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<br /> BUILDING DIVISION – DPW <br /> <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I – 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7 – Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> Hilo Office (808) 961-8331  Fax (808) 961-8410 Kona Office (808) 323-4720  Fax (808) 323-3509 <br /> <br /> <br />Bulletin No <br />: PV 2012-05 <br /> <br />Date: <br /> March 12, 2013 <br /> <br />Code/ Edition <br />: Hawai‘i County Code Chapter 9 and the 2008 National Electrical Code <br />(NEC) <br /> <br />Subject <br />: Photovoltaic (PV) energy systems <br /> <br /> <br />From <br />: Neil Erickson, Plans Examining Manager, nerickson@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> <br /> <br />The following clarifications related to PV energy systems are provided: <br /> <br />A. PV – ROOF MOUNTED <br /> <br />1. PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVALS <br /> <br />Per Hawaii Engineering Group, Inc. President Ather R. Dar, PE, and the <br />certification, specifications and details provided on September 5, 2012: The <br />Zilla Dual Grip Rail System and the Zilla Phantom system <br />are approved <br /> <br />for use and may be installed on residential homes with gable roofs in Wind <br />Zones A, B, C, and D and Seismic Zones A, B, C, D, and E and do not <br />require a licensed Hawai‘i state architect or structural engineer’s review and <br />approval (a professional stamp) when designed and installed per the <br />1 <br />manufacturer’s recommended installation span tables and guidelines. <br /> <br />2. Per Murrar Engineering & Design, Inc. President Kevin Murrar, PE, SE and <br />the certification, specifications and details provided on October 9, 2012: the <br />SunEarth SolarStrut mounting system <br />is approved for use and may be <br />2 <br />installed on residential homes in Wind Zones A, B,C, and D and Seismic <br />Zones A, B, C, D, and E and do not require a licensed Hawai‘i state architect <br />or structural engineer review and approval (a professional stamp) when <br />designed and installed per the manufacturer’s recommended installation span <br />3 <br />tables and guidelines. <br /> <br />A licensed Hawai‘i state architect or structural engineer must review and <br />approve applications on dwellings greater than a single story. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> Attachment 1 – October 8, 2012, Standard Zilla Racking Roof Mounting Certification documents <br /> <br />from Hawai‘i Engineering Group, Inc. <br />2 <br /> <br />Revised, “with gable roofs” deleted <br />3 <br /> Attachment 1 – October 9, 2012, SunEarth SolarStrut Racking system Certification documents <br /> <br />from Murrar Engineering and Design, Inc. <br />The County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider <br /> <br /> <br />