29 - Special inspections and tests

Section 1704.2 is amended to read as follows:

"1704.2 Special inspections and tests. Where application is made to the building official for construction, the owner or the registered design professional in responsible charge acting as the owner's authorized agent, shall employ one or more special inspectors independent of the contractors performing the work to provide special inspections and tests during construction on the types of work specified in Section 1705 and identify the special inspectors to the building official. These special inspections and tests are in addition to the inspections by the building.

Exceptions:

1. Special inspections and tests are not required for construction of a minor nature or as warranted by conditions in the jurisdiction as approved by the building official.

2. Unless otherwise required by the building official, special inspections and tests are not required for Group U occupancies that are accessory to a residential occupancy including, but not limited to, those listed in Section 312.1.

3. Special inspections and tests are not required for portions of structures designed and constructed in accordance with the cold-formed steel light-frame construction provisions of Section 2211.1.2 or the conventional light-frame construction provisions of Section 2308. For these structures, Section 1705.11 shall nevertheless apply.

4. The contractor is permitted to employ the special inspectors where the contractor is also the owner.

5. The employment of a special inspector shall not be required for construction work for any government agency that provides for its own special inspections and tests.

6. Special inspections and tests are not required for building components unless the design involves the practice of professional engineering or architecture as defined by Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 464.

Notes

[Eff 4/20/2021]