Fire permits required

Subsection 1.12.8 and tables 1.12.8(a), (b), and (c) added. Section 1.12 of the NFPA 1, as amended by the State Fire Code, is amended by adding a new subsection to be designated subsection 1.12.8 to read as follows: 1.12.8 Permits required. It is unlawful for any person to use a building or premises or engage in any activities for which a permit is required by this code, without first having obtained that permit. The fee for each permit must be in the annual budget ordinance. A permit must be obtained from the fire prevention bureau before engaging in the following activities, practices, or functions: 1. Compressed gases. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 63 of this code. 1.1 To store, use, or handle at normal temperatures and pressures compressed gases in excess of the amounts listed in Table 1.12.8(b). 1.2 When the compressed gases in use or storage exceed the amounts listed in Table 1.12.8(a), a permit is required to install, repair, abandon, remove, place temporarily out of service, close, or substantially modify a compressed gas system. 2. Explosives materials. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 65 of this code. 2.1 To manufacture, sell, dispose, purchase, store, use, possess, or transport explosives within the jurisdiction. 3. Flammable and combustible liquids and tanks. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 66 of this code. 3.1 To use or operate, repair, or modify a pipeline for the on-site transportation of flammable or combustible liquids. 3.2 To store, handle, or use Class I liquids in excess of five gallons (18.9 L) in a building or in excess of 10 gallons (37.9 L) outside of a building. EXCEPTION to item 3.2: A permit is not required for: 1. The storage or use of Class I liquids in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, mobile power plant, or mobile heating plant unless that storage in the opinion of the chief would cause an unsafe condition. 2. The storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes, or similar flammable mixtures when those liquids are stored for maintenance, painting, or similar purposes for a period of up to 30 days. 3.3 To store, handle, or use Class II or Class III-A liquids in excess of 25 gallons (94.6 L) in a building or in excess of 60 gallons (227.1 L) outside a building. EXCEPTION to item 3.3: Fuel oil used in connection with oil-burning equipment. 3.4 To remove Class I or Class II liquids from an underground storage tank used for fueling motor vehicles by any means other than the approved, stationary on-site pumps normally used for dispensing purposes. 3.5 To install, construct, alter, or operate equipment, tanks, plants, terminals, wells, fuel-dispensing stations, refineries, distilleries, and similar facilities where flammable and combustible liquids are produced, processed, transported, stored, dispensed, or used. 3.6 To install, alter, clean, repair, line with a protective coating, remove, abandon, place temporarily out of service, or otherwise dispose of a flammable or combustible liquid tank. 3.7 To change the type of contents stored in a flammable or combustible liquid tank to a material other than those for which the tank was designed and constructed. See chapter 66 of this code. 4. Hazardous materials. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 60 of this code. 4.1 To store, transport on-site, dispense, use, or handle hazardous materials in excess of the amounts listed in Table 1.12.8(d). 4.2 To install, repair, abandon, remove, place temporarily out of service, close, or substantially modify a storage facility or other area regulated by chapter 60 of this code when the hazardous materials in use or storage exceed the amounts listed in Table 1.12.8(d). 5. Liquefied petroleum gases. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be as in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 69 of this code. 5.1 To store, use, handle, or dispense LP-gas of 125 gallons (water capacity) aggregate capacity or greater. 5.2 To install or modify LP-gas systems of 125 gallons (water capacity) aggregate capacity or greater. 5.3 All LP-gas tanks that are filled on-site and used commercially will require a permit. EXCEPTION: LP-gas systems of 124 gallons or less (water capacity) used at one- and two-family dwellings will not require a permit. 6. Places of assembly. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 20 of this code. 6.1 To operate an assembly occupancy with an occupant load of 300 or more in permitted structures. 7. Spraying or dipping of flammable finish. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 43 of this code. 7.1 For installation or modification of any spray room, spray booth, or preparation work station or to conduct a spraying or dipping operation using flammable or combustible liquids or powder coating. 8. Special event. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 10, chapter 20, chapter 25, and chapter 50 of this code. A special event permit will be required for: 8.1 Any event set up that requires a review and approval for fire code compliance as required by another County or State department. 