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August 3, 2004 <br />Councilmen Curtis Tyler <br />and Gary Safarik <br />County of Hawaii <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Dear Councilmen: <br />Our business is located in the Kailua-Kona Industrial Subdivision on Kaiwi Street <br />known as the Gold Coast Business Centers. Recently, we were told that there is a <br />pending sign bill, No. 280, that will necessitate removal of the sign for our business. <br />When we moved into our leased space, we simply changed the vinyl letters that were on <br />the existing signboard to spell out the name of our business. I understand that these <br />signboards (measuring approximately 2' x 8') have been here since the center was <br />constructed about 30 years ago and that these are placed on the marquee/mansard that <br />was built for these signs. <br />The sign ordinance for the "Kailua-Kona Special District" that encompasses the <br />businesses in the Village (Alii Drive) seems to have the same criteria as the Kailua-Kona <br />Industrial Subdivision (old industrial). We believe that we are not the same as the <br />Village, given that most of us do not operate boutiques and do not have pedestrian traffic, <br />and therefore require bigger signs and/or ones that are higher from the ground so that <br />vehicular traffic will see us. <br />We appreciate and support your efforts in doing away with oversized and rear -lit signs, as <br />well as banners and sandwich boards. We only ask your indulgence in considering the <br />language as proposed to be amended in the July 12, 2004, letter from Grubb & Ellis/CBI- <br />Hawaii. <br />Since/rel <br />IOU COAST OFFICE SUM INC. <br />M5581 MI FJ #x150 <br />(business WMAV 1 k 0 0AN <br />Enc. Picture of storefront sign <br />Comm. No. 14 2.70 <br />Ref. To: r <br />Ref. Date Q <br />