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necessary administrative support that may be required. Committee membership should <br /> reflect a broad cross section of the Pahoa regional town center service area and, to the extent <br /> reasonably possible, shall include representation from the construction industry, local <br /> businesses, and architecture and design professionals. <br /> (c) The director shall provide the committee with an opportunity to conduct an architectural and <br /> design review, for consistency with the design guidelines, of all applications for plan <br /> approval, P.U.D. or sign permit, except as provided for in subsection(d)below. <br /> (1) The committee shall complete its review of any application for plan approval and <br /> submit its written recommendations along with the reviewed plans stamped <br /> "Reviewed by" with the date and signature of the committee chair to the director <br /> within twenty-five calendar days of receipt of such application from the director. <br /> (2) The committee shall complete its review of any application for a P.U.D. and submit <br /> its written recommendations along with the reviewed plans stamped "Reviewed by" <br /> with the date and signature of the committee chair to the director within twenty-five <br /> calendar days of receipt of any plans for partial or final full approval from the <br /> director. <br /> (3) The committee shall review and submit its written recommendations on applications <br /> for sign permits as provided in chapter 3, article_of this Code. <br /> (4) Committee recommendations to the director shall be consistent with the provisions of <br /> the County Charter, general plan, Puna community development plan, Pahoa Village <br /> Design Guidelines, zoning and other related ordinances and any master plan adopted <br /> for the PVD district. <br /> (d) The director may waive the requirement for architectural and design review by the <br /> committee when the proposed improvements will clearly have little or no visual impact on <br /> the preservation or promotion of the Hawai`i plantation architectural theme, including,but <br /> not limited to: <br /> (1) The construction or installation of accessory buildings or structures or minor <br /> alterations to the exterior of any existing building or structure that is not visible from <br /> any street frontage of the building site; <br /> (2) The addition or replacement of accessory features such as flag poles, roof gutters and <br /> downspouts, railings and fencing of similar size, style and material or that more <br /> closely conforms to the design guidelines; <br /> (3) Painting or repainting of the exterior of any building, structure or accessory feature <br /> that is consistent with the design guidelines; or <br /> (4) The replacement of existing doors and windows where the size of the replacement <br /> door or window is within ten percent of the size of the original door or window. <br /> (e) In order to assist applicants with designing projects that satisfactorily conform to the design <br /> guidelines, the committee shall also develop a process for and be available to provide <br /> preliminary review of conceptual plans prior to formal submittal of detailed plans and an <br /> application for a building permit, plan approval, P.U.D or sign permit. <br /> (f) The committee shall conduct a comprehensive review of the design guidelines and PVD <br /> district boundaries and submit its recommendations for amendments to the design guidelines <br /> and PVD district boundaries to the PCDP AC within ten years following adoption of the <br /> design guidelines, and every ten years thereafter. The committee may prepare and submit to <br /> the PCDP AC recommendations for interim amendments to the design guidelines and PVD <br /> district boundaries as it deems necessary." <br /> 4 <br />