HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1960-033COUNTY OF HAWAII - - - STATE uF HAWAII
ORDINANCE N0. 33
AN ORDINANCE T(1 C(:)NIPEL THE CLEARING OF REFUSE AND
UNCULTIVRTED UNDERGl~)WTH FFn)M UNOCCUPIED LOTS IN THE
CITY OF HILO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII:
Section 1. Every owner of any unoccupied lot the
frontage of which abuts or a: joins any public street or
highway within the City of Hilo, shall clear such lot of
all refuse and uncultivated undergrowth thereon to a depth
of pct eeceeding 100 feet from any street or highway adjoining,
whenever on such lot there is refuse or uncultivated under-
growth to such an extent that such lot has become or is likely
to become a fire, health or crime hazard.
Section 2. If ,a majority of all the adult residents
within a radius of 500 feet from any boundary of any such ]-ot,
sha71, in writing to the Board: of Supervisors, request that
such lot be cleared., then the Board of Supervisors shall
refer the complaint to the Chief of the Hilo Fire Department,
the Rdministrative Officer of the Board of Health on the
Island of Hai.!aii, and the Chief of Police of the County of
Hawaii, for examination and report. If any one of the three
to wit, the Chief of the Nilo Fire Department, the Adminis-
trative Officer of the Board of Health, or the Chief of
Police of the County of Hawaii, shall certify to the Board
of Supervisors that on the lot so complained about there is
refuse or uncultivated undergrowth to such an extent that
such lot has become or is likely to become either a fire,
health or crime hazard, then the Board of Supervisors shall
notify the owner thereof to clear such unoccupied lot of
such refuse and/or uncultivated undergrowth.
Section 3. If any such owner, after notice to clear
any such lot has been mailed to such owner and posted by the
Board of Supervisors, as provided herein, shall fail or refuse
to comply with such order for not less than thirty (30) days
after such notice, then and thereupon the County of Hawaii
may proceed to clear such lot at the expense of the owner.
The expense shall be a lien on the property so cleared, and.
the County of Hawaii may recover the amount of the lien and
the expense and costs of the same by action at law in assumX-
si.t, or by any action allowed by law in equity or that may
be prescribed by statute, including any proceeding allowed
for the foreclcsure of tax liens.
Section 4. That notice to the property owner required
herein shall be sent to such property owner by mailing it
to his last known place of abode or address and by posting
a cony of the notice upon such lot of the owner as requires
such clearing.
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