Honolulu — Chapter 14

ROH §14-1.1 Definitions for city landscaping and shoreline rules

ROH §14-1.2 Using Native Plants in City Landscaping Projects

ROH §14-1.3 Using native plants and keeping landscaping within park property

ROH §14-10.1 Initial procedure for starting an improvement project

ROH §14-10.2 Property owners can ask for public improvements

ROH §14-10.3 Petition by all owners for road improvements

ROH §14-10.4 How the council creates an improvement district

ROH §14-10.5 Building must match city plans and standards

ROH §14-10.6 Rules for paying city construction contracts over multiple years

ROH §14-10.7 Water system construction inspection and ownership

ROH §14-10.8 Assessment map and roll after construction bids

ROH §14-10.9 Small mistakes won't cancel your property assessment

ROH §14-11.1 Public hearing before setting property assessments

ROH §14-11.10 Paying for land with improvement district bonds

ROH §14-11.11 Getting a certificate of what you owe for improvement assessments

ROH §14-11.12 How to buy land the city took for unpaid taxes

ROH §14-11.13 Who Can Delay Paying Improvement District Assessments and How

ROH §14-11.14 Deferred assessment payments become a recorded lien

ROH §14-11.15 Pay low-income housing assessments when you sell your property

ROH §14-11.2 How property assessments are noticed and collected

ROH §14-11.3 When property assessments are due and how to pay them

ROH §14-11.4 How property assessments become liens and can be changed

ROH §14-11.5 How to pay off your assessment early

ROH §14-11.6 Paying improvement district assessments with bonds

ROH §14-11.7 What happens if you miss an installment payment

ROH §14-11.8 Paying the full assessment for shared land

ROH §14-11.9 Selling property when an assessment payment is missed

ROH §14-12.1 How the city pays for improvement district projects

ROH §14-12.2 How improvement district bond money is handled and spent

ROH §14-12.3 How improvement district bond payments are made

ROH §14-12.4 Selling improvement district bonds and using the money

ROH §14-12.5 Improvement district bonds are not paid from city general funds

ROH §14-13.1 How the city can refinance improvement district debts

ROH §14-13.2 How to start refunding improvement district debt

ROH §14-13.3 How to protest a proposed refunding plan

ROH §14-13.4 How the council decides on a refunding plan

ROH §14-13.5 Rules for issuing refunding bonds for improvement districts

ROH §14-13.6 Paying special assessments in installments

ROH §14-13.7 When all owners can ask for a refunding plan

ROH §14-13.8 Canceling old bonds after new ones are paid

ROH §14-13.9 Improvement district bond obligations stay intact

ROH §14-14.1 Time limit for lawsuits about improvement district actions

ROH §14-15.1 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands

ROH §14-16.1 How special maintenance districts are set up and run

ROH §14-16.10 Exemption from Maintenance Assessments

ROH §14-16.11 How property owners can end a maintenance district

ROH §14-16.12 Deadline for suing over county actions

ROH §14-16.13 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands

ROH §14-16.2 How a maintenance district is proposed and noticed

ROH §14-16.3 How property owners can protest a proposed maintenance district

ROH §14-16.4 Council decides whether to create the maintenance district

ROH §14-16.5 Property assessment becomes a lien on the land

ROH §14-16.6 How property assessments are billed and paid

ROH §14-16.7 How to pay an assessment in installments

ROH §14-16.8 How maintenance district money is handled and adjusted

ROH §14-16.9 How annual assessments are set and approved

ROH §14-17.1 Definitions for private street rules

ROH §14-17.2 City maintenance of private streets and roads

ROH §14-17.3 When the city will install or maintain street lights on private roads