8.2 Any event that is open to the public, hosting 50 or more people, and any of the following is being conducted: 1. Outdoor cooking operations. 2. Use of temporary structures, tents, or canopies. 3. Access and egress of the attendees of the event are to be limited or constrained in some manner. 9. Fire protection permit. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 13 of this code. 9.1 A fire protection permit will be required for the installation, modification, renovation, or removal from service of the following fire protection and life safety systems not associated with a building permit: fire sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire hydrants and fire lines, fire pumps, automatic suppression systems, or fire alarm and detection systems. 10. Fireworks. Permits and fees required will be as stated in chapter 132D, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, for the following: A. Consumer fireworks (1.4G): 1. For the sale, on-site handling, and manufacture of consumer fireworks (1.4G). 2. For the storage of consumer fireworks (1.4G) in excess of the amount listed in Table 1.12.8(c). B. Display fireworks (1.3G): For possession, transportation, storage, manufacture, sale, handling, and discharge of display fireworks within the jurisdiction. C. Flame effects: Use of flame effects before an audience. D. Pyrotechnic articles: For the manufacture, storage, sale, or use of pyrotechnic articles within the jurisdiction. E. Pyrotechnics before a proximate audience: For the display and use of pyrotechnic materials before a proximate audience. 11. Photovoltaic system. Permits will be required as indicated below; fees must be in the annual budget ordinance. See chapter 11, section 11.12 of this code. A photovoltaic permit will be required for the following: 11.1 For installation or modification of any photovoltaic system. EXCEPTION: Photovoltaic systems installed or modified on one-and two-family dwellings. Table 1.12.8(a) Permit Amounts for Compressed Gases Amount * Type of Gas f t 3 m 3 Corrosive 200 0.57 Flammable 200 0.57 Highly toxic Any amount Inert and simple asphyxiant 6000 169.9 Oxidizing (including oxygen) 504 14.3 Pyrophoric Any amount Toxic Any amount Unstable (reactive) Any amount Note: See Chapters 41, 42, 60, 63, and 69 for additional requirements and exceptions. * Cubic feet measured at normal temperature and pressure.   Table 1.12.8(b) Permit Amounts for Cryogens Type of Cryogen Inside Building (gal) Outside Building (gal) Corrosive Over 1 Over 1 Flammable Over 1 60 Toxic/Highly toxic Over 1 Over 1 Nonflammable 60 500 Oxidizer (includes oxygen) 10 50 Note: See Chapter 63   Table 1.12.8(c) Permit Amounts for Hazardous Materials Amount Type of Material U.S. Unit Metric Unit Cellulose nitrate 25 lb 11.3 kg Combustible fiber 100 ft 3 2.8 m 3 Combustible liquids See Section 1.12.8 #3 Consumer fireworks (1.4G) 10 lb 4.5 kg * Corrosive gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Corrosive liquids 55 gal 208 L Corrosive solids 500 lb 227 kg Cryogens See Table 1.12.8(a)(b) Display fireworks (1.3G) Any amount Explosives Any amount Flammable gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Flammable liquids See Section 1.12.8 #3 Flammable solids 100 lb 45.4 kg Highly toxic gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Highly toxic liquids Any amount Highly toxic solids Any amount LP-Gas See Section 1.12.8 #5 Nitrate film (cellulose) Any amount Organic peroxides: See Section 1.12.8 #4  Class I Any amount  Class II Any amount  Class III 10 lb 4.5 kg  Class IV 20 lb 9 kg  Class V Not required  Unclassified detonatable Any amount Oxidizing gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Oxidizing liquids: See Section 1.12.8 #4  Class 4 Any amount  Class 3 1 gal 3.8 L  Class 2 10 gal 38 L  Class 1 55 gal 208 L Oxidizing solids: See Section 1.12.8 #4  Class 4 Any amount  Class 3 10 lb 4.5 kg  Class 2 100 lb 45 kg  Class 1 500 lb 227 kg Pyrophoric gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Pyrophoric liquids Any amount Pyrophoric solids Any amount Toxic gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Toxic liquids 10 gal 38 L Toxic solids 100 lb 45 kg Unstable (reactive) gases See Table 1.12.8(a) Unstable (reactive) liquids:  Class 4 Any amount  Class 3 Any amount  Class 2 5 gal 19 L  Class 1 10 gal 38 L Unstable (reactive) solids:  Class 4 Any amount  Class 3 Any amount  Class 2 50 lb 22.7 kg  Class 1 100 lb 45 kg Water reactive liquids:  Class 3 Any amount  Class 2 5 gal 19 L  Class 1 10 gal 38 L Water reactive solids:  Class 3 Any amount  Class 2 50 lb 22.7 kg  Class 1 100 lb 45 kg Note: See Chapter 60 of this code for additional requirements and exceptions. * Unless the actual weight of the pyrotechnic composition of the consumer fireworks, 1.4G, is known, 25 percent of the gross weight of the fireworks, including packaging, is permitted to be used to determine the weight of the fireworks for the purpose of this table.   ( Ord. No. 5754 , § 3, 2024)