HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1982-791 1980-1984BILL N0. 7~~.3 -
(AMENDED
COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 11, CHAPTER 6 (TRAFFIC CODE),
OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, TO CHANGE THE TITLE
OF SECT-ION 8 AND TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION TO SECTION 8,
RELATING TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC DURING PROCESSIONS,
PARADES AND FUNERALS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 8, Article 11, Chapter 6, of the
Hawaii County Code, as amended, is hereby further amended to
change the title, to add a new subsection and to read as
follows:
"SEC. 8. REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC DURING
PROCESSIONS, PARADES (AND, FUNERALS
AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
A. No person shall drive a vehicle between the vehicles
comprising a funeral or other authorized procession
while they are in motion and when such vehicles are
conspicuously designated as by law required. This
provision shall not apply at intersections where
traffic is controlled by traffic control signals
or police officers.
B. No funeral procession, or parade that impedes the
normal flow of traffic excepting the forces of the
United States Army or Navy, the military forces
of this state, and the forces of the police and
:fire departments, shall occupy, march, or proceed
along any street except in accordance with a permit
issued by the Chief of Police and such other
regulations as are set forth herein which may
apply.
C. A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles
shall be identified as such by the display of
lighted headlamps on each vehicle. Each driver
in a funeral or other procession shall drive as
near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as
practicable and follow the vehicle ahead as
closely as is practicable and safe.
D. No person shall block, close, restrict or impede
the traffic on any street, highway, trafficway,
causeway or public right of way, for any length
of time for parades, processions or for any
festive, religious, civic or other special
activity except in accordance with a permit
issued by the Chief of Police or his authorized
representative and such other regulations as are
set forth herein.
Such permits issued shall be immediately revoked
at any time ~ the Chief of Police or his
authorized representative when there is reason
to believe that the activity is end angering any
person, vehicle or property on or off such
street, highway, trafficway, causeway or public
right of way.
E. The procedure for issuance of a permit under
Section 8-D shall be as follows:
1. Every person requesting a permit under
Section 8-D herein shall submit an application
in writing to the Chief of Police or his
authorized representative no later than [14] 30
2.
days preceding the date of the proposed
event or activity. The application shall
describe the type of event or activity,
date, time, number of persons participating,
number and tomes of vehicles, floats or
other equipment, and location. A detailed
description of the location shall be submitted,
together with a map or drawing showing the
streets or other up blic right of ~ affected
and any alternate routes of travel which may
be utilized.
2. Copies of the application shall be
forwarded ~ the Chief of Police or his
authorized representative to all other affected
agencies. Said agencies will have a period of
seven ~ days in which to submit comments
and/or recommendations to the Chief of Police.
3. Upon receipt of all comments and
recommendations from the affected agencies, and
if there-are no objections or prohibitions, the
Chief of Police or his authorized representative
shall review the application and determine the
conditions under which a ep rmit shall be issued.
Failure to comply with any of the requirements
or conditions set forth in the recommendations
of the affected agencies including the Police
Department shall be cause to deny the issuance
of a permit. Failure to com 1 with hny conditions
or requirements after the ep rmit is issued shall
cause such ep rmit to be immediately revoked by
the Chief of Police or his representative.
3.
4. Any hospital in or near the location
of the event or activity shall be notified that
a permit has been issued and shall be informed
of the time, date and location of the event or
activity for which the permit was issued."
[5. Upon notification of approval by the
Chief of Police, the applicant shall insure that
the planned closure of the public thoroughfare is
announced and publicized in a local newspaper."]
SECTION 2. 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 3. Severability. If any provision of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances 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 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
Date of Introduction:
Date of Adoption:
Effective Date:
INTRODUCED BY:
COU IL MEMBER, COUNT OF HAWAII
May 19, 1982
June 7, 1982
June 22, 1982
4.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date: Mgt. l A 1 QR7
FIRST READING
AYES NOES A/E
Dahlbe::g X
De Luz X
Domingo X
Fuj i i X
Hale X
Kawahara -{
X
Lai X
Schutte X
Chr. Yamashiro X
7 0 2
Publication Date:
Hilo, Hawaii
Date: June 7, 1982
SECOND & FINAL READING
AYES NOES A/E
Dah lbe rg X
De Luz X
Domingo X
Fuj ii X
Hale X
Kawahara X
Lai X
Schutte X
Chr. Yamashiro X
8 0 1
Publication Date: JUL 1 ~g82
We do hereby certify that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the
County Council and published as indicated above.
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