HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1987-076 1984-1988COUNTY OF HAWAII M :STATE OF HAWAII
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 7, DIVISION 1, OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, RELATING 7'O TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, article 7, division 1, of the Hawaii
County Code 1983, is amended to read as follows:
"Section 24-144. Markings specified.
(a) Center, no passing, double, safety zone, pavement-width
transition, parking space, and all lines running parallel to the
pavement edye shall be at least four inches in width. Safety
zones shall be designated by a line running parallel to the
pavement edge and said line shall be at least eight inches in
width.
(b) Channelizing, turn symbol, stop, crosswalk, word and
symbol, and all other lines running at right angles to the
pavement edge shall be at least eight inches in width.
(c) Curb markings shall cover the face and top of curbs.
(d) All lines or markings shall be painted as follows:
(1) Lines delineating the separation of traffic flows
in opposing directions shall be yellow [or white. The traffic
engineer of the County and the district engineer of the department
of transportation, State of Hawaii, are authorized to convert all
white lines delineating the separation of traffic flows in
opposing directions to yellow linesj.
(2) Lines delineating the separation of traffic flows
in the same direction shall be white.
[(3) Other lines and markings shall be white in color,
except for the following which shall be yellow:
(A) Pavement-width transitions.
(B) Approaches to obstructions which must be
passed on the right.
(C) Curb markings to show parking prohibition and
on islands in the line of traffic.]
( ) Curb markings designating that curbside stopping,
standing, or parking are prohibited within a certain area shall be
red or yellow in color. The traffic engineer of the County of
Hawaii and the district engineer of the department of
transportation, State of Hawaii, are authorized to convert all
yellow curbs in parking prohibition zones to red curbs.
( J Curb markings designating loading zones shall be
yellow in color.
( ) Other lines and markings shall be white in color
except that medial islands, pavement-width transitions, and
approaches to obstructions, where the markings are used to
separate traffic flows in opposing direction, shall be yellow in
color."
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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. 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 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED Y,: /
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Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: June 15, 1987
Date of 1st Reading: June 15, 1987
Date of 2nd Reading: July 1, 1987
Effective Date: July 13, 1987
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