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Commissioner Au Hoy asked whether the driveway to the Kopiko Plaza would be widened to <br />accommodate more traffic, which seemed to her to be too narrow and offering poor visibility to <br />motorists. Mr. Mark responded that it should not pose a danger, as there were three lanes, one for <br />ingress and two for egress, and it had been built to the Department of Public Works standards. <br /> <br />Commissioner Au Hoy then expressed her concern about parking based on her experience with the <br />Kōkua Kailua stroll events, saying that there was not enough public parking in the Kailua Village to <br />begin with. Commissioner Dunlap also commented that considering the fact that not only customers <br />but also vendors would have to park their own vehicles somewhere, the proposed activities might <br />have impacts on the community, unless there were a better plan for parking. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dunlap also wanted to make sure that public safety was addressed, and asked how the <br />tents would be anchored to withstand high wind and whether there would be a temporary barricade or <br />something similar to control vehicular traffic on site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hetherington commented that what would be on the screen would determine whether <br />or not it might be considered a sign, and that in his opinion any advertisement before or after the <br />featured movie would constitute a sign. Mr. Childs suggested that the Commission might consider <br />whether new display technologies for whatever the purpose should be allowed in the Kailua Village <br />Special District and/or reviewed by the Commission in the future. Commissioner Hetherington asked <br />whether Lanihau Shopping Center had come before the Commission before they started showing <br />movies in their parking lot years ago. Mr. Mark responded in the negative, saying that the reason this <br />application was before the Commission was because of the farmer’s market component, which <br />required the Planning Director’s decision. <br /> <br />Joe Belisario, representing the applicant and the landowner, presented further information, and noted <br />that the subject property was a perfect setting for an outdoor theater in that the elevation was lower <br />than the public street, and the parking area was surrounded by the commercial complex, resembling <br />an amphitheater as is. In response to the Commissioners’ questions and suggestions, Mr. Belisario <br />represented the following: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Included in the guidelines for the vendors is that each tent leg has to be weighted down with <br />50 pounds or more. One of the best ways will be to use five-gallon water bottles and then <br />distribute the water to the planters when taken down. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />They are licensed by Criterion for movies, and advertisement for the movies are not allowed <br />by the licensing agreement, except through sub-media such as Facebook on the Internet. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />No signage for the proposed activities is planned. The only advertisement will be on the <br />st <br />radio, which will start on November 1. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />There will be two special-duty police officers during the event and one officer overnight to <br />ensure the safety and security. Also, the applicant will consider some type of barricade to <br />block vehicular traffic to better address the pedestrian safety. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />According to their parking calculation done at the time of application, 53 booths were <br />originally planned; however, the applicant has since concluded that they may be able to <br />accommodate more. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />