Posting a public notice sign on your property

(a) Within ten days of being notified of the acceptance of any application for a zoning amendment, project district, agricultural project district, variance except setback variance, use permit, planned unit development permit, or cluster plan development, the applicant shall post a sign on the subject property notifying the public of the following: (1) The nature of the application; (2) The proposed use of the property; (3) The size of the property; (4) The tax map key or keys of the property; (5) That they may contact the planning department for additional information; and (6) The address and telephone number of the planning department. (b) The sign shall remain posted until the application has been granted, denied, or withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign promptly after such action. (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the sign shall be not less than nine square feet and not more than twelve square feet in area, with letters not less than one inch high. No pictures, drawings, or promotional materials shall be permitted on the sign. The sign shall be posted at or near the property boundary adjacent to a public road bordering the property and shall be readable from said public road. If more than one public road borders the property the applicant shall post the sign to be visible from the more heavily traveled public road. The sign shall, in all other respects, be in compliance with chapter 3, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 edition). (d) The applicant shall file an affidavit with the planning department not more than five days after posting the sign stating that a sign has been posted in compliance with this section, and that the applicant and its agents will not remove the sign until the application has been granted, denied, or withdrawn. A photograph of the sign in place shall accompany the affidavit. (2005, ord 05-136, sec 2.)25-2-12 Division 2. Appeals.