2013-65 PRTCPSC-AC PVDist Ord & Design Guidelines

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"Section 3 -18. Action on permit application. (a) Upon receiving an application for a sign permit, submitted pursuant to this chapter, the director shall: (1) Review the permit application for completeness: and (2) If the application is deficient, identify and notify the applicant of the deficiencies: or (3) If the application is complete, process the application. (b) Within sixty days of receiving a complete application for a sign permit, and unless the applicant has provided written consent for a time extension, the director shall either: (1) Issue the sign permit in writing, if: (A) After an examination of the plans, specifications, and other data, the director finds that the sign(s) that is the subject of the application conforms in every respect with the requirements of this chapter and all applicable Count, State, or Federal laws or regulations; (B) The application has been reviewed and approved by the electrical inspector, if required pursuant to section 3 -15; (C) The application has been reviewed by the Kailua Village design commission, or any other design review commission, committee or board having been authorized under a Special District designation under Article 7, Chapter 25 of this code for which the property where the sign application is subject to sign design review, if required under [��] other articles of this chapter; and SECTION 3. Chapter 3 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Article . Pahoa Village Sims. Division 1. General Provisions. Section 3- . Purpose; applicability. Pahoa is recognized as a sbecial design district of the Countv. Unauestionablv. signs have a legitimate place in Pahoa if they are thou htfully designed and appropriate to their surroundings. Many elements of ood si n design adapt well to the theme which is the unique, unhurried atmosphere and the foundation of Pahoa's charm. The primary purpose of a sign is to promote the identity, wods and services, or activities on the property through visual communication. While laws can reuulate the size, placement, number, design, and aesthetics of si ns, it is recounized that reasonable minds may differ as to how sivn control can best be accomplished. The Pahoa Villa e desiun committee ( "committee "), through the planning department, has a shared responsibility for sign review within the Pahoa Village district. The provisions of this article shall be utilized by the committee and cooperating agencies in evaluatin all sign permit requests within the Pahoa Village district. Unless otherwise provided for in this article, all sections of article 1 under this chapter shall any to the Pahoa Village district. However, certain other aspects of signage are applied specifically to this district in addition to those in article 1.