HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 047 Draft 01 2014-2016,IV OF
COUNTY OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 47
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 11, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14, article 11, section 14-66 of the Hawai<i County Code
1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 14-66. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to [p �' tnitie _w'�ieh h e
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anent and authefizing the eenstfuetion and installation
ef] establish a process to request, purchase, construct, and install neighborhood watch signs at
[] approved locations [on publie pfopeftyj."
SECTION 2. Chapter 14, article 11, section 14-67 of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 14-67. Definitions.
[(.a)] As used in this article:
"Area coordinator" means a neighborhood watch member desianated as the communitv's liaison
with the police department.
[(44] "Chief of police" means the [ehie fofpelieo of the Go administrative head of
the County police department.
"County highway" means every highway, street, or roadway under the jurisdiction and
control of the County of Hawaii.
[(-)] "Neighborhood watch [program]" means a [pr-ografn established ^raa^ee w*�
m.] citizen crime
prevention program under the County police department.
[(-3)] "Neighborhood watch sign" means a sign constructed and installed at the direction
of the police department and pursuant to the provisions of this article.
"Police officer" means the community police officer for the appropriate community, or
any police officer designated as such by the chief of police."
["Publie » means any ourbstone, lamppost, pole, par -king meter-, bridge, St
sign, or- tfaffie light laeated on public pr-epei4y. Publie utility poles aFe e*eluded 4anq this
ate]
SECTION 3. Chapter 14, article 11, section 14-68 of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 14-68. Powers and duties.
Pursuant to the provisions of
this article, the chief of police is authorized to:
[(afl l l [Deter -mine, ith the assistanee of the—director of publie . o fksOF the Efifeet
neighbor -hood ,,..,t„h signs.] Approve the size and design of all neighborhood
watch signs;
[(-b)](2) [Gattse to be eanstr-ueted and installed on publie pr-epefty, signs ifidieating that the
"r-oteeted by a neighbor -hood w.,te ] Approve the construction and
installation of neighborhood watch signs on County highways; allow signs to be
purchased, constructed, and installed on private roadwayspen to the public, and
remove signs or cause signs to be removed;
/0](3)[Removeor-ea+tser-emoved,
neighbefhoods .,.he fe the neighbor -hood . ,,,te pfogr-afn has toffnin to .] Work
with the director of public works or the director's duly authorized representative
to facilitate the construction and installation of neighborhood watch signs on
County highway
Work with area coordinators or duly authorized representatives to facilitate the
purchase and installation of neighborhood watch signs on private roads open to
the public; and
Provide to a council member upon request, a listing of all active neighborhood
watches by location."
SECTION 4. Chapter 14, article 11, section 14-69 of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 14-69. Application for approval.
(a) Any [person] area coordinator wishing to have a neighborhood watch sign placed in the
person's neighborhood shall submit an application to the chief of police. [The appliea4
must identify -
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names,(2) The nuffibef of homes situated within the boundaries of the designated neighbor -hood.
adcIfesses,
(4) The nuffibef of homes paffieipating in the neighbor -hood wateh ]
The area coordinator shall fill out the current application form provided by the police
department.
(b) No application for the construction and installation of signs shall be approved by the chief of
police unless [sixty p nt of the homes within the 1,,,,,,,, afies of the designated
] the neighborhood watch is
determined by the chief of police to be in compliance with the policies of the police
department."
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SECTION 5. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 6. 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 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
, Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 283
INTRODUCED BY:
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