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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(2005 EDITION), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THF, COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Article 1, Section 24-3, of the Hawaii County Code, 1983
(2005 Edition), is amended to add the following, to be appropriately numbered and to read as
follows:
O "Speed Limit" means the absolute maximum speed limit
designated and physically displayed in the right of way for
establishing the leeal maximum vehicle velocity.
SECTION 2. Chapter 24, Article 7, Division 2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition) is amended to add the following new section to be appropriately numbered and to
read as follows:
Section 24-( Maximum speed limits may be reduced in a
residential or a business district
The Director of public works is authorized to approve the
reduction of maximum speed limits in residential and
business districts in five mile per hour increments to a
minimum of 15 miles per hour for any subdivision being
developed under Chapter 23 of the Hawaii County Code.
The Director may reduce speed limits under this section
when topographical, geometric and/or physical conditions result
in limited sieht-distances, vehicle operating restrictions and/or
other en ing Bering safety factors that warrant such a reduction.
(,b~ Speed limits set by the Director of public works pursuant
to this section may be further changed by the council by
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In
printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end,the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL ME BER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Kona, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: March 21, 2007
Date of 1 sc Reading: March 21, 2007
Date of 2"d Reading; April 4, 2007
Effective Date: April 17, 2007
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Kona, Hawaii
Introduced By: Brenda Ford ROLL CALL VOTE
Datelntroduced: March 21, 2007 AYEfiri fi,~rvb~s'' ;,~B~,l ~~~,EX
First Reading. March 21, 2007 Ford X
Published: N/A Higa X
Hoffmann X
XErL9ARKS Ikeda X
Jacobson X
Naeole X
Pilago X
Yagong X
Yoshimoto X
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Second Reading: April 4, 2007 -
ToMayor: April 12, 2007
ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: April 19, 2007 AYES NOES ABS EX
Effective: April 17, 2007
Ford X
Published: April 27, 2007
- Fliga X
Hoffmann X
REh9.dRti5: Ikeda X
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Jacobson X
- Naeole X
- - Pilago X
- - - Yagong X i
Yoshimoto X
9 0 0 0
I DO llERE13Y CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indica(ecl above. ~ ~
APPROVED AS TO ~ ~
FORM AND LEGALITY:
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DEPUTY A N COUNSEL ` , ,
COUNTY OF HAWAII ~ "
COUNTY CLERK
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C-191/PWIRC-ll
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