HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2019-48COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF KAUA’I
3&e~o1utton No.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A NEW MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF
TWENTY MILES PER HOUR AND PLACEMENT OF SPEED HUMPS
ALONG KAUMAKANI ROAD,WAIMEA DISTRICT,COUNTY OF KAUA’I
WHEREAS,Chapter 16,Article 2,of the Kaua’i County Code 1987,as
amended,authorizes the County Council to determine and designate official traffic
control devices;and
WHEREAS,Kamehameha Preschool Kaumakani is located at 2201
Kaumakani Road;and
WHEREAS,Kaumakani Road and Kamehameha Preschool Kaumakani are
located in the Waimea District,County of Kaua’i,State of Hawai’i;and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 16,Article 22,Kaua’i County Code 1987,as
amended,relating to the installation of speed humps on County highways,the
Department of Public Works may install speed humps on streets which meet the
criteria set forth in Section 16-22.5 as authorized by the County Council;and
WHEREAS,Kaumakani Road is not a “County residential street”as defined
under Chapter 16,Article 22,Kaua’i County Code 1987,as amended,therefore
Section 16-22.4 (Request for Approval)does not apply;and
WHEREAS,the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works,
based on an engineering and traffic investigation,has determined that Kaumakani
Road is not on the list of collector streets identified by the State and County and
meets the criteria set forth in Section 16-22.5;and
WHEREAS,the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works,
based on an engineering and traffic investigation,has determined that a maximum
speed limit of twenty miles per hour along Kaumakani Road is reasonable and safe;
now,therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I,STATE OF
HAWAI’I THAT:
SECTION 1.The maximum speed limit along the entire length of
Kaumakani Road,as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit “A”and
incorporated herein by reference,is hereby established to be twenty miles per hour.
SECTION 2.The Department of Public Works shall post appropriate signs
designating the twenty miles per hour maximum speed limit zones imposed by this
resolution.
SECTION 3.The Department of Public Works shall install speed humps on
Kaumakani Road,as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit “A”and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4.Any person convicted of violating said speed limit shall be
subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 16-2 1.6 of the Kaua’i County Code 1987,
as amended.
SECTION 5.This resolution shall take effect upon its approval,placement
of speed humps,and posting of appropriate signs.
Introduced ~
ROSS KAGAWA
(By Request)
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Proposed20MPHSpeedLimitZone(Foritsentirelength—BetweenitseasternandwesternintersectionswithKaumuali’iHighway)Exhibit“A”KamehamehaSchoolKaumakaniKaurnakaniRecreationCenterFormerGay&RobinsonSugarPlantationSiteProposedSpeedHumpLocations(300feetwestfromitsintersectionwithKaumuali’iHighwayand650feetwestfromthesameintersection)KaurnakaniVillage