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Harry Kim Mayor C�uulk g �." ate CGUN- OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL SEP 12 Lincoln S.T. Ashida Corporation Counsel Gerald Takase N'tant Corporation Counsel 6AWAl 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4262 • (808- X961-8251 • FAX (808) 961-8622 September 9, 2002 Curtis Tyler Councilmember Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Councilman Tyler: Re: Revised Draft of Sign Ordinance This is response to your request that this office review the revised draft of the sign ordinance. Previous comments by this office have been incorporated in the revision. Our comments on the revision follow. 1. Section 3-2. This section indicates that the chapter regulates all signs in the County which are visible from "streets" in the County. You might consider specifying that this includes public and private streets. 2. Section 3-3(A)(1)(b) contains a typo - "windows" should be "window". 3. The use of "building" in the definition of "wall sign" should be defined. It excludes rock walls and retaining walls. The Department of Public Works has been requiring a rock or retaining wall over six feet to require a building permit. There is a definition of "building" in §3-53 of the county code (Kailua Village Design). 4. In §3-5 the terms "plate," "roofed" and "outlined by a bright line or area" are not defined and may be difficult to enforce without definitions. 5. Section 3-9 (a) (1) (B) exempts small unlighted signs which are displayed for a period of time not to exceed 30 days during any calendar year. Is this meant to be consecutive days? The way it is written it seems that the sign could be put up and taken down throughout the year as long as it is not up for more than a total of thirty days. This may be what is intended but it seems that this scenario would be very difficult to enforce. At any rate, it should be clarified.