2019-09-03 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Landowner: Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii TMK: (3) 7-5-008:006 Location: 75-5769 AIN Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Ms. Newlon began her presentation by making a correction to the description of this item on the agenda; it should read, "... a revision to St. Michael's Church, which was previously reviewed by the KVDC at its June 15, 2010 meeting." Ms. Newlon said that the main difference between the original two-story design and the revised one-story design was that the roofline was now broken up and the front facade was redesigned with a single row of windows instead of two rows. She said that their church building had been reconstructed after the October 2016 earthquake, and that they were ready to move forward with the proposed parish hall. She said that there was no change to the building footprint, as the lava rock building pad had already been put up according to the original plan. She mentioned that an existing rectory was taken down to provide more parking stalls. She noted that with the exception of the blank area above the front windows and the rear blank walls, the design elements, such as the pitched roof with the added rooflines, the windows, the use of lava rocks and the coloration, appeared to be consistent with the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona. She added that the reason for the revision was not provided in the application. In response to Commissioner Ikeuchi's question, Ms. Newlon clarified that the proposed building would be placed on the existing lava rock platform, and that the applicant had determined the height of the building from the base of the platform. Chairman Roth called upon the applicant. The applicant was not present. Mr. Stan Haanio stated that he was representing St. Michael's Church ("Church") as the chairman of the repair, maintenance and construction committee for this project. He stated that Church had decided that based on its projection of the parish, a single-story hall would be more suitable and cost-efficient as opposed to the previously approved two-story building with an elevator shaft. He further stated that the hall would mimic the appearance of the church building, with the same color scheme, texture of the exterior and lava rock wall on the base, and that no change to the landscaping was proposed, which was already in place according to the previous plan. He mentioned that the administration office that was presently located in the back of the church would be moved to the front of the hall, with additional storage area, and that the kitchen would be a warm-and-serve type with no actual cooking intended. Chairman Roth asked if the flat roof areas were for the purpose of storing equipment. Mr. Haanio stated in response that it was intended for the condensers for air-conditioning units, and that their plan was to install split units on the inside because the current system with big chillers had run into problems with the weather and salt air. Chairman Roth further asked if the reason why the roof was broken up was to create the flat area. Mr. Haanio said that David Pfeifer who was the architect and the applicant in this case thought that the broken-up rooflines would look more appealing, and that the two flat areas would be sufficient for all the condensers. In response to Commissioner Ikeuchi's question about the remarkably high ceiling, Mr. Haanio also said that it was to keep the same pitch as the church roof. 2