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Kona Outdoor Circle--Comments to Proposed Sign O diva=-ice Bi l No. 280 8117/98 Page 2/5 Section 3-8, Signs prohibited in all districts(Pace 7): Comment: Sandwich board signs which have become "permanent"in nature should be specifically disallowed. llany businesses have ended up using sandwich board signs, not to promote a temporary event such as a real estate open house, but on a day-in, day-out basis (Gold's Gym, as an example). The signs are small,portable, easily moved about, and those locally seem to end up oftentimes in pedestrian right- of-ways and along the road shoulders where bicyclists travel. They are an example of clutter that the KOC would like to avoid. Also, Section (1)leaves too much room for individual interpretation. Specifying"sandwich board" signs from one business displayed more than two days in a rosy as part of what's prohibited will help define much of what is being referred to in Section (1). Section 3-9, Exempt signs. Page 8. (1) Any sign of a temporary nature... Comment: How does one define temporary? Should there be more definition? Page 8, (A) Announcing Sign: ...thirty-two square feet in area... Comment: Thirty two square feet is too large. Page 8, (B)Real Estate Sign ... any sign not e;,ceeding eight sq uare feet in area... Comment: We have measured residential real estate signs. The signs themselves are 24"x 18", or 3.5 square feet. Adding in the pioeard at top with the agent's name generally makes the entire area less than 4.5 square feet. We would suggest that residential real estate signs be limited to 3.5 square feet, with a provision that allows one agent name placard to be added,making the total sign area no more than 4.5 square feet. Page 8, Section(C) Subdivision Improvement Sign.. ...not exceeding thirty-two feet... Comment: Thirty-two feet is too large. The developer should be required to report, via a standardized form, to the chief engineer in advance of erecting the sign, not thirty days afterwards. Does the developer have to apply for a permit, or are we just taking this one on the honor system? We believe one sign should be all that's allowed,not"one per mile or fraction of mile." Page 9, (2) Any small sign not exceeding two so,;are feet in area. Comment: These should not be exempt. This sounds like it could be the proviso under which International Motors was allowed to fny multiple flags. We are very concerned about exempting small signs, since interpretation could be varied and we want, above all,to avoid having this lovely island loch like Coney Island. (No offense to Coney Island intended.)