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ORDINANCE NO. ~ X34
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983,
RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND SIGNS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to
control the use of temporary signs in the Kailua Village by
providing for a permit process for temporary signs and its
regulation thereof and to increase and establish the fees for sign
permits for permanent and temporary signs.
SECTION 2. Subsection 20 of Chapter 3, Article 2, Division 1,
Section 3-53 Hawaii County Code 1983 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"(20) "Temporary sign" means
valance constructed of
cardboard, wall board,
with or without a fram
a period not to exceed
calendar year."
any sign, banner, pennant, or
cloth, canvass, light fabric,
or other similar material,
e, intended to be displayed for
thirty calendar days[.] in a
SECTION 3. Chapter 3, Article 2, Division 1, Section 3-56
Hawaii County Code 1983 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-56. Permit application; contents, fees.
(a) To obtain a sign permit, the applicant shall file an
application on forms furnished by the director.
(b) An application shall include the director's forms and two
copies each of:
(1) A graphic, colored illustration of the proposed sign,
drawn to scale and reflecting all letters and the style and size of
lettering.
(2) A description and sample of any type of material to be
used for the sign and its background, and a description of the
method of any lighting.
(3) A plot plan illustrating the location of the building
or site and the location of the proposed sign.
(c) A fee of [$5] $20 shall be submitted with each sign permit
application.
(d) A fee of $l0 shall be submitted with each temporary sign
permit ap7i~-ion. '
SECTION 4. Chapter 3, Article 2, Division 2, Section 3-73
Hawaii County Code 1983 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-73. Number of signs.
(a) Only one sign for any business or one sign for any street
or vehicular access on which a building has frontage shall be
permitted.
(b) In a multi-building complex, a directory sign or a sign for
the complex may be allowed which shall not be computed into the
aggregate signing.
(c) Temporary signs may also be allowed and shall not be
computed into the aggregate signing."
SECTION 5. Chapter 3, Article 2, Division 2, Section 3-78
Hawaii County Code 1983 is hereby amended to read as Follows:
"Section 3-78. Exempt signs.
(a) This article shall not apply to any:
(1) Real estate sign not exceeding four square Peet in
area and not containing any self-illuminated, luminescent, or
fluorescent features; provided that only two signs are permitted on
any lot.
(2) Residential identification sign not exceeding two
square feet in area.
(3) Construction sign not exceeding twelve square feet in
area; provided that only one sign is permitted on any lot.
(4) [Temporary, informational sign] Informational signs,
motion picture posters, or special events posters which conforms to
the guidelines of section 3-58, and [is] are posted for a period no
longer than thirty days[.] in a calendar year.
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(5) Traffic control or other sign designed and intended
for the direction, safety, or convenience of the public, authorized
or initiated by the chief engineer of the County, and traffic
control devices prescribed by chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(6) Reasonable application upon the glass surface of a
door or window of lettering or decals giving the address, hours of
operation, entrance or exit information, professional or security
affiliations or memberships, credit cards which are accepted, or
other similar information.
(7) Official notice or sign posted by order of any court
or public office, or posted by any public officer in the performance
of a public duty, or posted by any person required to do so by any
statute or ordinance or regulation having the force of law.
SECTION 6. 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 7. In the event that any portion of the ordinance is
declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts
of this ordinance.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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OU M MBER, COUN 0 W
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: August 20, 1986
Date of 1st Reading: P_ugust 20, 1986
Date of 2nd Reading: December 3, 1986
Effective Date: December 15, 1986
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