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e SIGN TYPE OF SIGN AREA LETTER- LETTER- SIGN ING AREA ING HEIGHT Proposed Hale Anuenue ground sign 46 s.f. 9 s.f. 8" Sign Hilo Medical Center wall sign 93 s.f. (wall area) 20 s.f. 9.75" Kaiser Permanente ground sign 32 s.f. (sign) 19.3 s.f. 6.5" 63 s.f. (including (including base) logo) The ARC of Hilo ground sign 70 s.f. (including 29 s.f. 14" (largest) frame and base) 7" (other) 29 s.f. (sign only) The Hilo Medical Center sign is a wall sign; however the "wall" portion can be clearly distinguished and considered separately from the railing portion of the structure. If this wall portion is considered separately, it measures 93 s.f. in area. The height of the lettering at 9.75" is larger than the proposed lettering height of 8". The Hilo Medical Center sign is permitted because it is a public institution. Public, charitable, and religious institutions are "exempt" and permitted to have a sign 24 s.f. in any district.' Since only the lettering area is measured for a wall sign, the 20 s.f. meets the 24 s.f. limit. The wall presumably received a zoning variance since it is within the front yard setback area of the RS-10 district. The Kaiser Permanente sign, which was constructed very recently, consists of a blue sign (32 s.f.) set upon a 2.75' high stone structure. If only the sign portion is measured, the sign meets the size limits of 32 s.f. for a ground sign in a commercial district.' Visually, however, the base and the sign is seen as one structure. If measured to include the base, this sign is 65 s.f. which is much larger than the proposed 46 s.f. sign for Hale Anuenue. The Kaiser Permanente sign is also located much closer to the front property line than the proposed sign. Although zoned RS-10, the County approved the Kaiser Permanente sign as a commercial sign based on its actual use rather than zoning and considered the sign portion exclusive of the stone base. The ARC sign is a ground sign on a frame. Because the frame is not a solid background, it makes visual sense to consider only the sign portion and not the total frame and base. If the entire frame is measured, the structure measures 70 s.f. Because the ARC is a charitable organization, it falls under the same "exempt" category as the Hilo Medical Center. The actual sign at 29 s.f. (not including the frame and base) is slightly larger than the 24 s.f. limit. 5.2 Not contrary to spirit and purpose of sign ordinance The proposed sign is not visually obtrusive. As a stone wall masonry structure, the proposed sign 'Hawaii County Code §3-32(a)(3). 'Hawaii County Code §3-29(a)(1). Request for Sign Variance 3 Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center