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FORM FOR PUBLIC PROPOSALS TO
AMEND THE HAWAII COUNTY BUILDING CODES
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(Form Version 1.0 January 2021)
1)
Name: Date:
Department/Company:
Submitted on Behalf of:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Phone: Ext. Fax:
E-mail address:
2) Indicate appropriate Model Code(s) with State Amendments and Sections to be amended in the County of Hawaii by
this Proposal –
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CODE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please provide all of the following items in your code change proposal.
REQUIRED INFORMATION:
The following items are required to be included in your proposal:
1. The proponent shall clearly state the purpose of the proposed code amendment (e.g., clarify the Code; revise outdated material; substitute
new or revised material for current provision of the Code; add new County of Hawaii requirements to the adopted Code; delete current
requirements, etc.). Any proposed revisions or additions to tables or figures must be included. 2. The proponent shall justify amending the current code provisions, stating why the proposal is superior to the current provisions of the Model Code with State Amendments. Proposals that add or delete requirements shall be supported by a logical explanation which clearly
describes how the proposal is not inconsistent with, or tending to defeat the intent of the Model Code with State amendments, specifies the
shortcomings of the current Code provisions in the County of Hawaii, and explains how such proposals will improve the Hawaii County
Code.
3. The proponent shall substantiate the proposed code change based on technical information and substantiation. Substantiation provided
which is determined as not germane to the technical issues addressed in the proposed code change shall be identified as such, and the
proponent shall be notified that the proposal is considered an incomplete proposal and may be held until the deficiencies are corrected.
4. The proponent shall submit a bibliography of any substantiating material submitted with the code change proposal. The proponent shall
make the substantiating materials available for review.
PROPOSAL FORMATTING:
Show the proposal (see form on page 2) using strikeout, underline format. At the beginning of each section, one of the following
instruction lines are also needed:
•Revise as follows
•Add new text as follows
•Delete and substitute as follows
•Delete without substitution
The only formatting that is needed is BOLDING, STRIKEOUT AND UNDERLINING. Please do not provide additional formatting such
as tabs, columns etc. DO NOT USE THE TRACKING CHANGES OPTION, AUTOMATIC NUMBERING, OR ANY OTHER
ADVANCED FORMATTING TOOLS PROVIDED BY WORD.
Date Considered by Building Official:
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Building Official Action on Proposal:_______________________________________
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Reason for Action:___________________________________
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Date:____________________________________________________
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PUBLIC PROPOSAL FORM TO AMEND THE HAWAII COUNTY BUILDING CODES
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(Form Version 1.0 January 2021)
HAWAII COUNTY CODE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FORM
(See instructions on page 1)
Model Code: ________ –__(IBC-18, IEBC, IECC, UPC, IRC, NEC etc)
Code Sections/Tables/Figures/Standard Proposed for Revision; If the proposal is for a new section, indicate proposed section #.
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Proponent: Name/Company/Representing: (DO NOT USE ACRONYMS FOR YOUR COMPANY OR ORGANIZATIONAL NAME)
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Revise as follows (include deletion in strikeout, with modified text/proposed addition underlined, affected
Code Section(s) in Bold):
Reason:
List of Supporting Information References (attached):
Proposals must be submitted using this form and are to be submitted electronically to Council at
cohbuild@hawaiicounty.gov or mailed to the Department of Public Works, Building Division, 101 Pauahi St.
Ste 7, Hilo, Hawaii 96740