HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0989.007 2018-2020From the office of -
Council Member
District 3 — Hilo and Puna
Office: (808) 961-8396
Fax: (808) 961-8912
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SUSAN L.K. LEE LOY
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council J:
FROM: Sue Lee Loy, Council
DATE: July 14, 2020
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Subsections 5-4-3(a) and 5-4-3(c) of Bill No. 179;
An Ordinance Establishing a County Construction Code Relating to Building
Construction and Related Systems Within a Building Under Construction by
Amending the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), as
follows:
1) Adopting New Chapters 5 (Construction Administrative Code), 5A
Building Code), 5D (Electrical Code), 5E (Energy Conservation Code), and
5F (Plumbing Code);
2) Amending Chapter 2, Section 2-39; Chapter 3, Sections 3-14 and 3-15; and
Chapter 25, Sections 25-1-5, 25-4-10, and 25-4-60; and
3) Repealing Chapters 5 (Building Code), 9 (Electrical Code), and 17
Plumbing Code).
Please see below proposed amendments to section 5-4-3, subsections (a) and (c), of Bill No.
179. These amendments are illustrated in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of
Bill No. 179. Material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; new material is underscored.
1. Section 5-4-3 would be amended by amending subsection 5-4-3 (a) to read as follows:
a) All plans and specifications relating to work which affects the public safety or health
and for which a permit is required shall be prepared, designed, and stamped by a [per-so
who islieensed in the State of Hawai'i as an] duly licensed architect or professional
engineer in the State of Hawaii in accordance with chapter 464, Hawaii Revised
Statutes and 16-115, Hawaii Administrative Rules[. Suearehitee+ or p-„fessien.l
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2. The second amendment would amend subsection 5-4-3, by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:
c) For residential (R-3 Occupancies) and accessory (U Occupancies) only, the following
plans and specifications shall be prepared, designed, and stamped by a person who is
licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or professional structural engineer,
unless exempt pursuant to section 464.13(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes. Whenever
the exemption provided for in section 464.13(b) is applied to the construction of a
new building, the applicant shall include with the application, proof that the
exemption has been recorded with the bureau of conveyances pursuant to section 464-
13(c), Hawai` i Revised Statutes.
1) All plans for post and pier type construction with/without perimeter foundation
walls ofR-3 Occupancies.
2) Single story or two-story structure for R-3 Occupancy unless exempt pursuant
to section 464.13(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Single story or two-story structure ofmixed occupancies (R-3 and U
Occupancies) pursuant to [] section 464.13(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
i)](4) Structures of R-3 or U Occupancies that are three or more stories in height.
4)]Q Structural members that are concrete, masonry or structural steel.
5)]& Proposed construction in special hazard flood zones: AE, AH, AO, V, and
VE, as prescribed in chapter 27, relating to flood control; electrical
installations per chapter 5D, relating to the electrical code; and plumbing
installations per chapter 5F, relating to the plumbing code.
6)]Q Structures in high seismic zones. (Category E or Sv > 0.75)"
Due to the extensive length of Bill No. 179 and the limited scope ofthese proposed amendments,
a copy of the revised draft of this bill that would result if these proposed amendments are
adopted is not attached.
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