PROCEDURES
FOR
REQUESTING NEW CURB RAMPS OR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING CURB RAMPS
WITHIN THE COUNTY STREETS
APPLICABILITY: These procedures are applicable to only those county streets with
existing pedestrian walkways and/or sidewalks. New curb ramps or modifications to existing
curb ramps and/or the modification of existing accessible path(s) leading to the curb
ramps may be requested at
intersections or at marked mid-block cross walks. This procedure is not applicable to
driveways. In accordance with Section 22-4.10 of the Hawai‘i County Code, pedestrian
accessibility across a driveway is the responsibility of adjoining property owner.
REQUESTER: Any person with a disability who is in need of new curb ramps or who
is in need of modifications to existing non-compliant curb ramps. Requests may also be
made by a representative of a person with a disability.
REQUESTS: A person with a disability may submit a request for new curb ramps or
modifications to existing curb ramps by completing a "Curb Ramp Request Form"
and returning it to:
Engineering Division
Department of Public Works or FAX to: (808)961-8933
101 Aupuni St., Ste. 7
Hilo, Hi 96720
Curb Ramp
Request Form: This form* may be obtained at:
Engineering Division |
or |
Equal Opportunity Officer/ADACoordinator |
Department of Public Works |
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Department of Human Resources |
101 Aupuni St., Ste. 7 |
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101 Aupuni St., Ste. 2 |
Hilo, Hi 96720 |
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Hilo, Hi 96720 |
or by the following:
- Internet:Curb Ramp Request
Form.
- Telephone :(808) 961-8321 or (808) 961-8327
(Please
provide a name and address and a form will be mailed to you.)
* This form is available in alternate formats. Please request from Engineering.
PROCESSING OF REQUESTS:
- All request forms received by the Engineering Division of the Department of Public
Works will be reviewed for applicability and propriety. Within two weeks of the receipt of
the request, a staff person will contact the requester
to validate the request and/or confirm the information that has been provided
and/or to schedule an onsite meeting with the requestor to provide further clarification
or information.
The Director of the Department of Public Works will notify the Requester whether his
request has been accepted or rejected. Rejected requests may be appealed to the Equal
Opportunity Officer/ADA Coordinator in the Department of Human Resources (see # 3, page 1)
under the County’s Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy, as soon as possible
after notice of rejection is received.
All "accepted" requests will be scheduled for construction in the order they
are received. If an "accepted" request cannot be completed during the fiscal
year it was received, it will be carried over and scheduled in the following fiscal
year(s). In no case will a request be constructed out of the order it was received.
The Department of Public Works will make the necessary changes to the public street to
provide new curb ramps and/or modifications to existing curb ramps and/or the modification
of existing accessible path(s) leading to the curb ramps to the maximum extent feasible in
order to meet the requirements of the ADA at the requested location.
The Department of Public Works reserves the right to consolidate the construction of new
curb ramps and/or modifications to existing curb ramps to maximize use of available
funding.
FUNDING: The County of Hawai‘i will annually budget funds to implement and
manage this request process and to pay for all necessary engineering and construction
costs to provide new curb ramps and/or modifications to existing curb ramps.
ADVERTISING: The County will annually advertise this procedure in the West
Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald once per week for three consecutive weeks,
beginning in January.
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