranges and the
underside of cabinets or shelving above such ranges.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. If the underside of such cabinets
or shelving is protected with a metal ventilating hood or
asbestos millboar3 at least 1/4-inch thick covered with sheet
metal of not less than No. 28 U.S. gauge, .stainless steel of .s
thickness not less than .015 inch, aluminum of a thickness not
less than .024 inch or copper of a thickness not less than
.020 inch, the minimum vertical clearance shall be not less
than 24 inches.
"2. If the underside of such cabinets. or shelving is
protecte3 with No. 28 gauge sheet metal spaced out one inch; or
1/4-inch asbestos millboard on one-inch mineral wool batts
reinforced with wire mesh or equivalent; or No. 22 gauge sheet
metal on one-inch mineral wool batts reinforced with wire or
equivalent, the minimum vertical clearance shall be not less
than 18 inches. This protection shall extend 12 inches beyond
the sides of the range or hot plate. Spacers shall be of
noncombustible material.
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"(b) Minimum Horizontal Clearance. The minimum
horizontal clearance from the burner hea3(s) of a top (or
surface) cooking unit to combustible walls extending above the
cooking surface shall be not less than 12 inches.
"EXCEPTION: Wa11s of combustible materials to be
installed within 12 inches of a cooking unit shall be provided
with protection equivalent to 1/2-inch gypsum wallboar3 covered
with laminated plastic.
"(c) Surface r^inish. vThere alternate materials
other than as specified in exceptions 1 and 2 of section 513(x)
and the exception to section 513(b) are used as approved by the
building official, the surfaces of such materials shall have a
smooth and nonabsorbent finish."
Section 5-38. Adding section 514. Section 514 is added
to read as follows:
"Section 514. Ceiling Height. ~Kinimum ceiling
heights in all occupancies customarily used by human baings
shall be as specified in Part III; provided that where no
minimum height is specified, the ceiling height shall be not
less than 7 feet. Projections below the ceiling may be
permitted provided the clearance is not less than 6 feet
6 inches."
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Section 5-39. Adding section 515. Section 515 is added
to read as follows:
"Section 515. Common Boundary «alls. Common
boundary walls may be permitted upon submission of a written
agreement between the owners of the properties involved for the
construction of the wall, provided the construction is not in
conflict with other applicable laws and ordinances.
"The minimum requirements for construction of common
boundary walls shall be as follows:
"(1) The wall shall be of four-hour fire resistive
rating, shall have no openings, and shall extend a minimum of
four feet beyond the exterior wall or to the outer edges of
horizontal projecting elements such as balconies, roof
! overhangs, canopies, marquees, or architectural projections.
"(2) there the exterior wall at the termination of
the common boundary wall borders a street right-of-way, the
exterior wall adjacent to the common boundary wall shall be not
less than four-hour fire resistive construction for a distance
of two feet on each side of the common boundary wall.
"(3) The wall shall extend from the foundation to a
point thirty inches above the roof and where the wall separates
buildings of different heights, the wall shall terminate at a
point thirty inches above the higher roof level.
"(4) The wall shall be designed to support all loads
superimposed upon it as required by Part VI - Engineering
Regulations - 4uality and Design of the Materials of
Construction."
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Section 5-40
amended as follows:
Amending Table No. 5-A. Table No. 5-A is
(a) In Group A-3 Occupancy and Group B-2 Occupancy, the
entry under the column "Fire Resistance of Exterior Walls" is
amended to read as follows:
"2 hours less than 5 feet, 1 hour less than 10 feet."
(b) 'The 3escriptions for Group M Occupancies are amended
to read as fo1la~JS:
"1 - Private garages, carports, sheds, agricultural
buildings, greenhouses and lath houses.
"2 - Fences aad ret_sining walls over o feet hi3h,
swimming pools, tanks, an3 towers.
"3 - Agricultural ouildings and structures morn than
1,000 square feet in area, including buildings for storage,
livestock and poultry; milking barns; shade and horticultural
structures."
(c) Footnote 2 is amended to rea3 as follows:
"2For agricultural buildings, see also
section 1108."
Section 5-41. Amending Table No. 5-B. Table No. 5-B is
amended by amending footnote 2 to read as follows:
"2For agricultural buildings, see also
section 1108."
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Section 5-42. Amending Table No. 5-C. Table C7o. 5-C is
amended by amending footnote 4 to rea3 as follows:
"For agricultural buildings, see also
section 1108."
Section 5-43. Amending Table No. 5-D. Table No. 5-D is
amended by amending footnote 4 to read as follows:
"4For agricultural buildings, see also
section 1108."
Section 5-44. Amending section o05.
(a) Section 605 is amended by amending the first
paragraph to read as follows:
"Section 605. Light, Ventilation and Sanitation.
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All buildings or any portion thereof shall be provided with
light, ventilation and toilet facilities as specifie3 in the
'administrative rules of the State department of health."'
(b) Section 605 is amended by deleting the secon3
paragraph.
(c) Section 605 is amended by amending the fifth
paragraph to read as follows:
"Division 2.1 or Division 3 Occupancies used for
educational purposes and not classed as a Group E or Group B,
Division 2 Occupancy shall be provided with toilet facilities
for each sex and at least one drinking fountain on each floor.
"EXCEPTION: Portable classroom buildings."
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Section 5-45. Amending section 702(a). Section 702(a) is
amended by amending the second paragraph to read as follows:
"Other provisions of this code notwithstanding, a
parking garage (Group B, Division 1 or Division 3 Occupancy)
located in the basement or first story of a building housing a
Group B, Division 2 or a Group R, Division 1 Occupancy may be
classed as a separate and 3istinct building for the purpose of
area limitation, limitation of number of stories and type of
construction, when all of the following conditions are met:
"1. The Group B, Division 1 or Division 3
Occupancy is of Type I construction.
"2. There is a three-hour occupancy separation
between Group 3, Division 1 or Division 3 Occupancy an3 all
!~ portions of the 3roup B, Division 2 or 3roup R, Division 1
Occupancy.
"3. .The basement or first story is restricted
to the storage of passenger vehicles (having a capacity of not
more than nine persons per vehicle), but may contain laundry
rooms and mechanical equipment rooms incidental to the
operation of the building.
"4. The maximum building hei3ht in feet shall
not exceed the limits set forth in Table No. 5-D for the least
type of construction involved."
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Section 5-46. Amending section 705. Section 705 is
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amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 705. Light, Ventilation and Sanitation.
(a) General. All buildings or any portion thereof shall be
provided with light, ventilation and toilet facilities as
specified in the 'administrative rules of the State 3epartment
of health.'
"(b) Special Provisions. Any shopping malls and
shopping centers with a total floor space of 50,000 sauare `_ae*_
or more available to the public for retail sales shall pro vi 3e
public restroom facilities for both sexes."
Section 5-47. Amending section 709(b). Section 709(0) is
amended by amending the exception after the first paragraph to
rea3 as follows:
4 "EXCEPTIONS: 1. The grade-level tier may ^_ontain an
office, waiting and toilet room having a total area of not more
than 1,000 square feet and such area need not be separated from
the open parking garage.
"2. In buildings housing Groups A-2, A-2.1, A-3 and
A-4; B; and R-1 Occupancies, open parking garages are permitted
when all of the following conditions are met:
"A. The garage portion of the buil3ing is of
Type I construction.
"B. There is a three-hour occupancy separation
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between the open parking garage and all portions of Groups A-2,
A-2. 1, A-3 and A-4; Group B; or Group R-1 Occupancies."
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Section 5-48. Amending section 709(d). Section 709(d) is
amended by adding an exception after the thir3 paragraph to
read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: Projections below the ceiling may be
permitted provided the clearance is not less than 6 feet
6 inches."
Section 5-49. Amending section 709(k). Section 709(k) is
amend e3 to rea3 as follows:
"(k) 'Jentilation. Ventilation shall complq with the
requirements as specified in the 'administrative rules of the
State department of health."'
Section ~-50. Amending Table Ldo. 7-3. Tao1e vo. 7-3 is
amended by changing 20' to 10' in the first column.
Section 5-51. Amending section 802(c). Section 802(c) is
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amended by adding an exception to the first paragraph to read
as follows:
"EXCEPTION: In a building of Type I, II-F.R.,
III One-Hour, IV-Heavy Timber, II One-Hour or V One-Hour
construction, rooms for secon3 grade pupils may be permitted on
the second story above grade, provided the building is provide3
with an alarm system that is actuated by detectors conforming
to UBC Standard 43-6."
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Section 5-52. Amending section 802(d). Section 802(3) is
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amended by adding an exception after the first paragraph to
read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: Laboratories, woodworking and
metal-working shops, machine shops, paint shops, rooms for
storage of flammable materials and similar areas where visual
communication is required between such areas and classrooms."
Section 5-53. Amending section 805. Section 305 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 805. Light, Ventilation and Sanitation.
All portions of Group E Occupancies shall be provided with
light and ventilation, either natural or artificial, as
specified in section 605.
"For requirements in schools, 'administrative rules
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of the State depart:aent of health' shall be complied with.
"There shall be provided toilet facilities for each
sex and at least one drinking fountain on each floor for
elementary and secondary schools.
"EXCEPTION: Portable classroom buildings.
"For requirements for floors and walls of toilet
compartments, see section 510(b)."
Section 5-54. Amending section 809. Section 809 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 809. Fire Alarms. Fire alarm systems shall
comply with the 'fire code,' chapter 26 of the County code, and
be approved by the fire chief."
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Section 5-55. Amending section 905. Section 905 is
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amended to read as follows:
"Section 905. Light, Ventilation and Sanitation.
All buildings or any portion thereof shall be provided with
light, ventilation and toilet facilities as specified in the
'administrative rules of the State department of health.'
"For other requirements on water closets, see
section 510."
Section 5-56. Amending section 1009. Section ':009 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1009. Fire Alarms. Fire alarm systems
shall comply with the 'fire code,' chapter 2u of the County
code, and be approved by the fire chief."
Section 5-57. Amending section 1101. Section 1101 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1101. Group M Occupancies Defined. Group K
occupancies shall be:
"Division 1. Private garages, carports, sheds,
agricultural buildings, greenhouses and lath houses use3 as
accessories only when not over 1,000 square feet in area. See
Division 3 for larger agricultural buildings.
"Division 2. Fences and retaining walls over
6 feet in height, swimming pools, tanks and towers.
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"Division 3. Agricultural buildings an3
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structures more than 1,000 square feet in area, including
buildings for storage, livestock and poultry; milking barns;
shade and horticultural structures.
"For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B.
"For occupant load see section 3302."
Section 5-58. Amending section 1102(a). Section 1102(a)
is amended by adding an exception to the first paragraph to
read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: A carport constructed on a hillside may
exceed one story in height provided the space below the carpet
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floor is unused or use3 for Group M occupancy only.
Section 5-59. Amending section 1102(b). Section 1102 0)
is amended by aiding a second paragraph to real as follows:
~ "Buil3ings and structures of Group M, Division 1
occupancies for horticultural use with covering of wire screen,
cheesecloth or self-extinguishing plastic sheets are not
required to conform to the requirements of parts III, IV, V,
VII, IX, X and XI of this code."
Section 5-60. Amending section 1103. Section 1103 is
amended by adding an exception to read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: See section 1106 for joint garages or
joint carports constructed in conjunction with Group R-3
Occupancies."
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Section 5-61. Amending section 1104. Section 1104 is
amended by aiding an exception to the secon3 paragraph to rea3
as follows:
"EXCEPTION: 4lhere a fire separation is not required,
a one-story carport may have an opening into a room used for
sleeping purposes provided such opening is not a required
window."
Section 5-62. Amending section 1105. Section 1105 is
amended by a33in3 an exception to read as follocus:
"EXCEPTION: A carport on a hillside lot :nay have
wood floor planking at least 2 inches in nominal thicY.ness laid
with at least 1/4-inch spacing between the plinks."
Section 5-63. Amending section 1106. Section 1106 is
amende3 to read as follows:
"Section 1106. Joint Garages or Joint Carports.
Joint garages or joint carports may be erecte3 in conjunction
with any Group ~-o Occupancy over a common property line
between two lots without any fire-resistive protection at the
common property line with the mutual consent of the owners
thereof, provided that:
"(1) Each portion of the joint garage or
carport located on each lot shall be structurally independent
of the other portion;
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"(2)
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the joint garage or
located on the same
fire-resistive wall
of the buildings;
Where the distance between a portion of
joint carport and the nearest building
lot is less than o feet, a one-hour
without openings shall be provided on one
"(3) The floor area of each portion of the
joint garage or joint carport located on each lot shall not
exceed S00 square feet and such garage or carport shall not
exceed one story in height."
Section 5-64. Adding section 1108. Section 1108 is added
to read as follows:
"Section 1108. Agricultural Buildinys. (a) Scope.
Tiie provisions of this section shall apply exclusively to
", agricultural buildings. Such buildings shall be classified as
Group M, Division 3 occupancies and shall include the following
uses:
"(1) Storage, livestock and poultry.
"(2) Milking barns.
"(3) Shade structures.
"(4) Horticultural structures (3reenhouses and
crop protection).
"(b) Construction, Height and Allowable Area.
"(1) General. Buildings classe3 as Group M,
Division 3 occupancies shall be of one of the types of
construction specified in this code and shall not exceed the
area or height limits specified in sections 505, 506 and 507
`~ and Table No. 11-A.
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"(2) Special Provisions. The area of a
Group M, Division 3 occupancy in a one-story building shall not
be limited if the building is entirely surrounded and adjoine3
by public space, street or yards not less than 60 feet in
width, regar3less of the type of construction.
"The area of a two-story Group M,
Division 3 Occupancy shall not be limited if the building is
entirely surrounded and adjoined by public space, streets or
yards not less than 60 feet in width an3 is provi3e3 wit'.Z an
approved automatic fire-extinguishing system throughout,
conforming to U.B.C. Standar3 L7o. 38-1.
"3ui13ings using plastics shall comply with
Type V-.Q construction. Plastics shall be approved plastics
~ regulated 'oy chapter 52. For foam plastic, see section 1712.
i.,.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. When use3 as skylights or
roofs, the areas of plastic skylights shall not be limite3.
"2. Except where 3esign must consider snow
loads, plastic less than 20 mils thick may be used without
regar3 to structural considerations. The structural frame of
the building, however, shall comply.
"Buildings and structures for horticultural
use in agricultural districts with covering of wire screen,
cheesecloth or self-extinguishing plastic sheets are not
required to conform to the requirements of parts III, IV, V,
VII, IX, X and XI of this code.
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"EXCEPTIONI: When rigid plastic sheets are
used all parts of the building shall be properly anchored.
"(c) Occupancy Separations. Occupancy separations
shall be as specified in section 503 and Table No. 15-B.
"(d) Exterior Walls and Openings. Except where
Table No. 17-A requires greater protection, exterior walls of
agricultural buildings shall be not less than one-hour fire-
resistive construction when less than 10 feet from ?rooerty
line.
