03-02-2013, 09:36 AM
General tents are not within the building codes reach, nor within the Counties reach. Tents are kits that are not permanent and are handled through general manufacturing laws. Non-permanent shelters are not structures or buildings attached to the ground. Read the county definitions to the cited code.
Yes - you can live in a tent on your own property. This is not a debate nor debatable through the misinterpretation of codes, read the entirety of the legislation including the definition of the words used within the code and keep the application within the context of the said code.
COH Building Code below the previously cited permit needs code -
Section 5-19
Exceptions
(4) Temporary tents or other coverings used for private family parties or for camping on approved
campgrounds.
Meaning no requirement for a camp ground setup of a tent AND without a need to say the self apparent... there's no damn permit needed for putting up a tent on your own damn property! For f sakes - get that through your heads.
The IBC does not address tents and it is not within its scope, therfore the "BUILDING DEPARTMENT" cannot grant, deny, or address a persons individual right to erect and live within a tent on their own private property. YOU DON’T NEED A PERMIT and most likely they won't take your call as it's like asking them if you need a permit to put a damn bannana tree on your property. You can even build a permit free deck no more than 24" above ground to put the tent on.
Now the question is this... How damn long do you think you can tolerate living in a tent? WIND, RAIN, HOT SUN, LEAKS, UV DAMAGE TO FABRIC ETC... I give most folks less than 6 months before they can't take it anymore. You'll be lucky to get 4 months life out of the avergae tent around here.
Furthermore, read the damn limitations of County power within State legislation. A damn County is not given unlimited carte blanche power!
Also... art work (sculpture/3d art) is not within the reach of building code.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
Yes - you can live in a tent on your own property. This is not a debate nor debatable through the misinterpretation of codes, read the entirety of the legislation including the definition of the words used within the code and keep the application within the context of the said code.
COH Building Code below the previously cited permit needs code -
Section 5-19
Exceptions
(4) Temporary tents or other coverings used for private family parties or for camping on approved
campgrounds.
Meaning no requirement for a camp ground setup of a tent AND without a need to say the self apparent... there's no damn permit needed for putting up a tent on your own damn property! For f sakes - get that through your heads.
The IBC does not address tents and it is not within its scope, therfore the "BUILDING DEPARTMENT" cannot grant, deny, or address a persons individual right to erect and live within a tent on their own private property. YOU DON’T NEED A PERMIT and most likely they won't take your call as it's like asking them if you need a permit to put a damn bannana tree on your property. You can even build a permit free deck no more than 24" above ground to put the tent on.
Now the question is this... How damn long do you think you can tolerate living in a tent? WIND, RAIN, HOT SUN, LEAKS, UV DAMAGE TO FABRIC ETC... I give most folks less than 6 months before they can't take it anymore. You'll be lucky to get 4 months life out of the avergae tent around here.
Furthermore, read the damn limitations of County power within State legislation. A damn County is not given unlimited carte blanche power!
Also... art work (sculpture/3d art) is not within the reach of building code.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.