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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWPC 04/04/2000 1998-2000 w~ , . ~ R'a:•~• HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA 33rd Session COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS Dominic Yagong, Chair Leningrad Elarionoff, Vice Chair Aaron Chung, Member Julie Jacobson, Member Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Member Nancy Pisicchio, Member AI Smith, Member Curtis Tyler, Member James Y. Arakaki, Ex-Officio Member DATE: April 4, 2000 ('T'uesday) PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER STATF,MENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 700: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, OF THE HAWAII (Bill 225) COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995), RELATING TO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS From Deputy Chief Engineer Jiro A. Sumada, dated February 18, 2000, transmitting the attached bill. The purpose of this bill is to make significant changes to Chapter 22, which relates to streets and sidewalks. In order to make the changes to Chapter 22, this bill repeals it in total and replaces it in a restructured and reordered format. Some of the major areas addressed by the bill include: a general prohibition of use of county streets for profit/private use; PW&PC-33 Page 2 April 4, 2000 modified permit requirements; modernized technical requirements; and ADA compliance. The bill includes sicnificant chances which would: prohibit commercial signs and advertising material within a county street; make it mandatory that homes and businesses be numbered; establish new driveway requirements for commercial and industrial uses; assign certain permitting responsibilities to the Chief Engineer (non-comroercial uses and banners across street) and the Planning Director (street naming); make property owners responsible for maintenance of driveway approaches and remove responsibility for sidewalk damage caused by age or poor construction; establish new driveway requirements for commercial and industrial uses; establish a new section for variances; and create new penalty and enforcement provisions. The bill contains sicnificant deletions of certain provisions relating to: permitting installation of livestock gates across county road and allowing cafe table service and other commercial activities on sidewalks; prohibited acts on bridges and elevated structures; peddling, repair of private roads and utilities; and mandatory installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk through Council resolution. Comm. 709: SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST- KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL, Prom Council Member Nancy Pisicchio, dated March 14, 2000, requesting on behalf of Konawaena High School, a sign variance to place a 60-sq. ft. school sign along the makai side of Mamalahoa Highway on .Tack B. Greenwell's property, TMK: 8-1-04:01. Daniel Yoshida, Principal of the school, states this sign will enhance the South Kona community area as a viable communication bridge, which will announce the school's activities, and public announcements by the County and/or State. Informs the school received permission from Mr. Greenwell to place this sign on his property. Also, submits a copy of letter from Stanley Takemura, Building Division Chief, dated March 10, 2000, stating that the sign be placed so as not to obstruct the sight distance of any vehicle entering the highway from the makai side of the roadway. An illustrated copy of the sign is also submitted. PW&PC-33 Page 3 April 4, 2000 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ADJOURNMF,NT The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by March 31, 2000. Persons using TDDs may call 96]-8521. (Copies of this agenda and the communications are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni St., }Iilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; and the Kona Councilmembers' Office, 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite 104, Kailua-Kona. For further information, please call 961-8245. Those wishing to testify, please register with the County Clerk's staff prior to the convening of the meeting. If possible, submit fifteen (15) written copies of testimony to staff prior to the convening of the meeting.) GOVERNMEN"T ACCESS TELEVISION: Channel 9 (Hilo) and Channel 12 (Kona) The Public Works & Parks Committee and Finance Committee meetings can be seen on "Tuesday, Apri14 at 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April I1, at 830 p.m. The Planning Committee meeting can be seen on Thursday, April 6 at 830 p.m. and Thursday, April 13 at 830 p.m. All the above meetings will be aired on Sunday, April 16, at 9 a.m.