2020-08-04 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Applicant—Explains, that they have permits for the first drawings and the only changes are the adding of kitchens to the second unit on the second floor. Instead of the workshop and storage room, they are adding bathrooms and converting them to additional bedrooms. Chairman Roth - Roth asked if applicant's workshop and storage rooms, have sinks in them already. Applicant - Applicant said, no. They are completely empty. Everything presented is proposed. Chairman Roth—Roth says that's what's confusing to him. Applicant is just changing the room, but actually adding a lot of plumbing. The scope of the change is unclear. Applicant - Applicant answers, yes. His understanding was that they were to show the changes from what they have. Chairman Roth—Roth asked if applicant could address the concern of it looking as if it were (4) apartments on the lower floor. Applicant—Applicant explains that with the limited size of the lot, they were trying to get what they can for the duplex and that was the only way they could have 4 bedrooms in a duplex. He was just trying to maximize on the actual square footage they had. Applicant—Applicant continues to explain that the lower rooms are part of the duplex, on the top. So instead of what they have as a 1,000 square feet duplex, it's actually going to be 2,000 square feet. So instead of two bedrooms, it's going to be four bedrooms. Chairman Roth—Roth says, "I know that these are not necessarily your building permit drawings and that was sort of implied. Looking at sheet A-1, of the Building Code information, it has wind speed at 85 miles per hour; wind exposure as B and Seismic Category as D-2. I'm fairly certain that Kailua-Kona is 100 miles per hour on the winds; Exposure Category C and Seismic Category E. This appears to be a plan from East Hawaii that was transplanted to here." Applicant—Applicant explains that the page Roth is referring to, was never supposed to be included in the presentation. The only reason it was included was because they wanted to show the septic, which is not needed. What is being presented is what they had permitted. Their intention was to show the septic. They no longer need septic, because the applicant will be hooking on to the sewer systems. 7