2011-04-26 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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It was moved by Commissioner Power, and seconded by Commissioner Au Hoy, to recommend to the Planning Director approval of the proposed project as submitted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with five ayes (Power, Au Hoy, Dunlap, Hetherington and Stanbro) and three absent and excused (Herbert, Kitchens and Saito). 2. Design review of a sign permit application for two wall signs for Sears. Applicant: GP Roadway Solutions. Land Owners: Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust and Hale Hana Partners. TMK: 7-4-015:018. Located at 74-5583 Luhia Street, #100, Kailua-Kona, HI, in the Kona Industrial Subdivision. Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, and described the proposed two wall signs. He noted that although the application termed the signs as “wall signs,” they actually met the definition of a “marquee sign” under the Sign Code. He added that marquee signs had no placement height restriction, unlike wall signs. He concluded his presentation, saying that the proposed signs appeared to comply with the Signage Criteria Guidelines for Review in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona. The applicant’s representative, Lani Swain,was present. In response to Commissioners’ questions, he said that the signs would be illuminated only during the business hours, which were 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and that the Sears store only occupied the ground floor, but they had permission to mount their sign on the second floor. Commissioner Au Hoy raised a question as to how many signs were actually allowed, expressing her concern that there could be an excessive number of marquee signs on the building. The Department staff referred the Commissioners to the relevant sections of the Sign Code, as well as the Checklist for Sign Permit and Sign Variance Applications form, to clarify requirements and guidelines for the Kona Industrial Subdivision. With reference to the sign to be mounted on the second floor, Commissioner Stanbro thought that signs should be placed where the business was located in order to avoid confusion, and for safety reasons. Commissioner Dunlap opined, however, that the purpose of the particular sign was to direct motorists to the right building initially so that they would then be able to find the actual store space. He also said that he did not find the design to be offensive, or rather he found it complimentary. It was moved by Commissioner Dunlap, and seconded by Commissioner Stanbro, to recommend to the Public Works Director approval of the sign application as submitted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with five ayes (Dunlap, Stanbro, Au Hoy, Hetherington and Power) and three absent and excused (Herbert, Kitchens and Saito). 3. Design review of a sign permit application for a ground sign and a wall sign for Eben Chun. Applicant: Ina Custom Signs. Land Owners: Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust and Eben Wayne Chun. TMK: 7-4-015:004. Located at 74-5599 Alapa Street, Kailua-Kona, HI, in the Kona Industrial Subdivision. 2