HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-07COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF KAUA’I
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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SCHOOL ZONES
WITH 15-MILE PER HOUR (MPH)SPEED LIMITS
ON PORTIONS OF KEKAHA ROAD AND KALA ROAD,
WAIMEA DISTRICT,COUNTY OF KAUA’I
WHEREAS,Chapter 16,Article 5,Section 16-5.1(c)of the Kaua’i County
Code 1987,as amended,authorizes the Kaua’i County Council to set maximum speed
limits;and
WHEREAS,Ke Kula Ni’ihau 0 Kekaha Public Charter School is located at
8135 Kekaha Road;and
WHEREAS,Kekaha Road and Kala Road are located in the Waimea District,
County of Kaua’i,State of Hawai’i;and
WHEREAS,the Department of Public Works,based on an engineering and
traffic investigation,has recommended that a maximum speed limit of 15-miles per
hour (MPH)while passing through school zones along Kekaha Road and Kala 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.School zones with a 15 MPH maximum speed limit are
hereby established on the following County roadways as shown on Exhibit “A,”which
is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference:
1.Along Kekaha Road from a point 500 feet west of its centerline
intersection with Kala Road to a point 900 feet east of the same
intersection.
2.Along Kala Road from its intersection with Kekaha Road to a point
475 feet south of its centerline intersection with Kekaha Road.
SECTION 2.The Department of Public Works shall post appropriate
signs designating the school zones and the 15 MPH maximum speed limit imposed
by this Resolution.
SECTION 3.Any person convicted of violating said speed limits shall be
subject to the penalties prescribed in Hawai’i Revised Statutes Section 291C-104 and
the Traffic Code of the County of Kaua’i,Chapter 16,Kaua’i County Code 1987,as
amended,Section 16-21.6.
SECTION 4.This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval and the
posting of the appropriate signs designating the speed limits and school zones.
Introduced by:
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