2013-03-19 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with six ayes (Kitchens, Stanbro, Akina, Andreae, Burns and Bleck) and two absent and excused (Au Hoy and Broderson). 2.Design Review of a new automobile service building (Quicklube) and proposed modifications to an existing building (former Chevrolet dealership) for an automobile tire sales and service facility. Proposed design is a revision of the building designs previously reviewed on August 7, 2012. Applicant: Hawaii Tire Company, LLC (Lessee). Landowner: Lanihau Properties, LLC. Property TMK: 7-5-005:085. Location: 75-5570 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua-Kona, at the southwest corner of Kuakini Hwy. and Kaiwi Street/ Kona Bay Drive (opposite West Hawaii Today building). Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, and said that the proposal was a revision of the original design that had been reviewed by and received a favorable recommendation from the Commission at its August 7, 2012, meeting. He mentioned that the reason for the revision, according to the applicant, was to keep the cost within their budget. He also said that the applicant had consulted him about the design modifications beforehand, and that he found the proposal to be reasonable and consistent with the Master Plan for Kailua Kona objectives. Mr. Childs noted that their signage was shown on the drawings only for reference purposes, and that the applicant would apply for a sign permit when they were ready, which would be reviewed by the Commission. He pointed out that due to the modification to the roof design, a sign for Quicklube would have to be mounted lower on the wall, on which three windows were placed according to the Commission’s recommendation at its previous review of the original design, and that the new sign location seemed to interfere with the windows. The applicant’s representatives, Josh Porter and Matthew Kilgore, were present. In response to Commissioner Stanbro’s question about the design specifications for the street-front wall of the Quicklube building, Mr. Porter explained that because the prefabricated wall had been ordered a while ago based on the original design, the windows were currently in place; however, they might have to consider filling in the window openings to accommodate the signage placement. Commissioner Andreae requested that the applicant submit a revised landscape plan for the Commission’s review, which was not included in the application, should there be substantial changes to what the Commission had approved previously. With the representatives’ concurrence, Mr. Childs handed out to the Commissioners copies of a revised landscape plan that was in the Department file, which the representatives confirmed was the latest design. The Commission took a recess at 5:45 p.m. by a motion made by Commissioner Andreae, seconded by Commissioner Bleck, and unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. The meeting reconvened at 5:53 p.m. There was a brief discussion between the Commissioners and the representatives on the changes shown on the revised landscape plan. Mr. Porter stated that in general they were trying to utilize, rather than eliminate, existing materials, including plants and rock walls, by moving them to locations where the planned traffic flow would not be obstructed. 2