HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0042.051 2002-2004
TO: County Council
FROM: Lee Meyerson
74-5196 Kanai Place,
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
DATE: June 16, 2004
RE: Bi11280
Two weeks ago I related to you how business professionals on the mainland use
Kailua-Kona as an example of poor signage. Today I would like to address some
questions that were raised at that time by members of our business community.
There appear to be some misconceptions regarding the term "exempt signs".
From my reading of the proposed code the term "exempt" means exempt from
the permit process and not exempt from the code. Anyone putting up a sign that
falls into the exempt category must still abide by the sign code, but does not have
to get a permit for the sign. The reason for this is that the exempt signs are
temporary signs that would only appear in a particular location once. No
permanent signs are exempt. If a temporary sign is only gang to be up for a
short period of time, it seems unreasonable to charge a permit fee and make the
applicant submit the proper paperwork sixty days prior to the time they want the
sign to go up. Therefore, the permit process would be waived as long as the sign
conforms to code.
There also appear to be misconceptions with regard to administrative
enforcement. The code states very clearly that a notice of violation shall be
given and that the order would become final only otter a thirty~ay period. This is
to allow for the violation to be corrected and for the violator to appeal the order it
that is desired. Fortunately, the County of Hawaii is not a police state and has no
intention of fining someone without giving that person sufficient time to either
correct the violation or appeal the order.
hope that this clears up some misconceptions and that you will pass this
revision of the sign code on this, its first reading before the County Council.
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