"Openings in exterior walls of agricultural
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buildings which are less than 10 feet from property line snail
be ?rotected by fire assemblies having a fire-protection rating
of not less than three-fourths hour.
"EXCEPTION: One-story greenhouses and lath
houses not exceeding 12,000 square feet in floor area located
not less than 5 feet from interior property lines may be
constructe3 without fire-resistive exterior walls.
"(e) Exit Facilities. Exit facilities shall be as
specifie3 in chapter 33.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. The maximum 3istance of travel
from any point in the building to an exterior exit door,
horizontal exit, exit passageway or an enclosed stairway shall
not exceed 200 feet.
"2. One exit is required for each 15,000 square
feet of floor area and fraction thereof.
"3. Exit openings shall be not less than 2 feet
6 inches by 6 feet 8 inches.
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Section 5-65. Adding Table No. 11-A. Table No. 11-A is
added to read as follows:
"^t ABLE NO. 11-A - BASIC ALLOWABLE AREA FOR A GROUP K,
DIVISION 3 OCCUPANCY, ONE STORY IN
HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SUCH
OCCUPANCY
~ I ! 1-Hour ~ I
i ~ F-R 1-Hour N i or III-N 1-Hour
i ! IV
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ALIIJ:4ABLE AREAL
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Unlimited 60, 000 27, 100 18, 000 I 27, 100 18, 000 21, 100 i2, 0001
MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN STORIE52
Unlimited 12 I 4 I 2 I 4 ~ 2 l 3 2
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LSee section 1108(b), for unlimited area under certain conditions.
2F Or maximum height in feet, see Table i7o. 5-D.
Section 5-66. Adding Table No. 11-B. Tabl_ No. 11-B is adde'_
to read as follows:
"TABLE NO. 11-B - REQUIRED SEPARATIONS BET',QEEN GROUP K,
DIVISION 3 AND OTHER OCCUPANCIES
(In Hours)
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(Occupancy A I E I H B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 R-1 R-3 I.d
Rating T4 4 4~ 4 r 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I N
Section 5-67. Amending section 1202(b). Section 1202(0)
is amended by amending the fourth paragraph to read as follows:
"For Group R, Division 3 Occupancies with a Group B,
Division 1 or Division 3 parking garage in the basement or
first .floor, see section 702(x)."
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Section 5-68. Amending section 1203.
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Section 1203 is amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 1203. For fire-resistive protection of
exterior walls and openings, as determined by location on
property, see section 504 and part IV.
"EXCEPTION: In residential, multi-family, and
hotel zones, openings in exterior walls of buil3ings of
Types I, II-F.R., III or IV-H.T. construction and housing
3roup R-1 Occupancies which are 10 feet or more but less than
20 feet from the adjacent interior property line shall only be
required to have windows or doors constructed of approved
noncombustible material, but any glass used for windows and
3oors shall be wire glass of a minimum thickness of 1/4-inch,
except where the buil3ing is so designed to prevent the glass
l_. from falling below the story on which it is installed ,• provided
that this exception shall not apply to opening protection of
exterior exit balconies an3 as a waiver of the requirements of
section 3306(1) of this code, relating to stairways."
Section 5-69. Amending section 1204. Section 1204 is
amended by adding an exception to the third paragraph to read
as follows:
"EXCEPTION: Glass jalousie bladed. windows may be
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used for emergency escape or rescue."
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Section 5-70. Amending section 1205. Section 1205 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1205. Light, Ventilation and Sanitation.
Light, ventilation and sanitation requirements shall be as
specified in chapter 11 (Housing) of the County code.
"For requirements for floors and walls of toilet
compartments, see section 510."
Section 5-71. Amending section 1206. Section 1206 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 1206. Yards and Courts. Requirements for
yards and courts shall be-as specified in the chapter 11
(Housing) and chapter 25 (Zoning) of the County code."
Section 5-72. Amending section 1207. Section 1207 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1207. Room Dimensions. Requirements for
minimum ceiling heights, floor areas and widths of rooms shall
be as specified in chapter 11 (Housing) of the County code."
Section 5-73. Amending section 1208. Section 1208 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1208. Efficiency Dwelling Units.
Efficiency dwelling units shall conform to the requirements of
chapter 11 (Housing) of the County code."
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Section 5-74. Amending section 1210(x). The third
paragraph of section 1210(x) is amended to rea3 as follows:
"Required smoke detectors shall receive their primary
power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from
a commercial source. firing shall be permanent and without a
disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent
protection.
"EXCEPTIO:1: Smoke detectors may be battery operated
when installed in existing Group R, Division 3 Occupancy
buil3ings."
Section 5-75. Deleting section 1211. Section 1211 is
delete3.
Section 5-76. Amendiny section 1213. Section 1213 is
amende3 to read as follows:
"Section 1213. Access to Buildings and Facilities.
Buildings containing more than 20 3welliny units or 20 guest
rooms shall be accessible to the physically handicapped by a
level entry, ramp or elevator. The number of Swelling units or
guest rooms accessible to the physically handicapped shall be
not less than the following:
Dwelling Units: one for each 50 units or
fraction thereof
Guest Rooms one for each 50 units or
up to 200: fraction thereof
over 200: four, plus one for each
additional 25 units or
fraction thereof over 200
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"To determine the total number of accessible units,
more than one structure on a building site shall be considered
as one building. Habitable rooms, bathrooms, toilet
compartments, halls and utility rooms in units that are
required to be accessible to the physically handicapped shall
be accessible by level floors, ramps or elevators, and doorways
to such rooms shall have a clear unobstructe3 width of not less
than 32 inches.
"Toilet facilities in accessible units shall comply
with sections 510 and 511."
Section 5-77. Amending section 1214. Section 1214 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1214. Modifications, where a carport is
separated from a Swelling by walls only, a fire separation is
not required between the carport and the dwelling.
"where a garage is constructed over any portion of a
dwelling, the floor of the garage shall be of noncombustible
one-hour fire-resistive construction."
Section 5-7B. Adding section 1215. Section 1215 is added
to read as follows:
"Section 1215. Existing Buildings. (a) Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to provide a reasonable degree
of safety to persons occupying existing Group R, Division 1
buildings that do not conform with the minimum requirements of
this code by requiring alterations to such existing buildings.
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"(b) Scope.• The provisions of this section shall
apply exclusively to existing nonconforming Group R, Division 1
Occupancies more than 2 stories in height.
"(c) Stair Construction. All stairs shall have a
minimum run of 9 inches and a maximum rise of 8 inches and a
minimum width of 30 inches exclusive of handrails. Every
stairway shall have at least one handrail. A landing having a
minimum 30-inch run in the 3irection of travel shall be
provided at each point of access to the stairway.
"(d) Exterior Stairways. Exterior stairs shall oe
of noncombustible construction or of wood of not less than
two-inch nominal thickness with soli3 treads and risers.
"(e) Doors an3 Openings: Exit doors shall meet the
requirements of sections 3304(b), (c), (e) and 3305(h)1. Doors
shall not reduce the required width of stairways more than
(7) inches when open. Transoms, and openings other than doors,
from corridors to rooms shall be fixed closed and shall be
covered with a mininum of 3/4-inch plywood or 1/2-inch gypsum
wallboard or equivalent material on the room side.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Existing solid-bonded wood
core doors 1 3/8 inches thick or their equivalent may be
continued in use.
"2. Where the existing frame will not
accommodate a door complying with section 3304(h), a 1 3/8-inch
thick solid-bonded wood core door may be used.
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"(f) Separation of Occupancies. Occupancy
separations shall be provided as specified in section 503 of
this code. When approved by the building official, existing
wood lath and plaster in good condition or 1/2-inch gypsum
wallboard may be acceptable where one-hour occupancy
separations are required."
Section 5-79. Amending section 1706(a). Section 1706(a)
is amended by amending Exception No. 2 to read as follows:
"2. In buil3ings housing Groups A-2, A-2. 1, A-3,
A-4, B or R-1 occupancies, enclosures shall not be required for
escalators or for ramps used solely for vehicular passage,
provi3ed the following conditions are met:
"A. The top of the escalator or ramp opening at
r' each story is provided with a draft curtain and automatic fire
sprinklers are installed around the perimeter of the opening
within 2 feet of the draft curtain. The draft curtain shall
enclose the perimeter of the unenclosed opening and exten3 from
the ceiling downward at least 12 inches on all sides. The
spacing between sprinklers shall not exceed 6 feet.
"B. All floors with escalator or ramp openings
are equipped with automatic sprinkler systems.
"C. There is provided a three-hour
fire-resistive separation from floors not equipped with
automatic sprinkler systems.
"D. In mixed occupancies housing Groups A-2,
A-2.1, A-3, A-4 or R-1 Occupancies, the entire building is of
Type I construction."
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Section 5-80. Amending section 1710. Section 1710 is
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amende3 by amending the second paragraph to read as follows:
"Projections from walls of Type I or II construction
shall be of noncombustible materials, provided that for awnings
projecting into yard space fronting directly on a street, the
provisions of section 4506(b) may be used."
Section 5-81. Amending section 1711. Section 1711 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1711. Guardrails. A11 unenclosad floor and
roof openings, open and glazed sides of landings and ramps,
balconies or porches which are more than 30.inches above 3rade
or floor below, and roofs used for other than service of the
building shall be protected by a guardrail. Guardrails shall
be not less than 42 inches in height. Open guardrails and
stair railings shall have intermediate zails or an ornamental
pattern such that no object 9 inches in diameter can pass
through; provide3 that the 3imensions shall be such that no
object 5 inches in diameter can pass through for the following
occupancies:
. "(1) Group R, Divisions 1 and 3 Occupancias.
"(2) Group E, Division 3 Occupancies used for
day care purposes.
"(3) Group I, Division 1 Occupancies use3 for
nurseries for chil3ren under kindergarten age.
"(4) Group A, Divisions 1, 2, 2.1 and 3
Occupancies.
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"The height of stair railings on open sides may be as
specified in section 3306(j) in lieu of providing a 3uardrail.
Ramps shall, in addition, have handrails when required by
section 3307.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Guardrails need not be
provided on the loading side of loading docks.
+ "2. Guardrails for Group R, Division 3 and
Group M, Division 1 Occupancies may be 36 inches in height.
"3, Interior guardrails within individual
dwelling units or guest rooms of Group R, Division L
Occupancies may be 36 inches in hei3ht.
"4. The open space between the intermediate
rails or ornamental pattern of 3uardrails in areas of
' commercial- and industrial-type occupancies which are not
accessible to the public may be increased such that a 12-inch
diameter sphere cannot pass through.
"5. Guardrails on a balcony immediately in
front of the front row of fixed seats and which are not at the
en3 of an aisle may be 26 inches in hei3ht.
"Openings or portions of openings in exterior walls
which are less than 30 inches above a floor shall be provided
with at least one rail between 30 inches and 36 inches above
the floor when such openings are on floors above the first
floor and are not provided with structurally adequate safety
glass installations or other barriers to prevent a person from
falling through the openings.
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"In Group R, Division 1 Occupancy apartment buildings
an3 Division 3 Occupancy dwellings, openable windows or
portions of openable windows which are less than 36 inches
above the floor, when such windows are on floors located above
the first floor, shall be provided with guardrails as specified
in this section. Guardrails are not required where such
windows are provided with securely installed 'insect' screen or
other equal or better barriers to young children falling
through such openings."
Section 5-82. Amending section 1713. Section 1713 is
amende3 to read as follows:
"Section 1713. Insulation. (a) General. Thermal
and acoustical insulation located on or within floor-ceiling
and roof-ceiling assemblies, crawl spaces, ducts, plenums,
walls and partitions, and insulation on pipes and tubing shall
comply with this section.
"EXCEPTION: Roof insulation shall comply with
section 3204.
"(b) Insulation and Covering on Pi~oe and 'Pubing.
Insulation and covering on pipe and tubing shall have a
flame-spread rating not to exceed 25 and a smoke density not to
exceed 50 when teste3 in accordance with U.B.C. Standard
No. 42-1.
"EXCEPTION: Installation in Groups R-3 and
M Occupancies.
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"(c) Insulation within Floor-Ceiling Assemblies,
Roof-Ceiling Assemblies, Walls, Crawl Spaces or Attics. A11
insulation materials including facings, such as vapor barriers
or breather papers installed within floor-ceiling assemblies,
roof-ceiling assemblies, walls, crawl spaces or attics shall
have a flame-spread rating not to exceed 25 and a smoke density
not to exceed 450 when tested in accordance with U.B.C.
Standard i1o. 42-1.
"EXCEPTIONS:- 1. Foam plastic insulation shall
comply with section 1712.
"2. When such materials are insta11e3 in
concealed spaces of Types III, IV and V construction, the
flame-spread and smoke-develope3 limitations 3o not apply to
facings, provided that the facing is installed in substantial
contact with the unexposed surface of the ceiling, floor or
wall fnnish.
"(d) Insulation on or Within Ducts and Plenums. For
the purpose of this section, DUCT is any tube or conduit for
transmission of air. This definition shall not include:
"(1) A vent, a vent connector or a chimney
connector.
"(2) Any tube or conduit wherein the pressure
of the air exceeds one pound per square inch.
"(3) The air passages of listed self-contained
systems.
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"Only approved materials shall be installed within
ducts and plenums for insulating, sound deadening or other
purposes. All such materials shall have a mold-, humidity- and
erosion-resistant face that has met the requirements of J.M.C.
Standard No. 10-1. Duct liners in systems operating at
velocities in excess of 2000 feet per minute shall be fastened
with both adhesive and mechanical fasteners, and all exposed
edges shall have adequate treatment to withstand the operating
velocity.
"Insulation applied to the exterior surface of 3ucts
located in buil3ings shall have a flame spread of not more than
25 an3 a smoke-developed rating of not more than 50 when tested
as a composite installation, including insulation, facing
materials, tapes and adhesives as normally applied.
"EXCEPTION; Insulation having a flame-spread
rating of not over 50 and a smoke-developed rating of not over
100 may be installed in dwellings where the duct system serves
not more than one dwelling unit.
"Faced insulations intended for installation on the
exterior of ducts shall be legibly printed with the name of the
manufacturer, nominal thickness of insulation and the flame-
spread and smoke-developed ratings of the composite material."
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Section 5-83. Amending section 1716.
(a) Section 1716 is amended by adding an exception to
Item No. 1 to read as follows:
"EXCEPTIOLQ: In buildings of Type II-N
construction, mezzanine floors, including supporting beams,
girders and columns, may be of Type V one-hour fire-resistive
construction."
(b) Section 1716 is amended by amending item no. 5 to
read as follows:
"5. Two exits shall be provided from a mezzanine
when two exits are required by Table No. 33-A or when the area
of the mezzanine exceeds 2,000 square feet, whichever is the
more restrictive."
Section 5-84. Amending section 1807. Section 1807 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1807. Special Provisions for Group R-1
Occupancies an3 Group B, Division 2 Office Buildings.
"(a) Scope. These requirements apply to buildings
housing Gzoup B, Division 2 Occupancies used as offices and to
buildings housing Group R-1 Occupancies.
