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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 134 ORDINANCE NO. 05 13S Draft 3 AN ORDINANCE AMENWNG CHAPTER 23, HAWAII COUNTY COLE 1983 (2005 EDITION) TO PROVIDE ENHANCED PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The County Council finds that jurisdictions across the country and state keep citizens informed about proposed development projects in their neighborhoods by requiring developers to post signs. Such signage provides additional notice to members of the public who may miss a legal notice in the newspaper on a given day. SECTION 2. Chapter 23, article 4, division 1, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition), is amended by adding a new section, to be numbered 23 -58A, and to read as follows: "Section 23 -58A. Posting of Suns for Public Notification. (a) Within ten days of filing the application for a subdivision, the applicant shall post a sign on the subject property notifying the public of the following (1) The nature of the application; (2) The proposed number of lots; (3) The size of the property; (4) The tax map key or keys of the property; (5) That they may contact the planning department for additional information; and (6) The address and telephone number of the planning department. (b) The sign shall remain posted until final approval, or until the application has been rejected or withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign promptly after such action. (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the sign shall be not less than nine square feet and not more than twelve square feet in area, with letters not less than one inch high. No pictures, drawings, or promotional materials shall be permitted on the sign. The sign shall be posted at or near the property boundary adiacent to a public road bordering the property and shall be readable from said public road. If more than one public road borders the property the applicant shall post the sign to be visible from the more heavily traveled public road. The sign shall, in all other respects, be in compliance with chapter 3, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition). (d) The applicant shall file an affidavit with the planning department not more than five days after posting the sign stating that a sign has been posted in compliance with this section and that the applicant and its agents will not remove the sign until the application has received final approval, or has been rejected or withdrawn. A photograph of the sign in place shall accompany the affidavit."