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WHEREAS, under Section 3-23(a), Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), the variance may be granted where: (1) the variance is necessitated by the peculiarity of the Applicant's outside sign requirements, (2) the adjacent tenants will not be adversely affected inasmuch as they have approved the Applicant's request, (3) the granting of the variance will not unreasonably violate the interest, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the public inasmuch as the proposed sign will identify the location of the Applicant's business premises for the public and no other outside identification exists for the Applicant's business along any street frontage, (4) a strict application of the terms of the County Code to the Applicant would work an unnecessary hardship and practical difficulty on the Applicant inasmuch as another larger sign has already obtained a variance for placement on the same wall along the same street frontage, (5) granting the variance will not constitute a grant of personal or special privilege inconsistent with the limitations upon other properties under identical ordinances, statutes, or rules, inasmuch as the variance would allow the applicant the same general privileges enjoyed by other businesses and commercial/industrial uses in the County, other Kailua Village uses are highly visible from the public rights-of-way and are of a scale and setback appropriate for restricted signage and, (6) the limited variance allowing an increase from one to two signs for this business. Sign 1 letters shall be no more than 8" tall, and the "H" monogram logo shall be no larger than 16"tall with a total area no greater than 20 square feet. Sign 2 letters shall be no more than 6" tall, and the "H" monogram logo shall be no larger than 25"tall with a total area no greater thanl4 square feet and will comply with all other requirements of the County Code; and WHEREAS, under Section 3-22(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), the Hawai`i County Council is authorized to grant, by resolution, a request for a variance from any provision of the Chapter 3 if the request meets the standards of Division 6 of Chapter 3 of the County Code; now, therefore, 2