2015-06-02 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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appeared to be consistent with the design guidelines of the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona, and that the applicants were proposing additional landscaping, which already exceeded required standards as is. Commissioner Roth asked whether signage was part of the application. Mr. Childs answered in the negative, and indicated the signs in the photographs that the Commission had reviewed previously. Also in response to Commissioner Roth’s question, Mr. Childs said that the applicants were not responsible for sidewalk improvements of Kuakini Highway, which is a County roadway. The applicant’s representatives, Matthew Kilgore, Mark Leong and Chuck Porter, were present. In addressing Commissioner Au Hoy’s question, Mr. Kilgore, the architect for the project, clarified on the site plan the locations of existing chain-link fence along the western property line and of the proposed chain-link fence and gates that would secure the service area. Mr. Childs pointed out that the application did not include the design specifications of the new fence and gates, which are normally subject to the Commission review, and asked the representatives if those were available. Mr. Leong responded that the applicants were proposing standard metal swing gates, but that they were open to the Commission’s recommendations. Mr. Kilgore commented that for example they could be painted to match the red color of the roof. Mr. Porter also added that they would actually be relocating existing gates to appropriate locations in order to control traffic. In response to a question regarding the design of the proposed fuel dispenser, which was also not provided in the application, Mr. Kilgore confirmed that it would be freestanding type dispensers with no roof. Mr. Leong added that the operation hours would be the same as that of the car wash, generally from dawn to dusk. Commissioner Au Hoy commended the applicants for what they had done with the landscaping thus far, in particular preserving indigenous palm trees by relocating them. Commissioner Broderson also expressed his approval of the landscaping plan, as well as the architectural design of the Fastlube building. Commissioner Au Hoy requested the applicants to make every effort to conceal the chain-link fences, as she opined that they should not be allowed in the Kailua Village. Commissioner Broderson noted, however, that because of the foliage only the gate areas of the fence would be seen from the street. Commissioner Roth also commented that for security reasons hedges in industrial neighborhood should not be kept so thick and high that the inside is no longer visible. Commissioner Broderson moved to recommend the Planning Director’s approval of the project as proposed. Mr. Leong wished to clarify the fuel dispenser design, and said that there would be two posts, with no roof or canopies, to light the area for security purposes, and that the lighting fixture would be similar to the others on site. The Commissioners were referred to a photograph showing the existing lighting fixture, and there was a brief discussion about exterior lighting. The previous motion was not placed on the floor for lack of a second. It was then moved by Commissioner Broderson and seconded by Commissioner Akina that the Commission recommend the Planning Director’s approval of the proposed project as presented, with a request that any exterior lighting at the fuel dispenser station be fully shielded downlighting, using single lamp per island. There was no discussion on the motion. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with five ayes (Broderson, Akina, Au Hoy, Kern and Roth) and three absent and excused (Andreae, Dahlberg and Sullenberger). 2