REPORT TITLE: 
Noise


DESCRIPTION:
Exempts small construction projects from the permit requirements
of the noise pollution law; provided that the department of
health is notified of the project.  (SD2)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO NOISE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 342F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
 
 3 and to read as follows:
 
 4      "§342F-      Projects exempt from noise permit requirements.
 
 5 (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), any construction
 
 6 project:
 
 7      (1)  Of a dwelling; or
 
 8      (2)  With a total cost of less than $250,000 based on the
 
 9           value of the project listed on the building permit,
 
10 shall be exempt from the noise permit requirements of section
 
11 342F-4; provided that a written notification of the intent to
 
12 construct shall be submitted to the department by the person
 
13 responsible for the construction project.  The notification shall
 
14 include information concerning the person responsible for the
 
15 construction project, type of construction, location, and
 
16 estimated duration of the construction project.  The notification
 
17 also shall include an acknowledgement that the construction
 
18 project shall be subject to operational times and a maximum noise
 
19 level of 78 dBA when measured at any point at or beyond the
 

 
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 1 property line of the construction premises.
 
 2      (b)  The exemption in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
 
 3 construction project which:
 
 4      (1)  Emits noise in excess of the maximum permissible sound
 
 5           levels established under the state community noise code
 
 6           adopted by the department which occur:
 
 7           (A)  Before 7:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. on Monday to
 
 8                Friday; and
 
 9           (B)  Before 9:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday,
 
10                Sunday, and holidays; or
 
11      (2)  Utilizes hoe-rams or pile drivers;
 
12 provided that subsection (a) shall not apply to a construction
 
13 project that emits noise exceeding seventy-eight decibels,
 
14 regardless of the time of occurrence of the noise. 
 
15      (c)  Violation of this section shall be subject to a
 
16 monetary fine not exceeding $100 per violation; provided that
 
17 each day of a violation shall constitute a separate offense; and
 
18 provided further that a violation exceeding five days shall be
 
19 subject to the penalties under section 342F-9(b).
 
20      (d)  As used in this section:
 
21      "Construction" means any or all activities, including but
 
22 not limited to those activities necessary or incidental to the
 
23 erection, demolition, renovation, or alteration of buildings.
 

 
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 1      "Dwelling" means a room or rooms connected together
 
 2 constituting an independent housekeeping unit for an individual
 
 3 or a family, and containing facilities for bathing and cooking,
 
 4 or both.
 
 5      "Notification" means a formal notice to the department of
 
 6 the intent to construct a project exempt from noise permit
 
 7 requirements under subsection (a)."
 
 8      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 9      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.