"Such buildings having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 75 feet above the highest grade
shall conform to the special requirement of this section in
addition to other applicable requirements of this code.
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"(b) Automatic Sprinkler System. Automatic
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sprinkler system shall be provided throughout the buil3iny.
The sprinkler system shall be 3esigned using the parameters set
forth in U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1 and the following:
"1. Shutoff valves and a water flow device
shall be provided for each floor.
"2. Fire pumps shall be approved or listed for
fire service by a nationally recognized independent testing
agency.
"EXCEPTION: Fire pumps of 250 gpm or less
need not be liste3 for fire service but shall be approved by
the fire chief.
"(c) Fire Alarm. A manual or automatic fire alarm
system shall be provide3 an3 approved by the Fire Chief.
"(d) Smoke Detection Systems. At least one approved
smoke detector suitable for the intended use shall be installe3:
"L. In every mechanical equipment, electrical,
transformer, telephone equipment, elevator machine or similar
room and in every interior exit corridor of a hotel building.
"2. In the main return and exhaust air plenum
of each air-conditioning system and located in a serviceable
area downstream of the last duct inlet.
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"3. At each connection to a vertical duct or
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riser serving two or more stories from a return-air duct or
plenum of an air-conditioning system. In Group R, Division 1
Occupancies, an approved smoke detector may be used in each
return-air riser carrying not more than 5000 cfm and serving
not more than 10 air inlet openings.
"Smoke detection system conforming to the
provisions of chapter 4 of [dFPA Standard 90A will be accepted
in lieu of the above, provided all detectors are apnrove3 smoke
3etectors and not thermostatic devices.
"Every smoke detection system shall be
connected to an annunciator and to the fire alarm system un3er
subsection (c) above and shall place into operation all
~J equipment necessary to prevent the recirculation of smoke.
"(e) Central Control Alarm and Communication Panel.
The central control panel for use by the fire department shall
be installe3 in a location approved by the fire department and
shall contain:
"1. The alarm and public address system panels.
"2. The fire department closed communication
system.
"3. Fire detection and alarm system annunciator
panels.
"4. Status indicator and Phase I fireman's
control for elevators.
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"5. Controls for unlocking all stairway doors
simultaneously when alarm is sounded (if applicable).
"6. Zoned sprinkler valve and water-flow
detector display panel.
(f) Alarm and Communications System. The alarm and
communications system shall be designed and installed so that
damage to any terminal unit or speaker will not render more
than one zone of the system inoperative.
"The following communication systems shall be
provide3:
°'1. Alarm System. The operation of any
sprinkler, water flow 3evice or manual fire alarm station shall
automatically sound an alert to the designated areas.
"The central control panel shall contain
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controls for the alarm system so that a selective (on a floor
by floor basis) or general alarm may be manually initiated.
"The alarm shall be designed to be heard by
all occupants within the building or designated portions
thereof as is required for the public address system.
"The system shall be supervised to cause
the activation of an audible trouble signal in the central
control panel upon interruption or failure of the audio path
including amplifiers, speaker wiring, switches and electrical
contacts and shall detect open shorts and grounds which might
impair the function of the system.
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"2. Public Address System. A public address
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communications system 3esigned to be clearly heard by all
occupants of the building, on a general or selective basis,
with speakers located in the following areas:
"A. Elevators.
"B. Elevator lobbies.
"C. Public restrooms.
"D. Corridors.
"E. Exit stairways.
"F. Tenant occupied spaces.
"G. Dwelling units in apartment houses.
"H. Hotel guest rooms or suites.
"3. Fire Department (Closed) Communications
System. Two-way fire department closed communication lines
consisting of jack or plug receptacles at indicated locations
shall be provided for fire department use. A jack or plug
shall be located at:
"A. The central alarm and communication
panel or other central location approved by the fire department.
"B. The designated fireman's elevator.
"C. Each elevator lobby on each floor of
the building.
"D. Stairwell side of each exit into each
stairway.
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"The alarm system and the public address system
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may be a combined system. The fire department communications
system may be combined with the alarm system and the public
address system when they are an approved system.
"(g) Smoke Control. Natural or mechanical
ventilation for the removal of products of combustion shall be
provided in every story an3 shall consist of one of the
following:
"1. Panels or windows in the exterior walls
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which can be opened remotely from an approved location other
than the fire floor. Such venting facilities shall be provided
at the rate of 20 square feet per 50 lineal feet of exterior
wall in each story and shall be distributed around the
perimeter at not more than 50-foot intervals. Such windo•.as or
panels and their controls shall be clearly identified.
"EXCEPTION: When a complete automatic
sprinkler system is installed, windows or panels manually
openable from within the fire floor or approved fixed tempered
glass may be used in lieu of the remotely operated openable
panels and windows. Such windows shall be clearly identified
and shall be of the size and spacing called for in
section 1807(g)1.
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"2. When a complete and approved automatic
sprinkler system is installed, the mechancial air-handling
equipment may be 3esigned to accomplish smoke removal. Under
fire conditions, the return and exhaust air shall be moved
directly to the outside without recirculation to other sections
of the building. The air-handling system shall provide a
minimum of one exhaust air change each 10 minutes for the area
involved.
"3. Any other approved 3esign which will
produce equivalent results.
"(h) Standby Power and Light Systems. An aporoved
permanently installed standby power-generating system shall be
provided. The system shall be equipped with suitable means for
automatically starting the generator set upon failure of the
I` normal electrical supply systems and for automatic transfer and
operation of all the required electrical functions at full
power within 30 seconds of such normal service failure. An
on-premise fuel supply sufficient for not less than 2 hours
full demand operation of the system shall be provided. Shou13
the standby power unit become inoperable at any time due to
breakdown of equipment and cannot be repaired immediately, a
portable emergency power unit shall be insta11e3 to take its
place until the equipment is repaired and in operable condition.
"The building official may approve other
reliable sources of energy to power the standby
power-generating system.
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"All power, lighting and signal facilities
provided under the requirements of this section shall be
transferable to the standby power system. The power
requirement shall be determined so as to provide service to,
but not limited to the following:
"1. Fire alarm system.
"2. Exit and other emergency lighting.
"3. Fire protection equipment.
"4. Mechanical ventilation required by this
section an3/or section 3310(8).
"5. Elevator designated for fire service.
"6. Electrically operated exit locks.
"The standby power-generating system shall be
teste3 regularly as required by the fire chief.
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"(i) Exits.
"All stairway doors which are to be locked to
prevent entry from the stairway side shall have electric
strikes which will be automatically unlocked without unlatching
upon actuation of the fire alarm system or in the event of
power failure. Controls for electric strikes may be provided
with manual override of the automatic system.
"(j) Reductions from Code. When a complete approved
automatic sprinkler system complying with this section is
installed in a building, the following modifications of code
requirements are permitted:
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"1. The fire-resistive time periods set forth
~ in Table No. 17-A may be reduced by one hour for interior
bearing walls, exterior bearing and nonbearing walls, roofs and
the beams supporting roofs, provided they do not frame into
columns. Vertical shafts other than stairway enclosures and
elevator shafts may be reduced to one hour when sprinklers are
installed within the shafts at alternate floors.
"2. Except for corridors in Group R, Division 1
Occupancies and partitions separating dwelling units or guest
rooms, all interior nonbearing partitions required to be one-
hour fire-resistive construction by Table i7o. 17-A may be of
noncombustible construction without fire-resistive time period;
provided doozs in such walls forming corridors shall be tight-
/ fitting and maintained self-closing or shall be automatic
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closing in accordance with section 4306(b)(2).
"3. Fixed tempered glass may be used in lieu of
openable panels for smoke control purposes.
"4. Travel distance from the most remote point
in the floor area to a horizontal exit or to an enclosed
stairway may be 300 feet.
"5. Fire dampers, other than those needed to
protect floor-ceiling assemblies to maintain the fire
resistance of the assembly, are not required except for those
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which may be necessary to bypass smoke to outside, those
provided to convert from recirculated air to 100 percent
outside air, and those which may be required to protect the
fresh air supply intake against smoke which may be outside the
building.
"6. Emergency windows required by section 1204
are not required."
Section 5-85. Amending section 2106(e). Section 2106(e)
is amended to read as follows:
"(e) Heavy Timber Floors. Floors shall be Without
concealed spaces. Heavy timber constructed floors shall be not
less than 3 inches nominal splined or tongued-and-grooved p1anY.
or may be of Laminate3 slab construction conforming to the
provisions of section 2106(h)."
Section 5-86.
Deleting section 2304(e).
Section 2304(e)
is 3eleted.
Section 5-87. Amending Table No. 23-C
Table No. 23-C is
amende3 by amending item 5 in the left hand column to read as
follows:
"Greenhouses and agricultural buildings, not
including lath houses.4"
Section 5-88. Amending section 2408(c). Section 2408(c)
is amended to read as follows:
"(c) Minimum Thickness. Stone masonry walls shall
in no case have a minimum thickness of less than 14 inches."
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Section 5-89. Amending section 2414(a)2.
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Section 2414(a)2 is amended to read as follows:
"2. Only Type M or Type S mortar consisting of
portland cement, lime and aggregate shall be used. Admixtures
approved by the building official may be added to the mortar."
Section 5-90. Amending section 2414(a)8.
Section 2414(a)8 is amended to read as follows:
"8. 'rThere the grout pour exceeds 8 feet in height,
cleanouts shall be provided by suitable openings in the face
shells in the bottom course of each cell to be grouted or other
approved locations. The cleanouts shall be ~aaled after
inspection and before grouting.
"When total grout pour exceeds 8 feet in height,
~ the grout shall be placed in 4-foot lifts."
Section 5-91. Deleting sections 2414(b) and (c).
Sections 2414(b) and (c) are deleted.
Section 5-92. Amending Table No. 24-A. Table No. 24-A is
amended by adding a superscript "2" after tha word "Masonry" in
the table heading, and a footnote is added to read as follows:
"2Admixtures approved by the building official may
be added to the mortar."
Section 5-93. Amending section 2516(c)2. Section 2516 is
amended by amending the first paragraph of subsection (c)2 to
read as follows:
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"2. Minimum clearance between bottom of floor joists
or bottom of floors without joists and the ground beneath shall
be 20 inches; between bottom of girders and the ground shall be
12 inches.
"EXCEPTION: Open slat wood decks shall have
ground clearance of at least 6 inches for any wood member."
Section 5-94. Adding section 2518. Section 2518 is added
to read as follows:
"Section 2518. Single Wa11 Construction. (a) Wa11s
without Studs. For Type V buildings, single wall construction
without studs may be used in accordance with this section.
"(b) Single Wa11 Construction for One-Story an3 Woon
Frame Type V-Ld Buil3ings. One-story and the uppermost story of
woo3 frame Type V-N buil3ings may be of single wall
construction with boar3 of thicknesses specified in this
section, without studs, when requirements of this section are
met. Floor to ceiling height shall not exceed eight feet.
"When wood frame dwellings are supported by
posts, bracing of sufficient strength shall be provided to
stabilize the structure against movement from wind pressure or
earthquake.
"(c) Boards for Single wall Construction.
"1. One and One-Eighth. Inch Boards. Single
wall construction with boards of one and one-eighth inch net
thickness are not required to have girts.
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"2. One-Inch Boards. idhere single wall
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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 ten feet along the wall.
"3. Three-Fourths Inch Boards. Single wall
construction with boards of three-fourth inch net thickness
shall have girts and cross partitions at least every
thirty feet.
"4. Eleven-Sixteenths Inch Boards. Single wall
construction with boards of eleven-sixteenths inch net
thickness shall be limited to the following conditions:
"(A) the span between load bearing walls
shall not exceed twenty-four feet;
"(B) the dead load on such walls shall not
exceed one hundred fifty pounds per lineal foot;
"(C) girts shall be provided;
"(D) there shall be approved stiffeners at
least every ten feet along such wall; an3
"(E) any openings in the walls for windows
and doors shall have full-height jambs or studs where the girt
is not continuous.
"(d) Approved Stiffeners. Approved stiffeners
shalls be studs at least two inches by four inches, full-height
window or door jambs, posts, walls or partitions at right angle
to the section of wall under consideration.
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"(e) Girts. Girts for single wall construction
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shall be not less than two-inches by six-inches belt course or
other approved strengthening about midheight between the floor
and the ceiling on all exterior walls."
Section 5-95. Amending section 2604(1). Section 2604(1)
is amended by amending subsection 1 to read as follows:
"1. Frequency of Testing. Strength tests may be
required by the buil3ing official. When tests are required,
samples for strength tests of each class of concrete shall be
taken not less than once a Say, nor less than once for each
150 cubic yards of concrete, nor less than once for each
5,,000 square feet of surface area placed. Each strength test
result shall be the average of two cylinders from the same
sample tested at 28 days or the specified earlier age.
"When the frequency of testing prescribe3 herein
will provide less than five tests for a given class of
concrete, tests shall be made from at least five randomly
selected batches or from each batch if fewer than five are
used."
Section 5-96. Amending section 2901. Section 2901 is
amended by amending the second paragraph to read as follows:
"Reference is made to chapter 10 of the County code
for requirements governing excavation, grading and earthwork
construction, including fills and embankments."
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Section 5-97. Amending section 2903(a). Section 2903(a)
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is amended by amending the fifth paragraph to read as follows:
"Fills to be used to support the foundations of any
building or structure shall be placed in accordance with
'accepted engineering practice. A soil investigation report and
a report of satisfactory placement of fill may be required by
the building official."
Section 5-98. Deleting section 2904(b). Section 2904(b)
is deleted.
Section 5-99. Amending section 2908(b). Section 2908(b)
is amended to read as follows:
"(b) Determination of Allowable Loads. The
allowable axial and lateral loads on piles shall be determined
by an approved formula, by load tests or by a foundation
investigation.
"A static load test shall be made on. at least
one pile when the allowable axial load for a single pile exceed
40 tons. Where the allowable axial load for a single pile is
40 tons or less, static load tests shall be made upon request
by the building official.
"EXCEPTION: The load test may be waived by
the building official if substantiated by the soils report."
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Section 5-100. Amending section 3207(e). Section 3207(e)
is amended to rea3 as follows:
"(e) Over Public Sidewalk. The water from the roof
of all buildings which would flow by gravity onto a public
sidewalk shall be carried by means of conduits under the
sidewalk and through the curb into the gutter.
"EXCEPTION: Buildings of Groups R-3 or M
Occupancies, the walls of which are 10 feet or more from the
street property line, nee3 not comply with the above."
Section 5-101. Amending section 3303(a). Section 3303(a)
is amended by amending the exceptions after the fifth paragraph
thereto to read as follows:
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Except as provided in Table
/ No. 33-A, only one exit shall be required for Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies. See section 1204 for emergency escapes
or rescue requirements from sleeping rooms.
"2. In buildings containing apartment units which
occupy portions of two floors (maisonettes), each such unit
shall have direct access to an exterior exit balcony which
shall have the required number of exits to grade, provided that
the interior stairway between portions of each unit occupying
two floors shall serve that unit only.
