2008-07-22 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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The applicant proposed composition shingle roofing, horizontal siding and board & batten siding. Ms. Newlon noted KVDC’s 2006 recommendation for this project that the buildings use a Hawaiian design theme. The project’s consistency with Master Plan recommendations as to scale, architectural articulation of building exterior walls, and sloping roof lines. The Master Plan recommendation for use of natural materials was also noted; the plans indicated vinyl siding and composition shingle roofing materials. Chosen colors are from the Benjamin Moore Historical Color Palette which KVDC recommends. Commissioners sought clarification as to the colors of the siding, the distinctive landscaping requirements for lands in the CV zoning district and the proposed tandem parking stalls as to the applicant’s design and permissibility under the zoning code. Labeling errors on the submitted plans were corrected by the applicant. Staff explained that special bufferyard landscaping requirements exist where CV zoned lands abut lands zoned in any residential zoning district. Addressing questions as to use of tandem parking stalls, staff explained that the zoning code specifically requires that all parking spaces be individually accessible, and that no provision for tandem parking exists in the code. Several commissioners expressed the desirability of tandem parking stalls when offered in addition to the minimum parking requirements of the code, and suggested ways that such stalls might be found acceptable under the Zoning Code. The nature and characteristics of “grass-crete” parking surfaces, as proposed by the applicant for the deeper half of the tandem parking stalls, was discussed by the commissioners and staff. In response to questions concerning the presence of only one driveway connection with Hualalai Road, staff explained that this was a result of a requirement by the Department of Public Works that a driveway connection in this portion of Hualalai Road be placed across from the location previously approved by the Department of Public Works for a driveway planned for a future development on the opposite side of Hualalai Road, and that this positioning made a second driveway connection infeasible for the applicant. Staff confirmed that only one loading space is required under the zoning code for multi- family residential sites of up to 150 dwelling units. Applicant Presentation Mr. Riehm introduced himself and Eric Leuteneker of Betsill Brothers Construction, Inc., as the building contractor selected by the owner to construct the proposed development. Mr. Riehm explained the developer’s design goals for this project, which included scaling the project buildings to be compatible with that of buildings on other sites flanking the development, avoiding large parking lots in favor of creating traditional street settings wherever possible, and incorporating traditional architectural elements such as lanai, dormers (for ventilation), hip roof lines, and textured-effect siding. Mr. Riehm noted the plan provides for six different building styles among the fourteen residential structures, and that the siding proposed for the buildings was not vinyl but 4