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HAWA[`I COUNTY COUN~1~~.;1':~ `
June 14, 2004
TO: James Y. Arakaki, Chair
Mawai`i County Council
FROM: J. Curtis Tyler, Member
Public Works and Intergo~me al Relations~o~~m~ mittee
RE: Bill 280, Draft 6 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3, of the Hawaii County Code,
By Repealing Article I -Relating to Signs, Adding a New Article I -Relating to
Signs, and Amending Article 2- Relating to Kailua Village Signs
Enclosed for your favorable consideration is Bill 280, Draft 6, which 1 propose Section 3-
8(a)(I)(A) of Bill 280, Draft 5, be amended as follows:
a. Lines 4-5: t' ° ;b~° salmi rer~ta~er
° °^'a of theproperty on which the sign is located,
b. Lines 6-9: as long as [soh-a] the sign is not related to or advertising any regular or
ongoing course of commercial enterprise conducted on the property. Only one such sign
shall be permitted to be visible to traffic proceeding in any one direction on any one street
or highway, except that [any-sesk] no sign shall [+aet] be placed over any public right-of-
way or street.
c. Lines 10-12 (added last sentence): A temporary sign can be erected for a period not
to exceed six (61 consecutive months unless a section in this chapter specifies a more
restrictive time period.
The rationale for the proposed amendment is as follows:
a. Lines 4-5: Deletes "content based" wording
h. Lines 6-9: Improves readability
c. Lines 10-12 (last sentence): Imposes asix-month time limit during which a
temporary sign can be posted
A copy of page 9 containing the proposed amendment is attached in ramseyer format.
Typographical errors have also been corrected.
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(6) Any automated sign including signs with repeated or changeable commercial
advertising;
(7) Any aerial sign;
(8) Any sign placed on a utility pole;
(9) Portable signs;
(10) Flashing signs;
(1 1) Any sign placed on a tree;
(12) Any sign placed on public property, unless such sign is otherwise permitted by law.
Section 3-8. Exempt signs. Signs allowed without permits.
(a) The following types of signs are exempt from all of the provisions of this article except
for the requirements of sections: 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-29, 330, 332, 333, 334 and 336
through 3-43, and may be erected without a permit:
(1) Certain temporary signs, which must be removed within 72 hours of the completion of
the event or activity to which it refers, and which include:
(A) Any single temporary unlighted sign: (1) not exceeding 8 square feet in area in the
agricultural, open and residential districts, or (2) not exceeding 32 square feet in
area in the commercial/industrial districts, when such signs relate to or advertise a
meeting, special event, or temporary status or condition °
n",~,~~~,e of Baia-prspe~;; of the property on which the sign is
located, as long as [such a] the sign is not related to or advertising any regular or
ongoing course of commercial enterprise conducted on the property. Only one
such sign shall be permitted to be visible to traffic proceeding in any one direction
on any one street or highway, except that [any-sueh] no sign shall [net] be placed
over any public right-of--way or street. A temporarysign may be erected for a
period not to exceed six (6) consecutive months unless a section in this chapter
specifies a more restrictive time period.
(B) Any small unlighted sign not exceeding two square feet in area, displayed once in a
calendar year for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive days.
(C) Temporary signs or banners noC exceeding 32 square feet in area, limited in number
to one per meeting or event, displayed for a period not exceeding thirty calendar
days, and not projecting over a public street or highway. Temporary signs are not
permitted for regular, ongoing commercial use (i.e. sandwich boards and banners).
Special event or meeting banners are not required to have their placement limited
to the place where the activity is held, provided that permission is granted by the
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