"Such units need not have direct access to an
exterior exit balcony in buildings equipped with an automatic
fire-extinguishing system throughout.
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"3. Type I or Type II-F.R. buildings in Group R,
Division 1 apartment house Occupancies with not more than two
living units on any floor may have a single exit that is
immediately accessible to all apartments served thereby.
"4. Buildings of Group R, Division 1 Occupancies of
at least one-hour fire-resistive construction, not exceeding
three stories in height, may have a single exit serving not
more than two units per floor, providing that such exit is an
enclosed stairway or an exterior stairway, and provided further
that such exit is immediately accessible to all units serve3.
"5. Floors and basements use3 exclusively for
service of the buil3ing may have one exit. For the purposes of
this exception, storage rooms, laundry rooms, maintenance
C offices and similar uses shall not be considered as providin3
service to the buil3ing.
"6. Basements within an individual Swelling unit
having an occupant load of less than 10 may have one exit.
"7. Storage rooms, laundry rooms and maintenance
offices not exceeding 300 square feet in floor area may be
provided with only one exit."
Section 5-102.. Amending section 3304(b). Section 3304(b)
is amended by adding an exception after the second paragraph to
read as follows:
"EXCEPTION; Double acting screen doors used in
conjunction with exit doors having panic hardware in school
cafetoriums."
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Section 5-103. Amending section 3304(h). Section 3304(h)
is amended by amending Exception No. 1 to read as follows:
"1. :Qhere the door opens into a stair or a
smokeproof enclosure, the landing need not have a length of
5 feet.
Section 5-104. Amending section 3305(e). Section 3305(e)
is amended by adding an exception to read as follows:
"EXCEPTION: Foyers, lobbies or reception areas .which
are constructed as required for corridors may have 3ea3 ends
exceeding 20 feet, provide3 that the ratio of length of 3ea3
end to width 3oes not exceed 2:1."
Section 5-105. Amending section 3306(b). Section 330o(b)
is amended by amending the first paragraph to read as follows:
( "(b) Aidth. 6~idth of stairways shall be determined
in accordance with section 3303(b); provided that stairways
serving an occupant load of 50 or more shall be not less than
44 inches in width; stairways serving an occupant load of 49 or
less shall be not less than 36 inches in width; and provided
further, that such stairways having Class I or III standpipes
installed therein shall be not less than 44 inches in width.
Private stairways serving an occupant load of less than 10
shall be not less than 30 inches in width. For the purpose of
this section, the occupant load of a stairway shall be the
total occupant load of all floors served by the stairway."
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Section 5-106. Amending section 3306(j). Section 3306(j)
is amended to read as follows:
"(j) Handrails. Stairways shall have handrails on
each side, and every stairway required to be more than
88 inches in, width shall be provided with not less than one
intermediate handrail for each 88 inches of required width.
Intermediate handrails shall be spaced approximately equally
across the entire width of the stairway.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Stairways less than 44 inches
in width and stairways serving one individual Swelling unit i;i
Group R Occupancies may have one handrail, except that such
stairways open on one or both side shall have handrails
provided on the open side or sides.
"2. Stairways having less than four risers nee3
not have handrails.
"Handrails shall be placed not less than
30 inches nor more than 34 inches above the nosing of treads.
They shall be continuous the full length of the stairs. Except
for private stairways, at least one handrail shall extend not
less than 6 inches beyond the top and bottom risers, and ends
shall be returned or shall terminate in newel posts or safety
terminals.
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"Handrails projecting from a wall shall have a
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space of not less 1 1/2 inches between the wall and the
handrail. The handgrip portion of handrails shall be not less
than 1 1/4 inches nor more than 3 3/4 inches in cross-sectional
dimension and shall have a smooth surface with no sharp
corners."
Section 5-107. Amending section 3307(d). Section 3307(d)
is amended to read as follows:
"(d) Landings. Ramos for the physically handicapped
having slopes steeper than one vertical to 15 Horizontal shall
have landings at the top and bottom and at least one
intermediate landing shall be provided for each 5 feet ~f
rise. Top landings and intermediate Landings shall have a
dimension measured in the direction of ramp run of not less
than 5 feet. Landings at the bottom of ramps shall have a
dimension in the 3irection of ramp run of not less than 6 feet.
"Other ramps with slopes steeper than 1 vertical
to 10 horizontal shall have landings as required for stairways.
"Doors in any position shall not reduce the
minimum 3imension of the landings to less than 42 inches and
shall not reduce the required width by more than 7 inches when
fully open."
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Section 5-108. Amending section 3309(a). Section 3309(a)
is amended by amending Exception No. 3 to read as follows:
"3. Stairs in open parking garages, as defined in
section 709, need not be enclosed, provided that such stairs
are not a continuation of exits from upper floors which are
require3 to be enclosed."
Section 5-109. Amending section 3310.
(a) Section 3310 is amended by amending subsection (b) to
read as follows:
"(b) b~here Required. +4here a floor of any story is
located more than 75 feet above the highest grade, all required
exits shall be smokeproof enclosures.
"EXCEPTIOYd: smokeproof enclosures :nay be
omitted, provide3 all enclosed exit stairways are equipped with
a relief opening at the top and the stairway is supplied
mechanically with sufficient air to discharge a minimum of
2500 cubic feet per minute through the relief opening while
maintaining a minimum positive pressure of not less than
.OS inch and not more than .10 inch water column in the shaft
relative to atmospheric pressure with all doors closed.
Activation of the mechanical equipment shall be in accordance
with section 3310(8)6."
(b) Section 3310 is amended by amending subsection (f) to
read as follows:
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~ "(f) Smokeproof Enclosures by natural Ventilation.
"1. Doors. When a vestibule is provided, the
3oor assembly into the vestibule shall have a one and one-half
hour fire-protection rating, and the 3oor assembly from the
vestibule to the stairs shall be a smoke- and draft-control
assembly having not less than a 20-minute fire protection
rating. Doors shall.be maintaine3 self-closing or shall be
automatic closing by actuation of a smoke detector.
"'nThen access to the stairway is by means o°_
an open exterior exit balcony, the 3oor assembly to the
stairway shall have a one and one-half hour fire-protection
rating an3 shall be maintaine3 self-closing or shall be
automatic closing by actuation of a smoke 3etector.
"2. Open Air Vestibule. The required vestibule
opening to the outside shall be not more than 10 feet froin the
door opening into the stair shaft, shall be not less than
16 square feet in area with a minimum 3imension of 36 inches,
shall not be glazed or obstructed in any manner and shall face
a public way at least 20 feet in width or a yard at least
20 feet in width leading to a public way at least 20 feet in
width."
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(c) Section 3310 is amended by amending subsection (g) to
read as follows:
"(g) Smokeproof Enclosures by Mechanical Ventilation.
"1. Doors. The door assembly from the buil3ing
into the vestibule shall have a one and one-half hour fire-
protection rating, and the door assembly from the vestibule to
the stairway shall be a smoke- and draft-control assembly
having not Less than a 20-minute fire-protection rating. The
door to the stairways shall be provided with a drop sill or
other provision to minimize air leakage. The doors shall close
automatically by actuation of a smoke 3etector or upon power
failure.
"2. Dimensions and Layou£ of Vestibule. the
minimum width of the vestibule shall be not less than
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44 inches. The minimum distance between the nearest portions
of the opening of the door into the vestibule and the opening
of the 3oor from the vestibule into the stair shaft shall not
be less than 6 feet.
"3. Air Movement in Vestibule. Air change in
each vestibule shall be not less than one and one-half times
per minute. Supply air shall enter and exhaust air shall
discharge from the vestibule through separate, tightly
constructed metal ducts used only for the purpose. Supply air
shall enter the vestibule within 6 inches of the floor level
close to the stairway door. Exhaust register shall be located
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entirely within the smoke trap area with the top of the
register not more than 6 inches Sown from the top of the trap
and close to the strike side of the entry door to the
vestibule. Doors, when in the open position, shall not
obstruct duct openings. Controlling dampers may be provided in
3uct openings, if needed, to meet the design requirements but
are not otherwise required. Pressure in the vestibule shall be
,naintaine3 at approximately atmospheric level.
"VOTE: For buildings where such air
changes wou13 result in excessively large 3uct and blower
requirements, a specially engineered system may be use3. Such
an engineered system shall provide 2,500 cfm exhaust from the
vestibule when in emergency operation and shall be sized to
handle three vestibules simultaneously and the smoke detector
located outside each vestibule shall release to open the supply
and exhaust 3uct 3ampers in the affected vestibule.
"4. Smoke Trap. The vestibule ceiling shall ~e
at least 20 inches higher than the door opening into the
vestibule to serve as a smoke and heat trap and to provide an
upward-moving air column. This dimension may be reduced when
approved by the building official where the rate of air change
is increased above the one and one-half times per minute air
change required under item no. 3 above or when the engineered
system noted under item no. 3 is used, but in no case shall be
less than 12 inches.
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"5. Stair Shaft Air Movement System. The stair
` shaft shall be provided with mechanical supply and exhaust
air. 'T'here shall be a minimum of 2,500 cfm discharge at the
top of the shaft. The supply shall be sufficient to provide
air pressure of not less than .05 inch and not more than
.10 inch water column with respect to atmospheric pressure with
all doors closed.
"6. Detectors and Operation of Ventilating
equipment. A 3etection 3evice shall be installed in the
corridor ceiling above the 3oor to the vestibule. Buil3ings
required to have fire alarm systems by governmental regulations
shall have the 3etectors installed as 3escribe3 herein tie:i in
with such alarm systems.
"Vestibule and stair shaft mechanical
ventilation may be inactive ~r may operate at reduce3 levels
for normal operations as approved by the buil3ing official.
The activation of the closing device on any door shall activate
the closing devices on all 3oors of the smokeproof enclosure at
all levels. When the closing device for the stair shaft and
vestibule doors is activated by a smoke detector or power
failure, the mechanical equipment shall operate at the levels
specified in items no. 3 and 5. Failure of the mechanical
ventilation equipment shall cause an alarm to be set 'off.
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~ "7. Standby Power. Standby power for
mechanical ventilation equipment shall be provided by an
approved self-contained generator set to operate whenever there
is a loss of power in the normal house current. The generator
shall be in a separate room having a minimum one-hour
fire-resistive occupancy separation and shall have a minimum
fuel supply adequate to operate the equipment for two hours.
See section 1807(h) for standby power requirements for
high-rise Group B, Division 2 offices and Group 2, Division 1
Occupancies.
"8. Acceptance Testing. Before the mechanical
equipment is accepted by the buil3ing official, it shall be
tested to confirm that the mechanical equipment is operating in
compliance with these requirements.
"9. Emergency Lighting. The stair shaft and
vestibule shall be provided with emergency lighting. A standby
generator which is installed for the smokeproof enclosure
mechanical ventilation equipment may be used for such stair
shaft and vestibule power supply. See section 1807(h) for
emergency lighting requirements for high-rise Group B,
Division 2 offices and Group R, Division 1 Occupancies."
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Section 5-110. Amending section 3313(b). Section 3313(b)
is amended to rea3 as follows:
"(b) Power Supply.
"1. Separate Branch Circuits. The power supply
for exit illumination shall be provided by two separate branch
circuits of the normal premises wiring system, unless an
emergency system is installed, for the following occupancies:
'A. Groups A, Divisions 2, 2.1, 3 and 4, °
and B Occupancies with an occupant load over 100 oersons.
"B. Groups H and R, Division 1 Occupancies
with an occupant load over 100 persons.
"C. Group I Occupancies with an occupant
load .over 50 persons.
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supply only fixtures used for exit illumination or exit signs.
The other circuit may supply current to other outlets.
"2. Separate Sources of Power. The power
supply for exit illumination shall normally be provided by the
premises wiring system. In the event of its failure,
illumination shall be automatically provided from an emergency
system for the following occupancies:
"A. Group A, Division 1 Occupanies.
"B. Group A, Divisions 2 and 2.1
Occupancies with an occupant load over 500 persons, except
churches with an occupant load of less than 750 persons.
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"C. Group B Occupancies with an occupant
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load over 300 persons.
"D. Group I Occupancies with an occupant
load over 100 persons.
"E. Group R-1 Occupancies with more than
500 hotel guest rooms or 300 apartment units.
"For high-rise buil3ings, see
section 1807. r^or smokeproof enclosures, see section 331018)9.
"Emergency systems shall be supplied
from storage batteries or an on-sita generator set and the
system shall be installed in accordance with the requirements
of chapter 9 (Electricity) of the County code."
Section 5-111. Adding section 3313(c). Section 3313(c)
is added to read as follows:
" (c) Stairway Enclosure Illumination. Enclosed
stairways of buil3ings more than 4 stories in height shall be
provided with emergency illumination systems which shall
conform with the provisions of section 3313(a) and be supplied
from storage batteries or on-site generator set in accordance
with the provisions of section 3313(b)2.
Section 5-112. Amending section 3319(k). Section 3319(k)
is amended by adding an exception to read as follows:
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"EXCEPTION: Security gates may be permitted across
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corridors or passageways in school buildings if there is a
readily visible durable sign on or adjacent to the gate,
stating 'THIS GATE IS TO REMAIN SECURED IN THE OPEN POSITION
GdHENEVER THIS BUILDING IS IN USE'. The sign shall be in
letters not less than one inch high on a contrasting
background. The use of this exception may be revoked by the
'ouilding official for Sue cause."
Section 5-113. Amending Table No. 33-A. Table No. 33-A
is amended as follows:
(a) The footnote after the word "indicated" in the fourth
column heading is changed from "3" to "2".
(b) Under Item i~o. 7, Dormitories, the footnote in the
f fourth column is changed from "5" to "8".
(c) Under Item No. 17, Offices, the footnote in the
fourth column is changed from "5" to "12".
(d) Footnote 3 is amended to read as follows:
"3Access to secondary areas on balconies or
mezzanines may be by stairs only, except when such secondary
areas contain the only available toilet facilities; and
provide3 not less than 25 pecent of floor areas used for dining
and drinking shall be accessible to the handicapped."
(e) Footnote 12 is added to read as follows:
„12When the listed occupancy exceeds 3 stories."
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Section 5-114. Amending section 3801(a). Section 3801(a)
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' is amended by adding a third paragraph to read as follows:
"All buried galvanized steel and other ferrous piping
used in connection with fire-extinguishing systems shall be
wrapped or otherwise protected against corrosion in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 17 (Plumbing) of the County code
for protection of galvanized ferrous piping for potable water."
Section 5-115. Amending section 3802.
(a) Section 3802 is amended by amending the first
paragraph of subsection (b)1 is amended to rea3 as follows:
"1. In every story or basement of all buil3ings when
floor area exceeds 1,500 square feet and there is not provide3
at least 20 square feet of opening entirely above the adjoining
ground level in each 50 lineal feet or fraction thereof of
exterior wall in the story or basement on at least one side of
the building. Each of the required 20 square feet of opening
shall have at least one opening with minimum dimensions of
3 feet by 4 feet. Such required openings shall be unobstructed
by sunshades, louvers, grillwork or other construction on the
exterior wall which will prevent or hinder access to the
openings by the fire department personnel."
