HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR010518PDBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 5, 2018
WALLACE REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
MICHAEL DAHILIG, DIRECTOR
Tel (808) 241-4050
Fax (808) 241-6699
Planning to no longer accept paper plans requiring building permits
LIHU'E — The Planning Department is announcing that it will no longer be accepting
paper plans for any project requiring a building permit, effective Feb.1, due to the county's
transition to 100 percent Electronic Plan Review (EPR) Services.
Projects requiring building permits must first be administered by the Building Division
before further processing. Additionally, the County Department of Public Works will require
electronic copies of construction documents (drawing sets) requiring a building permit.
As a reminder, a zoning application and commensurate fee must still be submitted in
person to the Planning Department to initiate the office's EPR.
However, the only exception will be those projects that do not require a building permit;
only those requiring a zoning permit such as:
1) Perimeter fencing;
2) Retaining walls (not retaining more than 4 feet of fill/grade material);
3) Accessory structures under 200 square feet (Storage sheds); and
4) Concrete pads on residential parcels.
In this instance, the applicant is required to complete a zoning permit application and
must pay the applicable fees. The department may require additional information to supplement
the submittal.
Further, zoning permit applications requiring Planning Commission approval prior to plan
submittal, those projects shall maintain present requirements.
However, any construction plan review related to these Planning Commission zoning
permits and requiring a building permit from DPW must submit through the EPR process to
receive Planning Department review and approval.
The EPR process is a web -based solution that allows plans for building permits to be
submitted electronically, which will be replacing the traditional paper -based review method.
For more information about the County's EPR process, please visit www.kauai.gov/EPR.