2009-08-11 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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she chose was the better of the two. She said the enclosure was elevator parapet. She showed photographs of various rooftops in out a hotel that had a similar roof and with a parapet on top. examples of buildings that didnÓt have sloping roofs according t Kona, and then showed a building along Waterfront Row which had rooftop with clearstory windows. Ms. Mettler said she responded to Ms. NewlonÓs request for a sim fiberglass enclosure by going back to the architect with some su use of matching roof tiles were ruled out due to their weight, s 98 percent, and that the use of fiberglass for eaves would incre the antennas cannot be blocked in any way, which would result in noted that they already have to reinforce the rooftop to handle telecommunication facility, so they cannot make it heavier. Ms. other locations, such as LoweÓs, Safeway, the office building ab building, and Walmart, and said she either received negative responses, no responses, or that there was no room on their roof tops. She said that is the exte Discussion Commissioner Harris-Glade commented that they recently looked at a tower at the last meeting by Verizon Wireless and wondered how many more towers th be reviewing. Ms. Mettler responded that she did not know becau frequency (RF) engineer, but as far she knows, this is the last her for awhile. She explained that they do have capacity issues growing, which why they requested the recently proposed cell towlai Road. She said they also have one at Lunapule Road, and one in the Old Commissioner Harris-Glade added that he received notice of a newlai Road, near Huihui Ranch. Ms. Mettler responded that that was outside of the Village. Commissioner Harris-Glade responded that we are seeing a proliferation of towers and no one is giving them a master plan of where they are going to be l seeing applications for them one at a time. He said that he wou until legislation gets approved on how future towers are going t Commissioner Coats said that would be a good recommendation to f Department. She also commented that when it presented to the Co only place it can be located, that it should not just be mechani locations have first been looked at as options. Ms. Mettler responded that she did look at other options, that t asked what she can do to prove that is the case. Chair Coats re see more discussion on the other options. 4