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PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING
NEW CURB RAMPS OR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING CURB RAMPS
WITHIN COUNTY STREETS
APPLICABILITY: These procedures are applicable to only those county streets with
existing pedestrian walkways and/or sidewalks. New curb ramps or modifications to
existing curb ramps and/or the modification of existing accessible path(s) leading to the
curb ramps may be requested at intersections or at marked mid-block cross walks. This procedure is not applicable to driveways. In accordance with Section 22-4.10 of the
Hawai‘i County Code, pedestrian accessibility across a driveway is the responsibility of
adjoining property owner.
1.REQUESTER: Any person with a disability who is in need of new curb ramps orwho is in need of modifications to existing non-compliant curb ramps. Requests
may also be made by a representative of a person with a disability.
2.REQUESTS: A person with a disability may submit a request for new curb
ramps or modifications to existing curb ramps by completing the “Curb Ramp
Request Form” on page three and returning it to:
Engineering Division
Department of Public Works 101 Aupuni St., Ste. 7
Hilo, Hi 96720
or FAX to: (808)961-8933
*This form is available in alternate formats. Please request from Engineering.
3.FOR ASSISTANCE CALL: (808) 961-8321 or (808) 961-8327
4.PROCESSING OF REQUESTS:
A. All request forms received by the Engineering Division of the Department
of Public Works will be reviewed for applicability and propriety. Within two
weeks of the receipt of the request, a staff person will contact the
requester to validate the request and/or confirm the information that has been provided and/or to schedule an onsite meeting with the requestor to
provide further clarification or information.
B. The Director of the Department of Public Works will notify the Requester
whether his request has been accepted or rejected. Rejected requests may be appealed to the Equal Opportunity Officer/ADA Coordinator in the
Department of Human Resources under the County’s Anti-Discrimination
and Harassment Policy, as soon as possible after notice of rejection is
received.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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C. All “accepted” requests will be scheduled for construction in the order they
are received. If an “accepted” request cannot be completed during the
fiscal year it was received, it will be carried over and scheduled in the
following fiscal year(s). In no case will a request be constructed out of the
order it was received.
D. The Department of Public Works will make the necessary changes to the
public street to provide new curb ramps and/or modifications to existing
curb ramps and/or the modification of existing accessible path(s) leading
to the curb ramps to the maximum extent feasible in order to meet the requirements of the ADA at the requested location.
E. The Department of Public Works reserves the right to consolidate the
construction of new curb ramps and/or modifications to existing curb
ramps to maximize use of available funding.
5.FUNDING: The County of Hawai‘i will annually budget funds to implement and
manage this request process and to pay for all necessary engineering and
construction costs to provide new curb ramps and/or modifications to existing
curb ramps.
6.ADVERTISING: The County will annually advertise this procedure in the West
Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald once per week for three
consecutive weeks, beginning in January.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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ACCEPTED Date Received: REJECTED BY:REQUEST NO.:
Rev 10/12/11
County of Hawai‘i DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DIVISION
CURB RAMP REQUEST FORM
This form is to be filled out by or on behalf of a person with a disability who requires the installation of new curb ramps or modifications to existing curb ramps and/or the modification of existing accessible path(s) leading to the curb ramps within the County road right-of-way.
Fill out this form as completely as possible or call 961-8327 (voice) for assistance. Provide a written description and/or
indicate on the sketch shown below describing the location(s) where curb ramps and/or modifications are needed.
Within t wo ( 2) weeks of receiving this request, a r epresentative from the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division
will be contacting the requestor to validate the request and/or confirm the information that has been provided and/or to schedule an onsite meeting with the requestor to validate/confirm the request. The requester will then be notified whether his request has been accepted or rejected for construction.
Date:
Name of Person Requesting Curb Ramp(s)/Modification(s):
Contact Person (if different from above):
Phone:
Address:
City: Zip:
Enter the location of your r equest and use sketch to the right.
Street Names:
Tax Map Key:
Address(es):
Street Name Street Name Please mark location of curb ramp(s) with an “X”
Address/Tax Map Key
Address/Tax Map Key Address/Tax Map Key
Address/Tax Map Key
Describe the curb ramp work you are requesting.
Provide a brief statement of why you are making this request. This information may be used to prioritize requests.
Return to: Engineering Division Department of Public Works101 Pauahi St., Ste. 7
Hilo, HI 96720
or Fax to: (808) 961 -8933
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer