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'4""^^f• n.._.... August 21, 1997 '97 fiUG 27 Pik 1? 59 The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chair , Committee on Human Services and Public Works Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Deaz Chairperson Yagong: Subject: Sign Variance Request for Hawaiian Paradise Pazk Hui Hanalike We respectfully request the Council's assistance in granting a vaziance to allow our sign bulletin board which is approximately 42 inches high and 54 inches long. Background: Hawaiian Paradise Park is a substandard, non-conforming, private subdivision located within the County of Hawaii. Community activities are centered at the Community Activity Building and Office at 17th Street at Makuu. A volunteer Board of Directors oversees the activities of this community. To better inform the community, a free standing sign was erected on Hui Hanalike's property facing Makuu Drive. (See the attached drawing for sign dimensions.) Community notices and other information are posted on this bulletin board. The board thus serves as a means to inform the members of the community and in particulaz inform the working members of the community who may not otherwise be informed of vital community information. Because many of our neighbors pass by the sign when it is dark we felt it important to illuminate the sign. Although we were earlier informed that we did not need a permit for this bulletin board, when we sought permission to install a light upon the sign we were then told that a permit was required. We were subsequently also informed that a permit for the board would not be granted to us because it exceeded the 8 square feet allowed. Consequently, we request at this time, the Council's assistance in granting a variance to allow our sign/bulletin board which is approximately 42 inches high and 54 inches long. Because we relied upon the Building Department's assurance that we did not require a permit when we installed the sign, to require us to reduce the sign's size at this time would be difficult if not impossible. The bulletin board is faced with a Texan plastic sheet which is bullet proof and which was specially imported from the mainland for this purpose. The frame is constructed out of welded angle irons. To reduce the size of the boazd would require us to destroy it and start over at significant cost. Further, a board size of 8 squaze feet would be inadequate to accommodate all of the information presently posted on the boazd. The board is fully loaded with notices at its present size. cb~. Ya_~ ySG A'!~ ;tn. ASV k".ef, ihate 1_