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oNtY cr HAW BUILDING DIVISION -DPW COUNTY OF HAWAII - 25 AUPUNI STREET - HILO, HAWAII 96720 - _ si•.., HILO OFFICE (808) 961-8331 ~ KONA OFFICE (808) 327-3520 Sri ur•di•'~ IIU~.. LI I ~ 1-~ August 27, 1997 CC' ' COQ; :1 . ~ .;'-~I The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman Public Works & Parks Committee Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 SUBJECT: SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST FOR PARADISE HUI HANALIKE TMK: 1-5-23:40, Lot 229 Hawaiian Pazadise Park Subdivision, Keaau, Puna The subject sign is located on a pazcel zoned as open. Since Hawaiian Pazadise Pazk Subdivision is for the most part zoned agricultural the proposed sign falls under permissible signs for agricultural districts (Section 3-27). Under this section the maximum size ground sign allowed is 8 square feet. The existing sign which measures 54" x 42" is 15.75 square feet in area or nearly double the maximum 8 square feet. The confusion on the permit requirement may have occurred under Section 3-32-a-3 covering exempt signs. This exemption allows, "Any sign or bulletin board not exceeding twenty-four squaze feet in area setting forth or denoting the name of any public, chazitable, or religious institution when located on the premises of the institution." Pazadise Hui Hanalike was initially thought to qualify as a charitable organization, however, in reseazching Paradise Hui Hanalike's IRS code it was found that this group is classified as a social organization. Unfortunately, by the time the information was received the bulletin boazd had already been erected. Because of the steel and bullet resistant glass construction any modification to the existing sign will be expensive. Even if Paradise Hui Hanalike had initially been informed that the exemption did not apply, if the sign were built to regulation it would probably have been too small and a variance would still have been required for a larger sign. Although Paradise Hui Hanalike does not fall under the definition of public, chazitable, or religious institution the nature of its existence is somewhat similar to these institutions in that it provides a service or benefit to the Pazadise Pazk community. Given this fact and the fact that the sign is less than 24 square feet, the Building Division has no objection to the granting of the vaziance. y-_H- ~yL~ WAYN~ ONOMURA, Division Chief Building Division Dia ~5~ • O STT:ju cc: Leslie Chow, Legislative Auditor f~,t, ~;_~r~sen;ed•~~i ~ 1997