2022-01-11 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Upon inquiry by Chairman Roth, Ms. Newlon confirmed that the Commission had received no public testimony regarding the items on the agenda. Staff also confirmed that there was no one wishing to testify online. NEW BUSINESS 1. PL-KVD-2021-000007: The applicant, Mr. Bill McCowatt, agent/applicant for Sarah L. Akona Partnership/Kona Square Associates, is proposing exterior and tenant improvements for an existing commercial building for a restaurant/bar (Spinners Daiquiri Bar and Lounge) and retail center along Alii Drive across from Kailua Pier. The exterior improvements include: removal of first floor glass extension and awning with new bronze roll-up door; new entry stairs off sidewalk; new stained wood(mid- brown) suspended trellis and outdoor umbrellas and tables underneath; new 36-inch black guardrail above a CRM wall along the front yard with landscaping; hanging rattan chairs in courtyard; a new mural alongside concrete block fence/wall; no changes to exterior colors of building; and interior tenant improvements not included in the design review. Applicant: Bill McCowatt Landowner: Sarah L. Akona Partnership Lessee: Kona Square Associates TMK: (3) 7-5-006:025 Location: 75-5669 Alii Drive, #1104, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 The Commission took up this item at 5:51 p.m. Ms. Newlon gave a PowerPoint presentation on proposed exterior improvements to the existing Spinners Bar building in the Kona Square commercial complex. She described the property location, existing buildings and parking lot of the Kona Square, and existing features of the Spinners Bar building. She continued to describe the proposed improvements, including addition of bicycle and moped rack, outdoor dining area with suspended trellis and umbrellas, 36-inch-tall guardrail above CRM walls fronting Alii Drive. She also displayed conceptual images showing the colors of the proposed improvements, as well as photographs showing the features to be remodeled and repainted behind the proposed outdoor dining area. The photographs also showed an existing concrete wall on the eastern property boundary that a mural would be on, and she showed examples of artwork being proposed for the mural. She mentioned that the property has a variance that allows 20 on-site parking spaces and 15 off-site parking spaces, and that that would be reviewed further during the Plan Approval process. Chairman Roth called upon the applicant. In response to Commissioner Ikeuchi's question about the total height of the walls with proposed guardrail, Mr. Bill McCowatt said that those existing walls were cinder block walls faced with rock veneer and retaining the courtyard about 20 to 24 inches above the sidewalk; therefore, the total height together with the guardrail would be 5 feet to 5 feet 6 inches from the sidewalk and roughly 3 feet from the courtyard side. He noted 3 Kailua Village Design Commission January 11,2022,Meeting Minutes