(b) Section 3802 is amended by amending the first
paragraph of subsection (c)5 to read as follows:
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"5. Other areas. An automatic sprinkler system
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shall be installed in specific areas of Group A Occupancies as
follows: under the roof and gridiron, in the tie and fly
galleries and in all places behind the proscenium wall of
stages; over enclosed platforms, in excess of 1000 square feet
in area; and in dressing rooms, workshops and storerooms
accessory to such stages or enclosed platforms."
Section 5-116. Amending section 3805(c). Section 3805(c)
is amended by amending the second paragraph to read as follows:
"There shall be a two-way outlet above the roof line
when the roof has a slope of less than 4 inches in 12 inches."
Section 5-117. Adding section 3805(f). Section 3805(f)
is added to rea3 as follows:
"(f) Testing. After completion of installation, the
following test procedures shall be followed to determine that
the system as installed performs properly.
"1. Hydrostatic and Flow Test - Perform to
comply with the test procedure for standpipe systems in the
fire department's rules and regulations.
"2. Operate each outlet valve in the system to
determine that it will function properly."
Section 5-118. Amending section 3806. Section 3806 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 3806. Buildings Under Construction. During
the construction of a building and until the permanent
fire-extinguishing system has been installed and is in service,
~--' fire protection shall be provided in accordance with the
chapter 26 (Fire) of the County code."
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Section 5-119. Amending Table No. 38-A. Table No. 38-A
is amended to read as follows:
"TABLE NO. 38-A - STANDPIPE REQUIREMENTS
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1VONSPRINKLERED SPRINKLERED ;
~ BUILDING2 BUILDING3 4
Stand- Hose Stand-Hose
pipe ~ Require- pipe Require-
Occupancyl
I Class merit Class merit
1. Occupancies 4
stories or more I and No
in height, except II Yes I °10
3rou R, Div. 3 (or III) No ~ (or III)
roup A Occu-
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pancies with II Yes ~ :do .do
occupant load ~ ! j require-
' esceedin 1000 ! merit
~ group iv. ,
Occupancies over i ;
5000 square feet
~ in area used for ~ i
~ exhibition II ~ Yes ! II Y~
. Groups Z, H, B,
~ Div. 1, 2 or 3 ~ ',
~ Occupancies less ~ i
than 4 stories in i
height but greater ; ; ido
than 20,000 square j require-
Klass II standpipes need not be provided in assembly areas
used solely for worship.
2Class II standpipes need not be provided in basements having
an automatic fire-existinguishing system throughout such
basements.
3Combined systems with their related water supplies may be
used in sprinklered buildings.
4Portions of otherwise sprinklered buildings which are not
protected by automatic sprinklers shall have Class II stand-
pipes installed."
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Section 5-120. Amending section 3906(b). Section 3906(b)
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' is amended by amending the second paragraph to read as follows:
"Where any usable space having headroom of 4 feet or
more occurs under a raised platform of an assembly room such
platform shall be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive
construction or of heavy timber floor construction."
Section 5-121. Amending section 4005. Section 4005 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 4005. Ventilation. Ventilation shall be
provided as specified in the 'administrative rules of tha_ States
department of health."'
Section 5-122. Amending section 4401. Section 4401 is
amended by amending the third paragraph to read as follows:
"Any material or structure temporarily occupying
public property, including fences and walkways, which creates a
hazar3 to the public shall be adequately lighted between sunset
and sunrise."
Section 5-123. Amending section 4403. Section 4403 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 4403. Storage on Public Property. Material
an3 equipment necessary for work to be done under a permit
shall not be placed or stored on public property so as to
obstruct free and convenient approach to and use of any fire
hydrant, fire or police alarm box, utility box, catch basin or
manhole, or so as to interfere with the free flow of water in
any street or alley gutter without permission from the agency
having jurisdiction."
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Section 5-124. Amending section 4405. Section 4405 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 4405. Protection of Utilities. An adequate
protective frame and boarding shall be built about every street
lamp, utility box, fire or police alarm box, fire hydrant, '
catch basin and manhole that may be damaged by any work being
3one under the permit. This protection shall be maintained
while such work is being 3one an3 shall not obstruct the normal
functioning of the 3evice."
Section 5-125. A.~nending section 4406. Section 4406 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 4406. Nalkway. A walkway not less than
4 feet wide or width of existing sidewalk when less than 4 feet
shall be maintained on the sidewalk in front of the buil3ing
site during construction, alteration or 3emolition unless the
public agency having jurisdiction authorizes the sidewalk to be
fenced and close3. Adequate signs and railings shall be
provided to direct pedestrian traffic. Railings shall be
provided when reguire3 by section 4407.
"The walkway shall be capable of supporting a uniform
live load of 150 pounds per square foot."
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Section 5-126. Amending section 4407. Section 4407 is
' amended to read as follows:
"Section 4407. Pedestrian Protection.
(a) Protection Required. Pedestrian traffic shall be
protected by a railing on the street side when the walkway
extends into the roadway, by a railing adjacent to excavations
and by such other protection as set forth in Table No. 44-A.
The construction of such protective 3evices shall be in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In all cases,
proper and reasonable 3evices shall be provided to eliminate
hazards to the public.
"(b) Railings. Railings shall be substantially
built an3 when of wood shall be constructed of new material
F having a nominal size of at least 2 inches by 4 inches.
l Railings shall be at least 3 feet 6 inches in height an3 when
adjacent to excavations shall be provided with a midrail.
"(c) Fences. Fences shall be solid and
substantially built, be not less than 6 feet in height above
grade, and be placed on the si3e of the walkway nearest to the
building site. Fences shall extend the entire length of the
building site where practical and each end shall be returned to
the building line.
"Openings in such fences shall be protected by
doors which normally. are kept closed.
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"AL1 fences shall be provided with 2-inch by
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4-inch plate, top and bottom and shall be well braced. The
fence material shall be a minimum of 3/4-inch boards or
1/4-inch plywood.
"(d) Canopies. The protective canopy shall have a
clear height of 8 feet above the walkway. The roof shall be
tightly sheathed.
"If materials are stored or work is done on the
roof of the canopy, the street sides and ends of the canopy
roof shall be protected by a tight curb boar3 not less than
1 foot high and a railing not less than 3 feet 6 inches nigh.
"The entire structure shall be designed to carry
the loads to be imposed on it."
Section 5-127. Amending Table No. 44-A. Table No. 44-A
is amended by adding a superscript "1" to PROTECTION REQUIRED
in the right-hand column and adding a footnote to read as
follows:
"1Not applicable to construction in preservation,
agricultural and residential districts except when required by
the building official."
Section 5-128. Amending section 4501. Section 4501 is
amended by deleting the fourth paragraph.
Section 5-129. Deleting section 4502. Section 4502 is
deleted.
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Section 5-130. Deleting section 4503. Section 4503 is
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deleted.
Section 5-131. Amending section 4504. Section 4504 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 4504. Balconies and Appendages. Roof
eaves, cornices, belt courses, and appendages such as water
tables, sills, capitals, bases and architectural projections
which cannot be occupied or used may project over the public
street of the building site a 3istance as determined by the
clearance of the lowest point of the projection above the grade
immediately below, as follows:
"Clearance above grade less than 8 feet - no
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projection is permitted.
"Clearance above grade over 8 feet - one inch of
projection is permitted for each additional inch of clearance
provided that no such projection shall exceed a distance of
four feet.
"Roof eaves shall be sloped to downspouts and/or
gutters leading back to the buil3ing which shall conduct any
drainage under the sidewalk area through the curb to the street
gutter."
Section 5-132. Amending section 4505. Section 4505 is
amended to rea3 as follows:
"Section 4505. :Karquees. (a) General. For the
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purpose of this section, a marquee shall include any object or
decoration attached to or a part of sai3 marquee, except signs.
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"(b) Projection and Clearance. The marquee shall
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project not more than three-fourths of the distance from the
property line to the face of the curb but in no case reach
within 2 feet 6 inches of the face of the curb.
"There shall be a minimum of 8 feet vertical
clearance between the lowest point of any marquee to the
sidewalk below.
"(c) Construction. A marquee shall be supported
entirely from the building and shall be constructed entirely of
noncombustible materials.
"EXCEPTION: Orop-roll curtains of canvas may be
suspended below the exterior periphery, provided a minimum
clearance of 7 feet from the sidewalk below is maintaine3.
"(d) Roof Construction. The roof or any part
thereof may be a skylight, provided wire glass not less than
1/4-inch thick with no single pane more than 18 inches wide is
used.
"Every roof and skylight of a marquee shall be
sloped to downspouts which shall conduct any drainage from the
marquee under the sidewalk to the curb.
"(e) Prohibited Location. Every marquee shall be so
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located as not to interfere with the operation of any exterior
standpipe or to obstruct the clear passage of stairways or
exits from the building or the installation or maintenance of
street lighting.
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"(f) Thickness. The maximum height or thickness of
C a marquee measured vertically from its lowest to its highest
point shall not exceed 3 feet."
Section 5-133. Amending section 4506(b)_ Section 4506(b)
is amended by amending the exception to read as follows:
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. A fixed awning not more than
10 feet in length may be erected over a doorway to the building.
"2. Fixed awnings projecting not more than 4 feet
from the face of the building and of a total length not more
than 50 percent of the street frontage of the building may be
erected over windows along the street."
Section 5-134.. Amending section 4506(c). Section 4506(c)
is amended to read as follows:
"(c) Projection. Awnings may extend over public
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property not more than 7 feet from the face of a supporting
building, but no portion shall extend nearer than 2 feet
6 inches to the face of the nearest curb line measured
horizontally. In no case shall the awning extend over public
property greater than two-thirds of the distance from the
property line to the nearest curb in front of the building
site"
Section 5-13.5.. Amending section 4507. Section 4507 is
amended to read as follows:.
"Section 4507. Doors. No doors, either fully opened
or when opening, shall project beyond the property line.."
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Adding chapter 49. chapter 49 is added to
"CHAPTER 49 - PATIO COVERS
"Section 4901.. Patio Covers Defined. Patio covers
Section 5-136
read as follows:
are one-story structures not exceeding 12 feet in height.
Enclosure walls may have any configuration, provided the open
area of the longer wall and one additional wall is equal to at
least 65 percent of the area below a minimum of 6 feet 8 inches
of each wall, measured from the floor. Openings may be
enclosed with insect screening or plastic.l
"Patio covers may be 3etached or attached to other
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buil3ings as accessories to Group M, Group R, Division 3
Occupancies or to single dwelling units in Group R, Division 1
Occupancies. Patio covers shall be used only for recreational,
outdoor living purposes and not as carports, garages, storage
rooms or habitable rooms. For patio covers attached to a
building of Group R-3 or Group M Occupancy, the roof covering
may be of such plastic materials as may be approved by the
building official. Such plastic roof covering when so approved
shall project not more than 16 feet, including the overhang,
from the face of the exterior wall of the building and shall
not exceed 400 square feet in any single continuous area. Such
areas of plastic patio covering shall. be separated from each
other by at least 10 feet.
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"Section 4902. Design Loads. Patio covers shall be
3esigned and constructed to sustain, within the stress limits
of this code, all dead loads plus a minimum vertical live load
of 10 pounds per square foot Such covers shall be designed to
resist the minimum horizontal wind Loads set forth in this
code, except that where less than 12 feet high the horizontal
wind load shall be 13 pounds per square foot.. In addition,
they shall be 3esigned to support a minimum wind uplift equal
to the horizontal wind load acting vertical upwar3 normal to
the roof surface, except that for structures not more than
10 feet above grade the uplift may be three-fourths of the
horizontal wind load. When enclosed with insect screening or
plasticl, wind loads shall be applied to the structure,
f assuming it is fully enclosed.
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"Section 4903. Light and Ventilation. Windows
required for light and ventilation may open into a patio
structure conforming to section 4901.
"Section 4904. Footings. A patio cover may be
supported on a concrete slab on grade without footings,
provided the slab is not less than 3 1/2 inches thick and
further provided that the columns 3o not support live and dead
loads in excess of 750 pounds per column..
"1The plastic referenced in sections 4901 and 4902
is readily removable translucent or transparent plastic not
more than 0.125 inch in thickness."
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Section 5-137. Deleting chapter 50. Chapter 50 is
"' deleted.
Section 5-138. Deleting chapter 51. Chapter 51 is
deleted.
Section 5-13.9. Adding chapter 53> Chapter 53 is added to
read as follows:
"CHAPTER 53 - ENERGY CONSERVATION
"GENERAL.
"Section 5301. (a) Scope. The provisions of this
chapter regulate the design and construction of the exterior
envelopes and selection of heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning, service water heating, electrical
3istribution and illuminating systems and equipment required
for the purpose of effective conservation of energy within a
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building or structure governed by this code. Compliance with
applicable provisions of ASHRAE Standards No. 90A-80 and 90B-80
shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this chapter.
"EXCEPTIONS: 1. Buildings and structures, or
portions thereof, which are not heated or cooled shall be
exempt from the provis-ions of sections 5303 through 5306
regulating exterior envelope and heating, ventilating and air-
conditioning systems.
"2. Buildings and structures whose peak design
rate of energy usage is less than one watt per square foot or
3.4 Btuh per square foot of floor area for al.l purposes shall
be exempt from all provisions of this chapter.
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"3. Dwelling units which are not heated or
C cooled, or where cooled with air conditioning systems totaling
less than 12,000 Btuh capacity, shall be exempt from all
provisions of this chapter except sections 5308 and 5309
pertaining to the conservation of hot water.
"4. For special applications such as hospitals,
laboratories, thermally sensitive equipment, computer rooms,
and manufacturing and industrial processes, the 3esign concepts
and parameters shall conform to the requirements of the
application at minimum energy levels.
"(b) Plans and Specifications. Plans,
specifications and necessary computations shall be submitted to
indicate conformance with this chapter. Plans and
t specifications for work to comply with the provisions of this
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chapter shall be prepared, designed or approved by a duly
registered professional engineer. or architect as required by
chapter 464 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
"(c) Information on Plans and Specifications. The
plans and. specifications shall show in sufficient detail all
pertinent data and features of the building and the equipment
and systems as herein governed including but not limited to:
exterior envelope component materials, U values of the
respective elements including insulation, R values. of
insulating materials, size and type of apparatus and equipment,
equipment and system controls and other pertinent data to
indicate conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
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"(d) Alternative Systems. Alternative building
C systems and equipment design shall be approved by the building
official when it can be demonstrated that the proposed energy
consumption will not exceed that of a similar building with
similar forms of energy requirements designed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
"When such alternative systems utilize solar,
geothermal, wind or other nondeplebable energy sources or
utilize waste heat for all or part of its energy sources, such
nondepletable energy or recovered waste heat supplied to the
buildings may be excluded from the total energy chargeable to
the proposed alternative 3esign.
"Proposed alternative designs submitted as
requests for exception to the standar3 design criteria must be
accompanied by an energy analysis prepared in accordance with
established principles of envirorunental technologies (such as
ASHRAE Standard 90).
