TMK 7-5-018-071 - KVDC Design - Kona Reef Condos

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PLANNING DEPARTMENT County of Hawaii 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 RECEIVED OCT 13 2020 Kailua Village Design Commission October 12, 2020 C/O County of Hawai' i Planning Department 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy #e, Kailua-Kona, M 96740 SUBJECT: CONCRETE RUBBLE MASONRY (CRM) WALL DESIGN REVIEW APPLICANT: AOAO KONA REEF, INC. C/O Raymond S. Pieri TAX MAP KEY: (3) 7-5-018:071 Dear Design Committee Members, AOAO Kona Reef, Inc. is requesting a design review of their proposed shoreline area erosion abatement and property protection project. Shoreline Setback and Special Management Area Use Permit Applications for the project have been filed with the County of Hawaii Planning Department in Hilo. Project Site: The proposed project property is the 3.08 -acre Kona Reef Condominium Complex. It is ! a 40 -year-old 100% built out residential/resort complex on the ocean side of Ali'i Drive about 1 mile south of the Kailua Pier. The project will be confined to the southern half, (see photos) of the roughly 430 -foot long strip of the property's oceanfront lawn. A site visit by any or all of the Committee members is encouraged. You can view the site either escorted or completely on your own. Please contact me at above to arrange my presence to answer any questions. Proposed Proiect: AOAO Kona Reef, Inc. proposes to build a continuous 220 -foot -long concrete - rubble masonry (CRM) wall within the 40 -foot shoreline setback area of their property. The proposed project will not alter existing physical characteristics, views, or ambiance of the property or the surrounding areas. Construction Details: The proposed CRM wall would be built entirely on Kona Reef's private property. It would start near the southwest corner of the property and continue in a northwesterly direction for approximately 220 -feet. The wall would follow along a path roughly parallel to and about 1 -foot inland of the State Certified Shoreline. A large part of the wall will never be seen because it will top out at a few inches lower than the lawn height and be backfilled over the top to cover it completely. In some small areas toward the north end of the project site, site dictated conditions may cause minimum exposure of the top and/or seaward face of the wall. At no point will the structure exceed the height of the existing lawn. W . ien Project Manager Page 1 of 4