ROH §14-17.4 Who can make rules for this law

ROH §14-18.1 What key terms mean in this complete streets law

ROH §14-18.2 City policy for safe streets for everyone

ROH §14-18.3 How city directors must carry out complete streets

ROH §14-18.4 When complete streets rules can be skipped

ROH §14-18.5 Annual Report on Complete Streets Compliance

ROH §14-18.6 Training for staff on complete streets policies

ROH §14-19.1 What the words mean in this recycling law

ROH §14-19.2 Rules for using recycled glass in city road paving

ROH §14-19.3 Who runs this program

ROH §14-2.1 Getting a permit to dig in public streets

ROH §14-2.2 Notice before starting work, finishing on time, and inspections

ROH §14-2.3 Trench digging, filling, and road repair rules

ROH §14-2.4 City repairs unsafe excavations and bills the responsible party

ROH §14-2.5 City charges for water board road repairs

ROH §14-2.6 Permit holder must protect the city from claims

ROH §14-2.7 Penalties for breaking excavation rules

ROH §14-20.1 Why the city allows festival banners on lampposts

ROH §14-20.2 Definitions for street and event rules

ROH §14-20.3 Who approves and hangs festival banners on lampposts

ROH §14-20.4 Banner permits and 14-day display limit

ROH §14-20.5 How to apply and what it costs to hang banners on lampposts

ROH §14-20.6 Sending banner applications to the arts commission

ROH §14-20.7 When Banner Applications Can Be Denied and How to Appeal

ROH §14-20.8 When the city can cancel banner approval and how to appeal

ROH §14-20.9 Rules for carrying out this article

ROH §14-21.1 Helping neighborhoods set up watch signs

ROH §14-21.2 Definitions for Neighborhood Watch Signs

ROH §14-21.3 Who puts up and takes down neighborhood watch signs

ROH §14-21.4 How to ask for neighborhood watch signs

ROH §14-21.5 Director can make rules to enforce this article

ROH §14-3.1 Sidewalk code: what it's called and why it exists

ROH §14-3.10 Driveway construction standards and variance rules

ROH §14-3.11 Rules for building wheelchair ramps

ROH §14-3.12 No ramps in the gutter for driving over curbs

ROH §14-3.13 Turning an unused driveway into a sidewalk

ROH §14-3.14 Inspection rules and penalties for unpermitted sidewalk work

ROH §14-3.15 Penalty for breaking this article

ROH §14-3.2 Definitions for street and driveway rules

ROH §14-3.3 Sidewalks, curbs, and driveways must meet city standards

ROH §14-3.4 Permit and fees required for work under this article

ROH §14-3.5 Sidewalk, curb, or driveway repair notice to property owners

ROH §14-3.6 How the city tells owners about sidewalk repairs

ROH §14-3.7 City can fix your sidewalk and bill you if you don't

ROH §14-3.8 Sidewalk construction and encroachments

ROH §14-3.9 Curbs must follow city standard details and specifications

ROH §14-4.1 Street utility strip

ROH §14-5.1 Property Owners Must Keep Sidewalks Clean

ROH §14-5.2 What happens if a property owner doesn't clean their sidewalk

ROH §14-5.3 How property owners get notified

ROH §14-6.1 Street improvements and land dedication before building use

ROH §14-6.2 What improvements must be built under this article

ROH §14-6.3 Who pays for street improvements and utility moves

ROH §14-6.4 Failure to construct improvements

ROH §14-6.5 When this article does not apply

ROH §14-6.6 How New Sidewalks or Curbs Affect Property Assessments

ROH §14-6.7 Agreements to delay required street improvements

ROH §14-6.8 What key terms mean in these rules

ROH §14-7.1 Utility lines must go underground on certain streets

ROH §14-7.2 Property owners must connect to underground utilities when required

ROH §14-7.3 Penalty for not connecting to sewer line

ROH §14-7.4 City installation of underground utility connections for property owners

ROH §14-7.5 Who pays for underground utility lines

ROH §14-8.1 How the city can pay for public improvements

ROH §14-8.2 How property owners are charged for new sewer systems

ROH §14-8.3 Creating improvement districts for parks and beaches

ROH §14-8.4 Definitions for road and improvement assessments

ROH §14-9.1 When the city pays for improvement project costs

ROH §14-9.2 Water system improvement costs