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WHEREAS,the Subject Property includes a hotel building located at 75-146 Sarona Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 96740, and has in excess of one hundred twenty (120) linear feet of frontage along Sarona Road; and WHEREAS, the two (2)proposed wall signs will be placed on the building as follows: Sign 1 will be located above the main entrance at the second floor along the Sarong Road frontage; and Sign 2 will be located approximately three (3) feet above the third floor level along the east property frontage at the south end of the building; and WHEREAS, the two (2)proposed ground directional signs will be placed at a maximum height of forty-eight (48) inches above the ground at the two property access points along the Sarona Road; and WHEREAS, under Section 3-22(a),Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended),the Hawaii County Council is authorized to grant, by resolution, a request for a variance from any provision of Chapter 3 if the request meets the standards of Division 6 of Chapter 3 of the County Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3-23 of the County Code, the Council finds that the six conditions that must be satisfied to grant each of the four variances are resolved as follows: 1. Granting the variance is necessitated by peculiar physical conditions not ordinarily found in most districts, because of the peculiarity of a business, or as a result of a special event or circumstance: The international franchise brand being represented by the Applicant has established standards regarding the size and placement of signs; 2. Granting the variance will not adversely affect the rights of adjacent property owners or tenants: The adjacent tenants have approved the Applicant's request; 3. Granting the variance will not unreasonably violate the interest, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the public: 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; 2