2019-06-18 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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feet tall with a maximum height of 35 feet, on a 7,680 sq. ft. lot located in the Lona Kona Subdivision on Alanoe Place,just off of Alakai Street. Ms. Newlon said that the lot is currently a vacant and is located adjacent to a 12-unit multi-family dwelling zoned RM-1 on the corner of Alakai Street and Alanoe Place, called the Kona Driftwood. Ms. Newlon said that the zoning for the subject parcel is RD-3.75 (Double-Family, 3,750 square feet minimum land area for each dwelling unit). Based on the parcel size of 7680 sq. the maximum number of units is 2. According to Section 25-2-27 (a), there may be no more than one double-family or two single family dwellings on or combination thereof, on each building site in the RD zoning district, provided the minimum land area is met. Ms. Newlon said that the zoning setbacks are front and rear 15 feet and 8 feet for the sides. Ms. Newlon then went over the exterior design of the project, and said that it includes wood siding with an "Aesthetic White" Sherman Williams exterior paint color and "Rock Bottom" and "Porpoise" (dark grey/green) accent colors. A light grey speckled asphalt roofing material has been selected. Each unit has a kitchen/living room and garage downstairs with one unit with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and a sitting area, and the other with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths upstairs. Ms. Newlon said that it appeared that adjustments may be required for the off-street parking during the plan approval application process since the current configuration does not appear to meet the zoning code requirement for two parking spaces per unit, since the two garage parking spaces are blocked by the two parking spaces in the driveway for each unit. All parking spaces must be individually accessible, per HCC, Ch. 25, Zoning Code, Section 25- 4-54 (a). Commissioner Smith asked about the parking spaces provided and who makes the determination on whether it is consistent with the zoning code, and Ms. Newlon responded that the Planning Director makes that determination during the review of a plan approval application. The applicants, the Bogoslovets, offered to revise the site plan to show two parking spaces on each side of the garage. The applicants also provided a diagram of the proposed landscaping and an elevation of the dwelling units with the exterior colors filled in for the Commissioners to view and submit for the file. Commissioner Roth noted that the windows did not have trim. The applicant, Mr. Bogoslavets responded that there would be weatherproofing around the windows. Commissioner Smith inquired about the standard dimensions of parking spaces and for the applicants to show that on the site plan. Commissioner Hetherington noted that it would be helpful to show the outline of the opening of the garage on the site plan to see whether the parking spaces obstruct the garage or not. Commissioner Kern mentioned that it is not part of the KVDC review to go over the parking requirements and to leave that part of the review to the Planning Department. 2