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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1998-135 1998-2000 ~%i~.u~-.V COUNTY OF HAWAT~~•~ STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 287 Draft 4 ORDINANCE NO.98 135 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF COASTERS, ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES, SKATEBOARDS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES IN THE DOWNTOWN HILO COMMERCIAL AREA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Hawaii County Code 1983, is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows: "Article Coasters, Roller Skates, Roller Blades, Skateboards, and Similar Devices. Division I. General Provisions Section 22- .Definitions. (a) As used in this article, unless otherwise specified: (1) "Downtown Hilo Commercial Area" means the azea of Hilo bounded by the following: the Wailuku River on the west; Hilo Bay on the north; twenty feet east of the eastern-most boundary of Ponahawai Street (this boundary shall also continue in a northerly direction, from the point twenty feet east of the Ponahawai Street and Kaznehameha Avenue intersection, across Kamehameha Avenue, through Bayfront Park and the Hawaii Belt Road, to Hilo Bay) on the east; and twenty feet south of the southern-most boundary of Kapiolani and Kaiulani Streets on the south (including the portion of Waianuenue Avenue which is contiguous to Kapiolani and Kaiulani Streets). 1 Division 2. Prohibitions Section 22- .Coasters, Roller Skates, Roller Blades, Skateboards, and Similar Devices. (a) No person shall ride a coaster, roller skates, roller blades, skateboard, or any similar device upon any sidewalk or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or temporary driveway specifically designated and authorized for such use, in the following designated locations: (1) Within the downtown Hilo commercial azea. Division 3. Enforcement Section 22- .Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department and such officers as are assigned by the chief of police to enforce the provisions of this article. Section 22- .Form of summons or citations. There shall be provided for use by authorized police officers a form of summons or citation for use in citing violators of those traffic laws which do not mandate the physical azrest of such violators. Section 22- .Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this article shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of: not more than $25 for a first conviction; not more than $50 for a second conviction; and not more than $75 for a third or subsequent conviction. Upon the third conviction of a violation of any section or provision of this article, the Court shall order the confiscation of the coaster, roller skates, roller blades, skateboard, or similar device used in the subsequent violation." 2 SECTION 2. 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 declazed to be severable. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect on Mazch 1, 1999. INTRODUCE Y: CC~~7N IL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: October 7, 1998 Date of 1st Reading: October 7, 1998 Date of 2nd Reading: November 18, 1998 Effective Date: R'EFERF1VGEi Comm. 968.13 APPRQi EJ`ww FORM AND LEGALITY DEPU t Y C6RPORATION COUNSEL DATED: ~ ~ " a ~ ~ 3 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK County of Hawaii Hilo ,Hawaii (DRAFP 2 ROLL CALL VOTE Introduced By: Bober Jean Leithead-Todd AYES NOES ABS EX Dale Introduced: October 7 1998 Arakaki First Reading: n'~^~*' 7, 199R Chun Published: October 16 1998 Leithead-Todd X Ray X REMARKS: Reynolds X Santangelo X Smith X Tyler X Yagong X 7 2 (DRAFT 4) ROLL CALL VOTE Second Reading: November 18, 1998 To Mayor: November 24, 1998 AYES NOES ABS EX Returned: December 8, 1998 At~~ X Effective: March 1, 1999 Chung X Published: December 21 1998 Leithead-Todd X Ray X REMARKS: Reynolds X Santangelo X Smith X I Tyler X Yagong X 7 1 1 0 I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council and published as indicated abov~tPPROVED AS TO FO AND LEGALITY: 'DEPOT`( CORPORATION G UN COUNTY OF HAWAII Date I ~ " " ~ $ Approved/Disapproved this day NCIL CHAIRMAN ~ ~ COUNTY CLERK MAYOR, COUNTY OF HAWA// Bill No.: 287 (Draft 4 ) Reference: C-968.01/F'WPC-127 Q~ Ord. No.: