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(c) Pursuant to the authority delegated to the county by Act 173 of 1995, all streets that have been used by the general public for a period of more than six (6) months we hereby designated by the council to be subject to the provisions of Chapter 291 C of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, known as the "Statewide Traffic Code," and this chapter. (d) The county shall not be responsible for the maintenance and or places or permits to be Dlaced aoorooriate traffic (e) No adverse or prescriptive rights shall accrue to the general public when the county imposes or enforces traffic regulations and highway safety laws or p] annronriate traffic control devices on anv private street. hiehway. or SECTION 2. Chapter 24, article 1, section 24-3(a)(20), Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended by amending the definition of `official traffic -control device" to read as follows: "(20) Official traffic -control device" means any sign, signal, marking or device not inconsistent with this Codelap ced or erected by authority of or with the consent of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic." SECTION 3. Chapter 24, article 1, section 24-8, Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 24-8. Council to exercise certain functions by ordinance. (a) The council shall by ordinance: (1) Determine and designate the type of all official traffic control devices; provided, such official control devices shall, with respect to size, shape and color, be uniform, shall correlate with and conform to, the system then current, as approved by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.