2019-09-03 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Commissioner Crusat pointed out that she only counted four ADA parking stalls on the site plan while to her knowledge the requirement would be five. She added, however, that the No. 6 site photograph on Sheet A1.2 showed a different configuration of ADA stalls than the site plan, so there appeared to have been some change and there might be a fifth stall somewhere. Ms. Newlon concurred and said that there should be at least five ADA stalls based on the total number, and that staff would be looking into the applicant's compliance with ADA requirements during the Plan Approval process. Mr. Haanio remarked that there would not be two functions occurring at the same time also. Upon inquiry by Commissioner Kern, Mr. Haanio stated that Church had a parking agreement with the adjacent State Library that said Church was allowed to use the library parking lot on weekends as long as there was no library function going on. Commissioner Kern, making reference to Mr. Haanio's earlier comment about only one function on the church property at a time, asked him if a Sunday school type of program was held during service. Mr. Haanio said that Church currently held religious educations after the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the covered lanai area, and that they intended to have some in the hall as well. Commissioner Werchick expressed his concern about the mass of the proposed building. He said that while he understood it was a lawful use of the property, he would question if it was necessary to have such height and mass just so it could be matched to the church building, which in his opinion would dominate Alii Drive. Mr. Haanio explained that airflow was also being considered where they were trying to lift up the air and circulate it out. Commissioner Werchick pointed out that the building was going to be air-conditioned. Mr. Haanio responded that they were trying to use less air-conditioning by getting hot air vented high on the top. Asked by Commissioner Ikeuchi, Mr. Haanio clarified that the walkway between the church building and the parish hall would be covered except for the middle portion. Commissioner Hetherington, acknowledging that it was not related to design review, suggested that Church consider hanging banners or the like to alleviate acoustic issues due to the high ceiling. Mr. Haanio said that Church already had someone who was taking care of the matter, as they had had the same problem with the church building. Chairman Roth opened the floor for discussion. He began by addressing Commissioner Werchick's concern about the massing of the building, and said that the Commission should give some consideration for the fact that the applicant had actually brought it down in scale, as the original two-story design seemed to have been taller and more massive. As he pointed to the apparent air vents depicted on the section drawing, Chairman Roth expressed his agreement that the high ceiling would to a degree reduce the need for air-conditioning. He also spoke in favor of the space between the two buildings. With respect to the new rooflines, Chairman Roth said that he was not fond of the appearance, but that it was acceptable especially because it would hide the equipment and keep the noise down. Commissioner Hetherington said that he was supportive of the rooflines mostly because the three-dimensional aspect would help to break up the building mass. He also opined that it would not be as visible as it appeared to be, especially to the northbound traffic. Chairman Roth noted that while the elevation drawing gave the impression of a mass, the top right rendering on Sheet A5.0 presented more of a perspective view where the top 3