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ORIGINAL KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION REVIEW PROCEDURES and APPLICANT CHECKLIST for SIGN VARIANCE applications in the Kailua Village Special Design District The Dept.of Public Works,Building Division(DPW-Building) administers the County of Hawai`i Sign Code,which includes special regulations for signs in the Kailua Village Special Design District. For more information on the Sign Code and the special design, size and placement restrictions applicable to signs in the Kailua Village Special Design District, contact DPW-Building(tel. 323-4720). (The Sign Code is available on the intemet at www.hawaiicounty.gov; search for"Hawaii County Code"and open link for Chapter 3) Article 2 of the Sign Code requires that Sign Variance applications within the"Kailua Village Special Design District"must be forwarded to the Kailua Village Design Commission(KVDC),for its review and recommendations,prior to consideration of a Sign Variance request by the Hawaii County Council. Most or all of the lands identified in the Tax Map Key Plats identified below are within the Kailua Village Special Design District: 7-4-08; 7-4-10; 7-4-15; (most of the Kailua Industrial Area) 7-5-03; 7-5-04; 7-5-05;7-5-06;7-5-07; 7-5-08; 7-5-09; 7-5-10; 7-5-17; 7-5-18; 7-5-22; 7-5-23; 7-5-26;7-5-30; 7-5-31. Within Kailua Village Special Design District,different sign area(size)and letter/logo height regulations apply to signs in the"Kailua Village Core,"and signs in the"Kailua Industrial Subdivision." The Kailua Village Core is the area bounded by or adjacent to Ali'i Drive,Palani Road,Kuakini Highway,and Lunapule • Road. The Kailua Industrial Subdivision includes portions of Tax Map Key Plats 7-4-10 and 7-4-15. Consult the attached map to determine if a proposed sign is in the Kailua Village Special Design District,the"Kailua Village Core,"or the"Kailua Industrial Subdivision." If you wish to apply for a variance from the Sign Code requirements within the Kailua Village Special Design District,the applicant must submit to DPW-Building an original plus ten copies(11 sets total)of the following three documents: (1)the Sign Variance Application form and its required attachments; (2)the KVDC Referral form; and (3)the attached KVDC Checklist. All forms must be signed by the parties listed thereon. After these documents are submitted,verified by DPW-Building as complete and referred to the KVDC,a public meeting of the Commission will be scheduled to review the design of proposed sign and the reasons given for the requested variance. The applicant will be informed of the meeting date,time and location. Both the applicant and business owner are expected to be present at the review meeting to address any questions raised by KVDC commissioners regarding the variance request in relation to the signage design guidelines set forth in both Section 3-54 of the Sign Code and the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona. The KVDC's recommendation on the variance application is forwarded to DPW-Building for its Director's consideration and transmittal with the sign variance application to the County Council for its decision on the variance request. C:\Users\ryoung\Desktop\Sign VARIANCE Application Referral 4.2.2012.doc March 2012