"DEFINITIONS.
"Section 5302.. The following terms are defined for
specialized use within this chapter.
"ASHRAE. American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
"COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP) - COOLING.
1. Electrically Operated HVAC Equipment. The ratio of the
rate of net heat removal to the rate of total energy input
expressed in consistent units and under designated rating
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conditions. The rate of net heat removal as used within this
definition shall. be the change in the enthalpies of the air
entering and leaving the equipment (without reheat). The total
energy inputs as used within this definition shall be
determined by combining the energy inputs to all elements of
the equipment., including, but not limited to, compressors,
pumps, supply-air fans, return-air fans, condenser-air fans,
cooling tower fans and pumps, and the heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system equipment control circuit.
"2. Applied HVAC System Components. The ratio
of the rate of net heat removal to the rate of total energy
input expressed in consistent units and under designated rating
conditions. The rate of net heat removal as used within this
definition shall be the difference in enthalpies of the water
or refrigerant entering an3 leaving the component. The total
energy input as used within this system shall be determined by
combining the energy inputs to all elements and accessories of
the component, including but not limited to, compressors,
internal circulating pumps, condenser-air fans,
evaporative-condenser cooling water pumps, purge, and the
heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system components
control circuit.
"3. Heat-operated HVAC System Equipment. The
ratio of the net cooling output to the total heat input. The
rate of net heat removal as used within this definition shall
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be the difference in enthalpies of the water or refrigerant
entering and leaving the component. The total energy input as
used within this system shall be determined. by combining the
energy inputs to all. elements and accessories of the component,
including, but not limited to, compressors, internal
circulating pumps, condenser-air fans,. evaporative-condenser
cooling water pumps, purge and the heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system components control circuit.
"COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP) - HEAT PUMP,
HEATIiYG. The ratio of the rate of net heat output to the rate
of total energy input expressed in consistent units and under
designated rating conditions. The rate of net heat output as
used within this definition shall be the change in the total
heat contents of the air entering and leaving the equipment,
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excluding supplementary heat. The total energy input as used
within this definition shall be the combined energy inputs to
all elements except supplementary heaters of the heat pump,
including, but not limited to, compressors, pumps, supply-air
fans, return-air fans, outdoor-air fans, cooling-tower fans and
the HVAC system equipment control circuit.
"ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATIO (EER).. The ratio of
net cooling-capacity is Btuh to total rate of electric input in
watts under designated operating conditions..
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"EXTERIOR ENVELOPE. The elements of a building
1 which enclose conditioned spaces through which thermal energy
may be transferred to or from the exterior, or from
unconditioned spaces_
"EXTERIOR 'eTALLS. A11 opaque wall areas and
partition areas, including foundation walls above grade,
peripheral edges of floors., window areas including sash, and
door areas, where such surfaces are exposed to outdoor air or
unconditioned interior space and enclose a heated or
mechanically cooled space.
"FENESTRP,TION. Any Light-transmitting opening
in a building wail or roof. Included are (1) the glazing
material which may be glass or plastic, (2) the framing,
mullions, muntins and dividers, (3) external shading devices,
(4) internal. shading 3evices, and. (5) integral (between-glass)
shading systems.
"FLOOR AREA, GROSS. The floor area within the
perimeter of the outside walls of the building under
consideration, without deduction for hallways, stairs, closets,
thickness of walls, columns or other features.
"HEATED SPACE_ A space within a building which
is provided with a positive heat supply to maintain air
temperature of 50°F. or higher.
"HVAC. Heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning.
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"OPAQUE AREAS. All exposed areas of a building
envelope which enclose conditioned space, except openings for
windows., skylights, doors and building service systems.
"PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR' CONDITIONER. A factory-
selected combination of heating and cooling components,
assemblies: or sections, intended to serve a room or zone.
"POWER FACTOR.. The ratio of the true-power
(watts) to the apparent power (volts x amperes); the cosine of
the angle of lag between the alternating current and the
voltage waves.
"RATE OF YET HEAT OUTPUT. The change in the
total heat contents of the. air entering and leaving the
equipment, not including supplementary heat.
"READILY ACCESSIBLE. Capable of being reached
safely and quickly for operation, repair or inspection without
requiring those of whom ready access is requisite to climb over
or remove obstacles or to resort. to the use of portable access,
equipment.
"REHEAT. The application of sensible heat to
supply air that has been previously cooled below the
temperature of the conditioned space'by either mechanical
refrigeration or the introduction of outdoor air to provide
cooling..
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"ROOF ASSFSIBLY. All components of the
roof/ceiling envelope through which heat flows, thereby
creating a building. transmission heat loss or gain, where such
assembly is exposed to outdoor air and encloses a heated or
mechanically cooled space.
"The gross area of a roof. assembly consists of
the total interior surface of such assembly, including
skylights, exposed to the heated and/or mechanically cooled
space.
"~i~Jhere ceiling air plenums. are employed, the
roof/ceiling assembly shall:
"1. For thermal transmittance purposes, not
include the ceiling proper nor the plenum space as part of the
assembly_
"2. For gross area purposes, be based upon the
interior face of the upper plenum surface_
"SHADNG COEFFICIENT (SC).
Solar Heat Gain of Fenestration
SC = Solar Heat Gain Unshaded DSB
Wherea DS means- double strength
B means grade class
"SUPPLEMENTARY HEAT.. Heat generated in a heat
pump, electrical resistance heat or other heat input not
provided through the heat pump cycle..
"TERMINAL ELEMENT. The means by which the
transformed energy from a system is finally delivered; i.e.,
registers, diffusers, lighting fixtures, faucets, etc.
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"THERMOSTAT. An instrument which measures
changes in temperature and control device(s) for maintaining a
desired temperature.
"UNCONDITIONED. Not heated or cooled.
"ZONE. A space or group of spaces within a
building with heating or cooling requirements sufficiently
similar so that comfort conditions can. be maintained throughout
by a single controlling device..
"EXTERIOR ENVEIA PE REQUIREMENTS.
"Section 5303. (a) General. The intent of this
section is to provide minimum requirements for exterior
envelope construction..
"In addition to the criteria set forth in this
/` chapter, the proposed design may take into consideration the
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thermal mass of the building in considering energy conservation
in accordance with engineering design standards such as those
of ASHRAE.
"A building that is designed to be both heated and
cooled shall meet the more stringent of the heating and cooling
requirements of the exterior envelope as provided in this
section when the requirements differ.
"(b) Thermal Performance. All buildings and
structures, or portions thereof, that are heated or
mechanically cooled shall be constructed so as to provide the
required. thermal performance of the various components.
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"The required thermal transmittance value (Uo) of
any one component such as roof/ceiling, wall or floor may be
increased and the Uo value for any other components decreased
provided: that the overall heat gain. or lass for the entire
building envelope does not exceed. the total resulting from
conformance to the required Uo values,.
"(c) Residential Buildings Not More than Three
Stories in Height. The following provisions ,shall apply to all
buildings and structures, or portions thereof, not more than
three stories in height and housing Group R Occupancies.
"1. Walls.. The gross area of exterior walls
above grade, including foundation walls, shall have a combine3
thermal transmittance value (Uo) not exceeding those
specified in Table No. 53-A. The combined thermal
transmittance value (Uo) is to be computed using
Equation 53-1.
"EXCEPTIONS: In locations with less than
500 Fahrenheit heating degree days there shall not be a maximum
Uo requirement if only heating is provided and the Uo shall
be not exceeding those specified in Tab Le No. 53-A if the
building is mechanically cooled.
U - Uwall Awall + Uwindow + window + Udoor P'door ,,, (53-1)
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P'o
NOTE: Where more than one type of wall, window and/or door is
used, the U x A term for that exposure shall be expanded into
its subelements, as:
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f Uwa111 `a'walll + Uwa112 p'wa112, etc .
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WHERE Uo = the average thermal transmittance of the
gross wall area, Btu/h•ft2-F.
Av = the gross area of exterior walls, ft2
Uw~l = the thermal transmittance of all elements
of the opaque wall area, Btu/h•ft2•F.
Awall = opaque wall area, ft 2.
Uwindow = the thermal. transmittance of the window
area, Btu/h•ft2•F.
window = 'dindow area (including sash), ft2.
Udoor the thermal. transmittance of the door area,
Btu/h•ft2-F.
11door = door area, ft 2.
"2. Roof/Ceiling. Any building that is heated
or mechanically cooled shall have a combined thermal
~_.• transmittance value (Uo) for roof/ceilings not exceeding
those specified in Table No. 53-A. The combined thermal
transmittance value (Uo) is to be computed using
Equation 53-2.
U Uroof Aroof + Uskylight Askylight ,,,,, (53-2)
o. _
P`o
NOTE.: Where more than one type of roof/ceiling and/or skylight
is used, the U'x A term for that exposure shall be expanded
into its subelements, as:
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Uroofl p'roofl + Uroofz p'roof2, etc.
WHERE Uo = the average thermal transmittance of the
gross roof/ceiling area, Btu/h•ft2•F.
Ao =the gross area of a roof/ceiling assembly,
ft 2.
Uroof = the thermal transmittance of all elements
of the opaque roof/ceiling area,
Stu/h•ft -F'.
Aroof = opaque roof/ceiling area, ft2
Uskylight = the thermal transmittance of all skylight
elements in the roof/ceiling assembly,
Btu/h•ftz•F.
Askylight = skylight area (including frame), ft Z.
"3. Floors Over Unheated Spaces_ The floor of
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a heated or mechanically cooled space located over an unheated
space shall have a combined thermal transmittance value (Uo)
as specified in Table No. 5.3-A.
"(d) Other Buildings. The following provisions
shall apply to all buildings and structures, or portions
thereof, except those covered in subsection (c).
"1. Heating Criteria for TAalls. All buildings
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and structures, or portions. thereof, that are heated shall have
a combined thermal transmittance value (Uo) for the gross
area of exterior walls. not exceeding those specified in Table
No• 53-B. The combined thermal transmittance value (Uo) is
to be computed using Equation 53-1.
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"2. Heating Criteria for Roof/Ceiling. All
buildings and structures, or portions thereof, that are heated
shall have a combined thermal transmittance value (Uo) for
roof/ceiling assemblies. not exceeding those- specified in Table
No. 53-5. The combined thermal transmittance value (Uo) is
to be computed using Equation 53-2.
"3. Heating Criteria for Floors Over Unheated
Spaces. The floor of a heated space located over an unheated
space shall have a thermal transmittance value (Uo) not
exceeding those specified in Table No. 53-B.
"4_ Cooling Criteria for Walls. A11 buildings
and structures, or portions thereof, that are mechanically
cooled shall have an overall thermal transfer value for the
gross area of exterior walls not exceeding those specified in
Table No. 53-B. The overall thermal transfer value, OTT V, for
the gross- area of exterior walls is to be computed using
Equation 53-3.
OTTV =
(Uwall x Awall x TDEQ) + (Af x SF x SC)
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(Uf x Af x ~. ) _.____...._... (53-3)
NOTE: Where more: than. one type of wall and/or fenestration is
used, the terms shall be•expanded into subelements, as:
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(Uwall x Awall x TDEQ) + (Uwa112 x `~wa112 x TDEQ2)etc.
WHERE OTTV = overall thermal transfer value.
Uwall = the thermal transmittance of all elements
of the.. opaque wall area,. Btu/h-ft2-E.
Awl = opaque wall area, ft 2.
Uf =the thermal transmittance of the fenestration
area, Btu/h-ft2-F.
Af = entire exterior wall fenestration. area, ft 2 .
TDEQ = value given in Table No. 53-H.
SC = shading coefficient of the fenestration
(see Definitions)-
p'o = gross area of exterior walls, ft 2.
Q T = temperature difference between exterior and
interior design conditions, F.
SF = solar factor value given in Btu/h-ft 2,
using value from the following table for
~,,.~ the peak load time of the cooling system:
SF (Interpolate: for Other Directions and Times)
Time N NE E SE S SW W NW H oriz.
8 am 21 134 227 186 36 20 20 20 116
10 am 32 61 161 168 76 33 32 32 238
12 noon 36 37 39 69 93 69 39 37 282
2 pm 32 32 32 33 76 168 161 61 238
4 pm 21 20 20 20 36 186 227 134 116
" 5. Cooling Criteria for Roof/Ceilings. All
buildings and structures, or portions thereof, that are
mechanically cooled shall have. a combined- thermal transmittance
value (Uo) for roof/ceiling assemblies not exceeding those
specified in Table No. 53-B. The combined thermal.
transmittance value (Uo) is to be computed using
Equation 53-2.
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"WARM AIR HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING
SYSTEMS (ALL OCCUPANCIES EXCEPT GROUP R, DIVISION 3
OCCUPANCIES).
"Section 5304. (a).. Scope. This section applies to
air duct systems employing mechanical means. for the movement of
air used for warm air heating, cooling, ventilation,
air-conditioning systems, exhaust systems and combination.
heating and air-conditioning systems, except that this section
shall not apply to systems for the removal of flammable •rapors
or residues or to systems for conveying 3ust, stock or refuse
by means of air currents.
"1. Design Parameters. For calculations under
this section, the following design parameters shall apply:
"(A) Outdoor design conditions shall be
based on requirements in chapter 39 - Air Conditioning and
Ventilating of the administrative rules of the State department
of health.
"(B) Indoor design temperature shall be
70°F.. for heating and 77°F.. for cooling.
"(C) Indoor 3esign relative humidity for
heating shall not exceed 30 percent. For cooling, the design
relative humidity shall be 50 percent..
"2.. Mechanical Ventilation. Each mechanical
ventilation system shall be equipped with a readily accessible
means for either shutoff or volume reduction. and shutoff when
ventilation is not required.
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"3. Simultaneous Heating and Cooling. Systems
that employ both heating and cooling simultaneously in order to
achieve comfort conditions within a space shall be limited to
those situations where more efficient
air conditioning cannot be effectivel;
objectives. Simultaneous heating and
recooling supply air or by concurrent
heating and cooling systems serving a
restricted as specified herein.
methods of heating and
t utilized to meet system
cooling by reheating or
operation of independent
common zone shall be
"(A) New energy may be used for control of
temperature if minimized as specified in Subsections (C)
through (H). New energy is defined as energy, other than
recovered, utilized for the purpose of heating or cooling.
~; "(B) recovered energy, provided the new
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energy expended in the recovery process is less than the amount
recovered, may be used for control of temperature and humidity.
"(C) New energy may be used, when
necessary, to prevent relative humidity from rising above
60 percent for comfort control or to prevent condensation on
terminal units or outlets.
"(D) Systems employing reheat and serving
multiple zones, other than those employing variable air volume
fbr temperature control, shall be provided with control that
will automatically reset the system cold air supply to the
highest temperature level that will satisfy the zone requiring
the coolest air. Single zone reheat systems shall be
`-/ controlled to sequence cooling reheating.
