official.
(c) Plans for single- or two-family dwellings are not required to show plumbing piping plans or diagrams
unless requested by the building official.
(d) 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 by or under the supervision of a duly licensed professional
engineer or architect as required by HRS Chapter 464.
(e) All plans for retaining walls five feet or more in height shall be prepared, designed or approved by a duly
licensed architect or engineer in the structural or civil branches.
(f) Electrical plans and specifications shall bear the approval of either a duly licensed electrical engineer, or a
duly licensed architect or engineer qualified in such work by experience; provided, that if the demand load
of the proposed installation is less than 30 kilovolt-amperes, the approval of an engineer or architect shall
be required only if the building official so directs.
(Sec. 18-4.2, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.); Am. Ord. 93-59, 96-50)
Sec. 18-4.3 Information on plans and specifications.
(a) Plans and 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 proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the
provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first sheet of each set
of plans shall give the house and street address of the work and the name and address of the owner and
person who prepared them. 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 ordinances or laws.
(b) For projects which include construction of driveways in public street rights-of-way, plans shall show the
entire lot and improvements thereon, the location of the new and existing driveways, street trees, utility
poles, fire hydrants, catch basins, parking stalls and any other features in the sidewalk area which may
affect the construction and/or use of the driveway. For reconstruction of a driveway, the applicant may
submit a sketch with dimensions showing the location of the driveway.
(c) Where the building permit application is for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, movement,
improvement or conversion of any building or structure, the building official shall also require, on behalf
of the real property tax assessment division, department of finance, a plot plan with a sketch of the
proposed building, to be submitted on such forms as shall be prescribed by the department of finance and
shall be prepared and certified to by the applicant. In lieu of the sketch, an additional set of plans may be
submitted. The completed forms or plans shall be submitted to the building official for transmittal to the
department of finance, real property tax assessment division.
(Sec. 18-4.3, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.); Am. Ord. 88-20, 93-59)
Sec. 18-4.4 Requirement for affidavit.
(a) Where, in the opinion of the building official, the layout or proposed use of a building can readily be
converted to some other layout or use which, upon conversion, would constitute a violation of the land use
ordinance and/or the building code, the building official may require the building owner or owners to file
with the bureau of conveyances or in the case of land court parcels with the building department, a sworn
affidavit:
(1) That the layout or use of the building will not be converted at a future date to some other layout or
use which is illegal; and
(2) That this restriction shall also be binding upon any tenant or lessee or any subsequent owners of
the building for as long as the building is in use, or unless otherwise released by authority of the
building official.
(b) A certified copy of the document as issued by the bureau of conveyances shall be presented to the building
department as evidence of recordation, prior to the issuance of building permit.
(c) Any person who makes a false statement in such person's sworn affidavit or files a false affidavit shall be
deemed to have committed perjury and thereby subject to the provisions of HRS Section 710-1060 (Penal
Code), and be punished as provided in said section.
(Sec. 18-4.4, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.); Am. Ord. 93-59)
Sec. 18-4.5 Applications made prior to subsequent ordinances or regulations.
An applicant for a building permit who has filed an application with the building department prior to the
effective date of a subsequent ordinance or regulation shall be required to obtain the permit no later than 12 months
after the effective date of such ordinance or regulation. If the permit has not been obtained within 12 months after
the effective date of the subsequent ordinance or regulation, the application and plans shall comply with the
requirements set forth in the subsequent ordinance or regulation. Where the subsequent ordinance or regulation