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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1025.005 2014-2016 From the Oce of- �� *., . Office: (808) 965-2712 Council Member .:f' Fax: (808) 965-2707 District 4—Puna Makai :* E7nazl: gilagan@hazuaiicounty.gov orf Of.• Ht� GREGGOR ILAGAN 25 Aupuni Street,Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 November 14, 2016 o. I MEMORANDUM o " To: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Chair And Members of the Hawai`i County Council 2 From: ��',1sc.`CGreggor Ilagantin •` Council Member Re: Proposed amendments to Bill No. 234, Draft 2; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 14, Article 14, Division 3, Section 14-86 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended) Relating to Street Names. Please find attached a proposed amendment to Bill No. 234, Draft 2. The amendment is illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 234, Draft 2 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added is underscored). 1. Bill No. 234, Draft 2, is amended by amending Section 1 to read as follows: "SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to allow for [two streets] more than one street named "Maile" in the [same judicial district, but with a separate zip code, to share a name.] Puna judicial district. [One such situation exists] There exists in the subdivision of Leilani Estates, district of Puna, ZIP code 96778[. One of the private streets is] a street named Ma`ili, but for many years, [partly as a result of incorrect signage,] residents have believed they lived on Maile Street. Numerous land owners on Ma`ili Street have listed their address on tax records, bills, mortgage documents, driver licenses, and bank accounts as Maile Street, Pahoa, HI 96778, which does not exist. There is a Maile Street in Puna, in the subdivision of Eden Roc Estates, Mountain View, HI 96771. There also exists a Maile Avenue in Nanawale Estates, a second Maile Avenue in Volcano Village, and a Maile Way in Ainaloa. The County Code as written does not permit [two] more than one Maile [Streets} Street in the Puna district. This ordinance will allow Ma`ili Street in Leilani Estates to be renamed Maile Street." Comm.No. #2 • Ref.To: Hawaii County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Ref.Date �VINE 1 . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 14, DIVISION 3, SECTION 14- 86 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO STREET NAMES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to allow for more than one street named"Maile" in the Puna judicial district. There exists in the subdivision of Leilani Estates, district of Puna, ZIP code 96778 a street named Ma`ili, but for many years, residents have believed they lived on Maile Street. Numerous land owners on Ma`ili Street have listed their address on tax records, bills, mortgage documents, driver licenses, and bank accounts as Maile Street, Pahoa, HI 96778, which does not exist. There is a Maile Street in Puna, in the subdivision of Eden Roc Estates, Mountain View, HI 96771. There also exists a Maile Avenue in Nanawale Estates, a second Maile Avenue in Volcano Village, and a Maile Way in Ainaloa. The County Code as written does not permit more than one Maile Street in the Puna district. This ordinance will allow M.`ili Street in Leilani Estates to be renamed Maile Street. SECTION 2. Chapter 14, article 14, division 3, section 14-86 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 14-86. Street name criteria. Street names shall meet the following criteria: (a) No duplication. To eliminate potential confusion, duplication of street names within the same judicial district or zip code zone shall not be permitted. Streets with the same name but different street type designations shall be considered duplicate street names. Exception: This provision shall not apply to any street named "Maile" in the Leilani Estates subdivision in Puna. (b) Continuity. Streets continuing through an intersection or are segments of a planned alignment shall keep the same name. (c) Directionals. The director may add directional indicators, such as north and west, to street name proposals as deemed appropriate. (d) Other Criteria. The director may specify other street naming criteria in rules." SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval. 2. Bill No. 234, Draft 2, is amended by amending Section 14-86 as provided in Section 2 to read as follows: "Section 14-86. Street name criteria. Street names shall meet the following criteria: (a) No duplication. To eliminate potential confusion, duplication of street names within the same judicial district or zip code zone shall not be permitted. Streets with the same name but different street type designations shall be considered duplicate street names. Exception: This provision shall not apply to any street named "Maile" in the Leilani Estates subdivision in Puna. (b) Continuity. Streets continuing through an intersection or are segments of a planned alignment shall keep the same name. (c) Directionals. The director may add directional indicators, such as north and west, to street name proposals as deemed appropriate. (d) Other Criteria. The director may specify other street naming criteria in rules." A draft copy of Bill No. 234, Draft 3, is attached with these amendments incorporated therein. GI/ps Att.