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"(E) Dual duct and multizone systems shall
W be provided with control that will automatically reset the cold
air supply to the highest temperature that will satisfy the
zone requiring the coolest air and the hot air supply to the
lowest temperature that twill satisfy the zone requiring the
warmest air_
"(F) Systems in which heated air is
retooled, directly or indirectly, to maintain space
temperature, shall be provided with control that will
automatically reset the temperature to which the supply air is
heated. to the lowest level that will satisfy the zone requiring
the warmest air.
"(G) For systems with multiple zones, one
or more zones may be chosen to represent a
similar heating/cooling characteristics.
heating, ventilating and air-conditioning
reheating or retooling for control of not
20 percent of the total supply air of the
less, shall be exempt from the supply air
requirements of subsections D and F.
- number of zones with
A multiple zone
system that employs
more than 5000 cfm or
system, whichever is
temperature reset
"(H) Concurrent operation of independent
heating and cooling systems. serving common spaces and requiring
the- use of new energy for heating or cooling shall be minimized
by one or both of the following:
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"Heat-Operated cooling equipment shall show
a coefficient of performance (COP) in the cooling mode not less
than the values specified in Table No. 53-D. These
requirements apply to, but are not limited to, absorption,
engine-driven and turbine-driven.equipment_ The coefficient of
performance (COP) is determined excluding the electrical
auxiliary inputs.
"2. System Components. Heating, ventilating
and air-conditioning system components whose energy input in
the cooling mode is entirely electric shall show a coefficient
of performance (COP) and energy efficiency ratio (EER) not less
than the values specified in Table No. 53-E.
"3. Heat Pumps.. Heat pumps whose energy input
is entirely electric shall show a coefficient of performance
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(COP), heating, not less than the values specified in Table
eIo_ 53-E ..
"4~ Supplementary Heater. The heat pump shall
be installed with a control to prevent supplementary heater
operation when the heating load can be met by the heat pump
alone.
"Supplementary heater operation is
permitted during transient periods, such as start-ups,
following room thermostat set-point advance and during defrost.
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"(i) By providing sequential
temperature control of both heating and cooling capacity in
each zone.
"(ii) By limiting the heating energy
input, through. automatic reset control of the heating medium
temperature (or energy input rate), to only that necessary to
offset heat loss due to transmission and infiltration and,
where applicable, to heat the ventilation air supply to the
space.
"(b) Equipment Performance Requirements. The
requirements of this section apply to equipment and component
performance for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning
systems. AThere equipment efficiency levels are specified, data
furnished by the equipment supplier or certified under a
nationally recognized certification program or rating procedure
shall be used to satisfy these requirements.
"1. System Equipment. Heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system equipment whose energy input in the
cooling mode is entirely electric shall show a coefficient of
performance (COP) and energy efficiency ratio (EER) not less
than the values specified in Table No. 53-C_ These
requirements apply to, but are not limited to, unitary cooling
equipment (air and water source), packaged air conditioners,
and room air conditioners. This paragraph does not apply to
equipment used in areas having open refrigerated food display
cases.
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"Heat-operated cooling equipment shall show
a coefficient of performance (COP) in the cooling mode not less
than the values specified in Table No. 53-D. These
requirements apply to, but aze not Limited to, absorption,
engine-driven and turbine-driven. equipment .. The coefficient of
performance (COP) is determined excluding the electrical
auxiliary inputs.
'°2. System Components. Heating, ventilating
and air-conditioning system components whose energy input in
the cooling mode is entirely electric shall show a coefficient
of performance (COP) and energy efficiency ratio (EER) not less
than the values specified in Table No. 53-E.
"3. Heat Pumps. Heat pumps whose energy input
° is entirely electric shall show a coefficient of performance
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(COP), heating, not less than the values specified in Table
No .. 53-F..
"4_ Supplementary Heater. The heat pump shall
be installed with a control to prevent supplementary heater
operation when the heating load can be met by the heat pump
alone.
"Supplementary heater operation is
permitted. during. transient periods, such as start-ups,
following room thermostat set-point advance and during defrost.
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"A two-stage room thermostat which controls
the supplementary heat in its second stage shall be accepted as
meeting this requirement. The cut-on temperature for the
compression heating shall be higher than the cut-on temperature
for the supplementary heat, and the cut-off temperature for the
compression heating shall be higher than the cutroff
temperature for the supplementary heat. Supplementary heat may
be derived from any source of electric resistance heating or
combustion heating.
"5. Combustion Heating Equipment. Ali gas and
oil-fired comfort heating equipment shall show a minimum
combustion efficiency of 75 percent at maximum rated output.
Combustion efficiency shall be determined in accordance •Hith
acceptable engineering principles.
"(c) Insulation of Ducts_ A11 duct systems or
portions thereof,. exposed to nonconditioned spaces shall be
insulated in accordance with section 1713(d) of this code.
"WARM AIR HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING
SYSTEMS IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS (GROUP 2,
DIVISION 3 OCCUPANCIES).
"Section 5305. Insulation of Ducts_ All duct
systems, or portions thereof, exposed to nonconditioned spaces
shall. be insulated in accordance with section 1713(d) of this
code...
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"SYSTEMS CONTROLS (ALL OCCUPANCIES).
"Section 5306. Systems Controls. All heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning systems shall be provided
controls fnr all occupancies: as specified herein..
"1. Temperature. Each heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system shall be provided with at least one
thermostat for the. regulation of temperature.. Each thermostat
shall be capable of being set from 55°F. to 75°F. where used to
control heating only and from 70°F. to 85°F. where used to
control cooling only. Where used to control both heating and
cooling, it shall be capable of being set from 55°F. to 85°F.
and shall be capable of operating the system heating and
cooling in sequence. It shall be adjustable to provide a
temperature range of up to 10°F. between full heating and full
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cooling, except as allowed, in section 5304(a)3H.
"2_ Humidity.. If a heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system is equipped with a means for adding
moisture to maintain specific selected relative humidities in
spaces or zones, a humidistat shall. be provided. This device
shall be capable of being set to prevent new energy from being
used. to produce space relative humidity above 30 percent
relative humidity. Where a humidistat is used in a heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning system for controlling
moisture removal to maintain specific selected relative
humidities in spaces or zones, it shall be capable of being set
to prevent new energy from being used to produce a space
relative humidity below 60 percent.
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"3. Temperature Zoning. In all Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies, at least one thermostat for regulation
of space temperature shall be provided for each separate
heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system In addition,
a readily accessible manual or automatic means shall be
provided to partially restrict or shut off the heating or
cooling input to each zone or floor, excluding unheated or
uncooled basements and garages.
"In all Group R, Division 1 Occupancies,
each individual Swelling unit shall be considered separately
and shall meet the above requirements for Group R, Division 3
Occupancies.
"In all buildings and structures, or
portions thereof, other than Group R, Division 3 Occupancies,
and in spaces other than dwelling units in Group R, Division 1
Occupancies, at least one thermostat for regulation of space
temperature shall be provided for each separate heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning system and for each floor of
the building..
"4. Setback and Shut Off. In all Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies, the thermostat, or an alternate means
such as a switch or a clock, shall provide a readily accessible
manual or automatic means for reducing the energy required for
heating and cooling during periods of nonuse or reduced need.
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"In all other buildings and structures, or
portions thereof, each heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning system shall be equipped with a readily
accessible means of reducing the energy used for heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning during periods of nonuse or
alternate uses of the building spaces or zones served by the
system, such as with manually adjustable automatic timing
devices, manual 3evices for use by operating personnel, or
automatic control systems.
"Lowering thermostat set points to reduce
energy consumption of heating systems shall not cause energy to
be expended to reach the reduced setting.
"PIPING FOR STEP,t~l AND HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEMS.
"Section 5307. Piping Insulation_ All piping
serving as part of a heating or cooling system installed to
serve buildings and within buildings shall be thermally
insulated as shown in Table No .. 53-G.
"Insulation thicknesses are based on insulation
having thermal resistance in the range of 4.0 to 4.6 per inch
of thickness on a flat surface at a mean temperature of 75°F.
Minimum insulation thickness shall be increased for materials
having R values less than 4.0 or may be reduced for materials
having R values greater than 4.6 per inch of thickness as
follows:
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"1. For materials with thermal resistance
greater than R = 4.6, the minimum insulation thickness may be
determined as follows:
4.6 x Table No .- 16-8G Thickness:
Actual R = New Minimum Thickness
"2. For materials with thermal resistance less-
than R = 4.0, the minimum. insulation thickness shall be
determined as follows:
4.0 x Table No. 16-8G Thickness
Actual R = New Minimum 'T'hickness
"EXCEPTIONS: Piping insulation, except when
needed to prevent condensation, is not required in any of the
following cases:.
"1. Piping installed within heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning equipment.
"2. Piping operating at internal temperatures
between 55°F. and 120°F.
"3. When the heat loss or heat gain of the
piping, without insulation, does not increase the energy
requirements of the- building.
"4. Piping installed in basements, cellars or
unventilated crawl space with insulated walls in Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies
"Where required to prevent condensation,
insulation with vapor barriers shall be installed in addition
to insulation required above.
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"CONSERVATION OF HOT WATER.
- "Section 5308. (a). Showers.
Showers used for
other than safety reasons shall be equipped. with flow control
devices to Limit total flow to a maximum of 3.gpm per shower
head.
"(b) Lavatories. Lavatories with hot water supplies
in restrooms, of other than dwelling units in Group R
Occupancies shall:
"l. Be equipped with outlet devices which limit
the flow of hot water to a maximum of 0.5 gpm, or
"2_ Be equipped with devices which limit the
outlet temperature to a maximum of 110°F., or
"3. be equipped with self-closing valves that
limit delivery to a maximum of 0.25 gallons of hot water.
"(c) Piping Insulation. Piping in return
circulation. systems shall be insulated so that heat loss is
limited to a maximum of 25 Btu/h per square foot of external
pipe surface for aboveground piping and a maximum of 35 Btu/h
per square. foot of external pipe surface for underground
piping.. Maximum heat loss shall be determined at a temperature
differential equal to the maximum water temperature minus a
design ambient temperature not higher than 65°F.
"EXCEP'I'ION~ Conformance with Table No. 53-G for
low temperature piping systems- shall be deemed as complying
with this section.
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"(d) Pump Operation. Circulating hot water systems
shall be arranged so that the circulating pump can be turned
off either automatically or manually when the hot water system
is not in operation..
"(e) Performance Efficiency. All automatic electric
storage water heaters shall have a stand-by loss not exceeding
4 watts per square foot of tank surface area. This method of
test of stand-by loss shall be in accordance with acceptable
engineering principles.
"All gas and oil-fired automatic storage heaters
shall have a recovery efficiency, Er, not less than
75 percent and a stand-by loss percentage, S, not exceeding
S = 2.3 + 67/V, where V = rated volume in gallons. The method
of determining Er and S shall be in accordance with
acceptable engineering principles..
"Service water heating equipment shall not be
dependent on year-round operation of space heating boilers,
that is, boilers that have as another function winter space
heating.
"(f) Insulation. Unfired hot water storage tanks
shall be insulated so that heat Loss is limited to a maximum of
15 Btu/h per square foot of external tank. surface area. For
purposes of determining this heat loss., the design ambient
temperature shall be not higher than 65°F.
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"CONTROLS.
L "Section 5309. (a) Temperature Controls. All hot
water supply systems shall be equipped with automatic
temperature controls capable:of adjustments from the lowest to
the: highest acceptable temperature settings for the intended
use.
"(b) Shut Down. A separate switch shall be provided
to terminate the energy supplied to electric hot water supply
systems. A separate valve shall be provided to turn off the
energy supplied to the main burner of all other types of hot
water supply systems.
"ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
"Section 5310. Lighting Power Limit for Buildings.
"(a) Genera i. This section establishes the maximum
(~ power limit for interior' and exterior illumination systems.
"(b) Exempt Buildings. Buildings in Group R-3
Occupancy, and the dwelling unit portion of Group R-1 Occupancy
are exempt from the requirements of this section.
"(c) Lighting Power Limit. A lighting power limit
is the• upper limit of the power to be available to provide the
Lighting needs of a building.
"(d) Separate- Lighting power limit shall be
calculated for the building interior and for the building
exterior.
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f "(e) Calculation Procedure. To establish a lighting
power limit the following procedure shall be used:
"1. Interiors..
"A.. Determine the use categories for the
various parts of the building from Table 53-I_
"B. Multiply the maximum power limit for
each category by the gross floor area included in that category.
"C. Add the total watts for each area to
arrive at the lighting power limit for the building. ~Phere
ballasts are used, include wattage of ballasts.
"D. In open-concept spaces in excess of
2,000 sq. ft_, with no defined egress or circulation pattern,
25 percent of the area shall be designated as category B.
"2. Exteriors.
"A. Category E Lighting (See Table 53-I) -
Multiply the Limit given in Table 53-I by the number of lineal
feet in the building perimeter. Except for lighting required
for security and safety, category E lighting shall be off from
2:00 a.m. to fifteen minutes before sunset.
"B. Other Exterior Lighting - Multiply the
value in category F in Table 53-i by the area to be illuminated.
"EXCEPTION: Lighting for theatrical,
television, cleanrooms, spectator sports and like performances
shall not be included in the total building limit.. Control of
this lighting shall have limited access.
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"(f) Alternates.
"1. The installed lighting power for any area
may be increased or decreased from the values of Table 53-i
provided the total interior building lighting power limit
calculated in section 5310(e) is not exceeded. The task
lighting for any area shall not exceed the standards set forth
in the 1981 edition of the Illuminating Engineering Society
(IES) Handbook.
"2. Lighting for retail stores may use 5 watts
per square foot for the first 500 square feet and 2.5 watts per
square foot for floor area in excess of .500 square feet.
"(g) Lighting Switching. In all exterior areas,
lighting fixtures shall be switched automatically for
non-operation when natural light is available.
"(h) Documentation. Lighting power loads shall be
presented to the building official in an acceptable format and
shall include the total connected Lighting wattage per square
foot for the entire structure.
"(i) Application. to Existing Buildings.
"1. General. The provisions of this section
shall apply to all existing buildings. and structures with a
gross floor area in. excess of 10,000 square feet.
"2. Exempt Buildings and Lighting. The
following are exempt from the provisions of this section:
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"A. Buildings in Groups R-3 Occupancy and
the dwelling unit portion of Group R-1 Occupancy.
"B. The manufacturing portion of
industrial plants.
"C. Exterior lightinq~ provided that
section 5310(g) shall apply to exterior lighting for existing
buildings or portions of existing buildings not exempt under
subsections (i)2.A, and (i)2.B. above.
"3. Existing Buildings. For the purposes of
this section, existing buildings are 3efined as under section
403 of this code.
"4. Calculation Procedure. Lighting power limit for
existing buildings shall be established following the procedure
~' set forth in section 5310(e).
"5_ Alternates_ The alternates set forth in
section 5310(f) shall be applicable to existing buildings.
"6. Documentation.. Lighting power Loads shall
be presented to the building official in an acceptable format
and shall include the total connected Lighting wattage per
square foot for the portion of a structure under consideration.
"ENERGY CONSERVATION IN ELECTRSCAL DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS.
