Current through November, 2024
Section 19-170-181 - Streets and highways(a) Streets and highways shall be on a grade to permit proper drainage and shall have sidewalks, gutters, curbings, pavements, bridges, and other improvements as required by the executive officer upon consultation with the chief engineer and traffic engineer.(b) Streets shall be designed for the site soil conditions and shall contain water mains, sewers, storm drainage facilities, street survey monuments, utilities, traffic controls, and other improvements as herein specified. Streets and sidewalks shall be constructed under the supervision of and in accordance with standards and specifications of the executive officer, upon consultation with the chief engineer and traffic engineer.(c) Streets within or abutting the subdivision shall be improved to the standards of this subchapter. Where the proposed subdivision abuts an existing substandard public or private street, improvements maybe required to be constructed only on the lesser of one-half of the street or thirty feet abutting the proposed subdivision, as determined by the executive officer, upon consultation with the chief engineer, traffic engineer, and manager. Said improvements shall be constructed in conformance with the development plan and all improvements, bridges, structures, or road widening required shall be constructed and installed by the subdivider and may be required to be dedicated to the development corporation, as determined by the executive officer upon consultation with the chief engineer, traffic engineer, and manager. In calculating the area of each lot in the proposed subdivision, the area of such street widening shall be excluded.(d) The location of a subdivision street connection to a state highway shall be subject to approval of the state department of transportation. The state department of transportation may require a traffic study where subdivision streets connect to a state highway. Haw. Code R. § 19-170-181
[Eff MAY 5 2013] (Auth: HRS §§ 206J-5(5), 206J-7) (Imp: HRS § 206J-7)