Pahoa Village District-Chap25 DRAFT ramsayer - final rev22Nov13

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reasonable opportunity is presented to incorporate new architectural features that would enhance consistency with the design guidelines. (b) In order to assist applicants with designing projects that satisfactorily conform to the design guidelines, the committee shall also develop a process for and be available to provide preliminary review of development plans prior to formal submittal of detailed plans and an application for plan approval. (c) The committee shall review applications for signage within the PV district, as provided in chapter 3, article of this Code. (d) The committee shall provide an architectural and design review of applications requiring plan approval by the director, except as provided for in subsection (e). (e) The director may waive the requirement for architectural and design review by the committee when the proposed improvements will clearly have little or no visual impact on the preservation or promotion of the Hawaii plantation architectural theme, including, but not limited to: (1) The construction or installation of accessory buildings or structures or minor alterations to the exterior of any existing building or structure that is not visible from any street frontage of the building site, (2) The addition or replacement of accessory features such as flagpoles, roof gutters and downspouts, railings and fencing of similar size, style and material or that more closely conforms to the design guidelines, (3) Painting or repainting of the exterior of any building, structure or accessory feature, or (4) The replacement of existing doors and windows where the size of the replacement door or window is within 10 percent of the size of the original door or window. (fl The director shall identify and select one or more appropriate Pahoa based community organizations that, through a Memorandum of Understanding g (MOU), will be responsible for the appointment and management of the committee being fully able to serve the purpose stated in subsection (a). Participants in the MOU shall include the selected Pahoa based community organizations, the planning department and the department of public works. (g) Committee membership should reflect a broad cross section of the Pahoa community and to the extent reasonably_ possible shall include representation from the construction industry, local businesses, architecture, and design professionals. (h) Upon adoption of the MOU, the planning department shall not process any application for a building permit or plan approval for a project within the PV district without receipt of the written recommendations and stamped plans of the committee as provided in section 25 -2- 73. (i) The committee shall review any application for a planned unit development in the PV district for consistency with the design guidelines and report its recommendations to the director prior to approval of the planned unit development. (i) The committee shall conduct a comprehensive review of the design guidelines and PV district boundaries and submit its recommendations for amendments to the design guidelines and PV district boundaries to the director within ten years following adoption of the design guidelines, and every ten years thereafter. The committee may prepare and submit to the director recommendations for interim amendments to the design guidelines and PV district boundaries as may be necessary,