"Section 5311. (a) Power Factor.. The power factor
of the overall electrical distribution system in a building
shall be not less than 90 percent under rated design installed
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load of the building, either by utilizing equipment design or
by the use of power factor corrective 3evices. The corrective
methods shall be based upon an engineering evaluation of each
distribution system.
"(}~) Lighting Switching... Switching shall be
provided £or each Lighting circuit, or for portions of each
circuit so that the partial lighting required for custodial or
for effective complementary use with natural lighting may be
operated selectively.
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"TABLE NO. 53-A - CRITERIA FOR GROUP R OCCUPANCY
BUILDING THREE (3) STORIES OR LESS IN EiEIGHT
ELEMENT MODE Uo
Walls Cooling 0.47
Roof/Ceiling Heating & 0.06
*
Roof w/o Ceiling Cooling 0.15
Floors Over
Unheated Spaces Heating ~
Cooling 0.47
*Use this when a ceiling air plenum is involved.
"TABLE NO. 53-B - CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS OTHER THAN
GROUP R OCCUPANCY THREE (3) STORIES OR LESS IN HEIGHT
ELEMENT MODE Uo OTTV
Heating 0•.47
lls
W
:
a
Cooling 28..5
Roof/Ceiling
Heating 0.06
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Roof w/o Ceiling Cooling 0.15
Floors- Over Heating 0..36
Unheated Spaces
~- *Use this when a ceiling air plenum ~5 ~~.~~~~=u-
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"TABLE NO. 53-C - MIDIIMUM EER AND COP FOR ELECTRIC HEATING,
VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
STANDARD RATING CAPACITY EER COP
Under 65,000 BTU/hr (1.9,050 watts) 6.1 1.8
65,000 BTU/hr (19,050 watts) and over 6.8 2.0
"TABLE. NO .. 53-D - MINIMUM COP FOR HEATING, VENTILATING P.ND
AIR-CONDIT TONING SYSTEM HEAT OPERATED. COOLING EQUIPMENT
HEAT SOURCE MINIMU[d COP
Direct fired (gas, oil) 0.40
Indirect fired (steam, hot water) 0.65
"TABLE NO. 53-E - PflINIMUM COP FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN
HEAPING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
CONDENSING AIR WATER EVAPO RATOR
COMPONEL~IT MEANS EER COP EER COP EER COP
Centrifu al 7.5 2.2 12.9 3.8
Self-contained Positive
Water Chillers Dis lacement 7.2 2.1 10.9 3.2
Condenserless Positive
ater Chillers Dis lacement 8.9 2.6 10.9 3.2
Compressor and
Condenser Units
65,000 BTU/hr Positive
(19,050 watts) Displacement 7.8 2.3 11.3 3.3 11.3 3.3
and. over
"TABLE NO. 53-F - MINIMUM COP FOR HEAT PUMPS, HEATING MODE
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SOURCE AND OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE (°F.) MINIMUM COP
Air Source - 47 dB/43WB 2.2
it Source - 17 dB/LSWB 1.2
Water Source - 60 Entering 2.2
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"TABLE NO. 53-G - MINIMUM PIPE INSULATION
INSULATION THICKNESS IN
INCITES. FOR PIPE SIZES
Fluid Run-
Temp.. outs 1" L 1/4 2 1/2 5"
Piping System Range, Up to and to to & 8" &
es P. 2" Less 2" 4" 6" Lar er
Heating Systems
Steam. & Hot Water
High Pressure/Temp 306-450 L 1/2 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 1/2 3 1/2
Med.. Pressure/Temp 251-305 1 1/2 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 3
Low Pressure/Temp 201-250 1 1 1 1/2 1 1/2 2 2
Low Temperature 120-200 1/2 3/4 1 1 L 1 1/2
Steam Condensate
(for Feed Water) Any 1 1 1 1 1/2 1 1/2 2
Coolin S stems
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Chilled Water, 40-55 1/2 1/2 3/4 1 1 1
Refrigerant or
Brine Below 40 1 L 1 1/2 1 1 2 1 1/2 1 1/2
"TABLE NO. 53-H - TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FOR SUNLIT WALLS*
WALL. CONSTRUCT ION
`MASS PER UNIT AREA - 1bs/ft2
TD -°F
EQ
0 - 25 44
25 - 40 37
41 - 70 30
71 and above 23
~'remperature airrerence ror snaaed areas need be no greater
than the average difference between ambient and inside
conditions..
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"TABLE NO. 53-I - LIGHTING LIMIT (CONNECTED IIJAD)
FOR LISTED OCCUPANCIES
MAX_ LIMIT
PER SQ. FT.
TYPE OF USE (WATTS)
INTERIOR
Category Ax 3
Classroom, office,. automotive,
mechanical area., museum, conference
room, drafting, clerical, laboratory,
retail stores, manufacturing, process,
industrial, kitchen, examining room,
open library stacks, athletic facility
Category B: 1
Auditorium, place of assembly, waiting
area, spectator area, restroom,
dining, working corridor in prison and
hospital, transportation terminal,
closed book stacks, active storage,
hospital bedroom, hotel/motel bedroom,
enclosed shopping mall concourse
Category C: .5
Corridor, lobby, elevator, stairway,
dead storage, bulk manufacturing
Category D: .25
Indoor parking
EXTERIOR
Category E; 5 (per
linear
Building perimeter: wall-wash, foot)
facade, canopy
Category Fz 0.05
Outdoor pazking
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Section 5-140. Amending section 5405. Section 5405 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section. 5405. Louvered Windows. Regular plate,
sheet or patterned glass. in jalousies and louvered windows
shall be no thinner than nominal 7/32 inch and no Longer than
36 inches. When other glass types are used, design shall be
submitted to the building. official for approval. Exposed glass
edges shall be smooth. Wired-glass with wire exposed on
longitudinal edges shall not be used in jalousies or louvered
windows."
Section 5-141. Amending Table No. 54-C. Table No. 54-C
is amended by amending the entries in the right hand column
under "over 50 Sq. Ft." for "Minimum Frame Lap" and "Minimum
Glass Frame Lap" to read "3/8" "_
Section 5-142. Adding chapter 57. Appendix, chapter 57 -
REGULATIONS GOVERNING FALLOUT SHELTERS, Uniform Building code,
1982 Edition, is by reference incorporated herein and made a
part of this code.
Section 5-143. Amending section 6001. Section 6001 is
amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows:
"Wherever the Uniform Building code Standards are
referred to as the standard in this code, compliance with the
current codes and standards of the National Fire Protection
Association will be equivalent to meeting the Uniform Building
code Standards."
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Section 5-144. Priding chapter 61. Chapter 61 is added to
read as follows:
"CHAPTER 61 - FACTORY BUILT HOUSING
"Section 6101. Applicability These provisions are
applicable. to the design, construction,. installation and
transportation of factory built housing (FBH) within the County
of Hawaii. Unless otherwise specified this Chapter shall be
applicable only to FBH which is sold or offered for sale to
first users as define3 below.
All provisions of the Building, Housing, Electrical and
Plumbing Codes shall be applicable. unless indicated otherwise
in this Chapter.
"Section 6102. Definitions.
C J "(a) "Factory built housing" means any structure or
portion thereof designed primarily for residential occupancy by
human beings, which is either entirely prefabricated or
assembled at a place other than the building site.
"(b) "First user" means a person, firm, or
corporation who initially installs FBH within this State. A
person who subsequently purchases an installed FBH is not a
first user within the meaning of this definition.
"(c) "Installation" means the assembly of FBH on
site and the process of affixing FBH to land, a foundation or
an existing building.
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"(d) "Insignia. of approval" means a tag, tab, stamp,
label or other device issued by the Building Official to
indicate compliance with the statutes and these rules.
"(e) "Manufacture" means the process of making,
fabricating, constructing, forming or assemhling a product from
raw, unfinished or semi-finished materials to produce FBH.
"(f) "Site" is the parcel of land on which FBH is
installed.
"Section 6103. Building Permit Required. No person
shall install FBH or cause the foregoing to be done without
first obtaining a building permit from the building official
for each FBH.
"Section 6104.. Building Permit Fee. A fee for each
building permit as set forth in Table No. 3-A shall be paid to
the building official. The fee shall be based on the valuation
of the building in place complete including the cost of
carport, fences, walls, etc.
"Section 6105. Insignia of Approval.
"(a) FBH manufactured in this County which is so13
or offered for sale to first users within this County shall
bear the: insignia. of approval issued by the. building official
indicating that the FBH is in compliance with this Chapter.
"(b) FBH manufactured outside the County shall bear
the insignia of approval issued by any governmental or
inspectional agency approved by the building official.
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"Section 6106. Performance of Plumbing and
Electrical Work. All electrical and plumbing work to be
performed at the factory must be accomplished:
"(a) By licensed electricians or plumbers,
respectively, o£ the County in which the factory is located, if
the manufacturer does not. submit a quality control manual which
is approved by the building official; or
"(b) Under the supervision of a licensed supervising
electrician or master plumber, respectively, of the County in
which the factory is located, if the manufacturer submits a
quality control manual which is approved by the building
official..
"Section 6107. Plans and Specifications.
"(a) For each model of FBH 3 sets of plans and
specifications shall be submitted and approval obtained prior
to fabrication.
"(b) With each application for a building permit,
3 sets of installation plans and specifications including the
plot plan shall be submitted.
"Section 6108.. Inspections.. The building official
shall make periodic in-plant inspections to verify that the FBH
produced comply with the plans as approved by the building
official...
"Section 6109. Transporting FBH.
"(a) The transportation of FBH shall be governed by
the provisions o£ the County and State Traffic Codes."
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Section 5-145.
read as follows:
Adding chapter 62. Chapter 62 is added to
"CHAPTER 62 - THATCHED MATERIAL ON EXTERIOR OF
BUILDINGS; PROTECTOR AGAINST EXPOSURE FIRES
"Section 6201. Applicability. Thatched material on
the exterior of buildings shall be permitted only upon
buildings located in areas zoned for resort uses which
primarily service the tourist trade when approved by the
building official.
"The thatched material permitted in this article
shall be use3 for decorative purposes on the roof or wall of
buildings. The building, independent of the thatched material,
shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
"D711en thatched material is used as permitted in this
article, and an appropriate permit is obtained therefor in
accordance with article I of this chapter, outside sprinklers
for protection against exposure fires shall be required as
hereinafter provided.
"Section 6202. General. (a) Thatched materials
used on the roof of a building shall be protected by manually
operated sprinkler heads, with adequate- water supply, pipe size
and sprinkler head. spacing in accordance with sprinkler system
requirements set forth in this article.
"(b) Thatched materials used on the wall of a
building shall be protected by manually operated outside
sprinklers. Size and spacing of sprinklers and pipe size shall
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be in accordance with chapter 6, Outside Sprinklers for
Protection Against Exposure Fires, of the National Fire codes
of the National Fire Protection Association. Controls shall be
as set forth in this article«
"Section 6203. Sprinkler Requirements.
(a) General. Sprinklers: shall be located at the high point of
the roof. Upright or pendant sprinklers shall be used for
gable roofs. Sidewall sprinklers shall be used for shed roofs.
"(b) Spacing of Sprinklers. The maximum width of
roof with one row of sprinklers shall be as follows:
Roof Slope Orifice Size Width of Roof
1:3 or 3reater 3/8" 15'
" " " 1/2" 20'
" 17/32" 25'
Less than 1:3 3/8" 10'
" " " 1/2" 15'
" 17/32" 20'
"Maximum spacing of sprinklers on branch lines
(along ridge) shall be as follows: 3/8-inch orifice - 6 feet;
1/2-inch orifice - 8 feet; 1.7/32-inch orifice - LO feet.
"Conical roofs may be protected. with one
sprinkler at the apex if the diameter of the roof does not
exceed the width of roof referred to in this section.
"Where the width of a roof exceeds the width
allowed for one row of sprinklers, as provided in the table in
this section, two or more rows of sprinklers shall be
required. The rows of sprinklers shall be placed such that the
entire roof area is protected..
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"(c) Areas Protected. Each area (zone) of thatched
material that is separated from another thatched area by an
open space of 20 feet or more or by incombustible construction
of 20 feet or more shall be considered a separate area (zone).
"Risers to each separate zone shall not be less
than that shown is subsection (e), except as modified. as
follows:
"1. More than one zone may be protected by one
valve, if the supply is adequate.
"2. If one area (zone) is larger than can be
protected with the existing supply, the zones can be subdivided
into subzones if the following criteria are met: An area of at
least 800 square feet is protected by a subzone control valve;
~ there is at Least a 10 percent overlap in coverage of adjoining
subzones; and operation of the manual control valves will
automatically transmit an alarm to the fire department..
"(d) Water Supply. The sprinkling system shall have
a separate connection to the water main in the street, to an
approved automatic fire-extinguishing system supply Line, to a
wet standpipe supply line, or to a domestic supply of adequate
size The water supply required shall be determined from
either of the following:
"l~ E1ow per sprinkler for the largest zone,
with residual pressure at the highest sprinkler at 15 pounds
per square inch with all heads operating, shall be as follows:
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Orifice Size Gallons Per Minute
3/S" 15
1/ 2" 20
17/32" 25
"2, The flow shall be hydraulically calculated
so as to discharge at least 0.11 'gallons per minute per square
foot or surface area to: be sprinklered_
"(e) Riser and Pipe Size. Pipe sizes shall be
determined from the flow as calculated in subsection (d).
However, no pipe less than one inch in size shall be used. The
following table may be used in conjunction with this flow
calculation for the selection of pipe or riser sizes:
Orifice
Size Pipe or Riser Size
1" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 2"
No. of Sprinklers
2-1/2"
3"
3-1/2"
4"
~, 3/8" 3 4 7 11 21 37 40 40
1/ 2" 2 3 5 8 15 27 40 40
17/32" 1 2 4 6 11 19 30 38
"(f) Number of Sprinklers Served. The number of
sprinklers on a branch line shall not exceed six. Center feet
shall be u sed for six or more sprinklers. The number of
sprinklers under control of each control valve shall not exceed
forty_ At the location of each valve, there shall be a drain
connection and a 1/4-inch valve outlet test connection to
accommodate pressure gauge..
"(g) Material Installed Above Grade. Piping shall
be galvanized steel schedule 40 with galvanized malleable iron
fittings or hard drawn copper with silver solder fittings.
Pipes shall be securely fastened to the structure.
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"Valves shall be the manual type approved and
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listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories or by other approved
testing agencies. Valves shall be installed outdoors and so
located as to be readily accessible in case. of fire. Signs
indicating the use of valves shall be conspicuously posted.
"(h) Local Alarm. Any one system with 20 or more
sprinklers under control of one valve shall be complemented
with a local fire alarm, either electrically or mechanically
operated."
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this
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ordinance or the
circumstances is
other provisions
given effect wit
to this end, the
be severable.
application thereof to any person or
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
or applications of the ordinance which can be
pout the invalid provision or application, and
provisions of this ordinance are declared to
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect 60 days after
its approval.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of Adoption:
Effective Date:
November 7, 1984
January 19, 1985
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