Signs that need a permit in any area

(a) The following types of signs are allowed, with permits, in all districts: (1) Temporary signs or banners within or projecting over any public street, park, other public place or pedestrian way, if permitted and erected in accordance with this chapter. (A) “Banner permits” include permits to temporarily place a banner over and across a County street. (B) Any person who is an authorized representative for the subject to be publicized by the banner may apply for a banner permit. A permit application shall be submitted upon a form designated by the director and shall include, at a minimum, the following information and attachments: (i) General applicant information, i.e. name, address, phone number. (ii) A map showing the County street and approximate location of the banner. (iii) A description of where and how the banner will be anchored or secured. (iv) Length and width dimensions of the banner. (v) The height of the lowest edge of the banner above the highest point of the roadway. (vi) The duration of time for which the permit is requested. (vii) A description or sketch of the banner’s visual content. (viii) Written statements of consent from every property owner and lessee directly fronting the proposed banner site. (ix) An agreement, to be approved by the corporation counsel, which indemnifies, defends and holds harmless the County of Hawai‘i, its officers and agents thereof, from all claims, demands, suits, actions, or proceedings of every name, character, and description which may be brought against the County of Hawai‘i for or on account of any injuries or damages to any person or property received or sustained by any person by or in consequence of any act or acts of the holder of the permit for actions done under the permit. (x) A certificate of insurance and proof of a public liability insurance policy approved by corporation counsel naming as additional insured, the County, its officers, representatives, employees, and agents and covering any claim or liability for damages, injuries or death resulting from any of the uses permitted hereunder. The minimum amount of coverage under such policy shall be $1,000,000 per occurrence. The policy and coverage shall be kept in force until the banner is removed from the County street, and shall not be cancelled before the banner is removed without thirty days prior written notice to the County. SIGNS § 3-9 (C) The director may issue a banner permit for a period not to exceed seven consecutive days in a calendar year, if all the following criteria are met: (i) The banner will not exceed one hundred square feet and the lowest edge of the banner will be at least fifteen feet above the highest point of the roadway. (ii) Written statements of consent from every property owner and lessee directly fronting the proposed banner site. (iii) The applicant has executed an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County as provided above, to the satisfaction of the corporation counsel. (iv) The applicant has submitted a certificate of insurance and proof of a public liability insurance policy meeting the requirements as provided above, to the satisfaction of the finance director and the corporation counsel. (v) The banner will not impede public use of the street or endanger pedestrians including persons with disabilities. (2) Subdivision identification sign. One sign, per legal subdivision roadway access, of either a ground or wall type, relating to the identification of subdivision within a district. Neither sign shall not exceed sixteen square feet in area. (2004, ord 04-142, sec 2.)3-9