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visibility from Kuakini Highway. He added that they have a readability issue on the Walua Road side as well, because the building will be nearly 20 feet above the road and there will be an 8-foot high rock wall. He also mentioned that the building was originally designed for 4 suites for which 4 separate signs could have been permitted, if Windermere hadn’t chosen to lease the entire premises. In answer to the Commissioners’ question as to why the ground sign is necessary since the Code limits the number of signs to two, Mr. Williams said that they need a location for their street address. The Commissioners expressed their ongoing concern about having too many signs in the Kailua Village Special District, and suggested the ground sign be eliminated and the street address be placed elsewhere. There was a discussion regarding visibility and aesthetic aspect of alternative locations for the street address , and Mr. Williams and the Commission agreed that mounting it onto the rock wall is the best solution. Commissioner Ross stated that due to the fact he is the civil engineer for this project, he will excuse himself from the discussion and abstain from voting. Action It was moved by Commissioner Andreae and seconded by Commissioner Herbert to recommend to the Public Works Director the approval of the proposed marquee sign and wall sign, with the following condition: The proposed ground sign shall be eliminated, and the street address shall be placed on the proposed rock wall. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes. Commissioner Ross abstained. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Design review of Lanihau Marketplace Phase II. Applicant: Colleen Miyasato of Maryl Group. Land owner: Aaron Eberhardt, member of PR II Westwood Lanihau Expansion LLC. TMK: 7-5-004:007, portion of 010, 029 and 052. Located at 75-5592 Palani Road (Existing Lanihau Marketplace Center), Kailua-Kona, HI, off of Henry Street. Staff Presentation Mr. Mark went over the items that the Commission had asked the applicant about at the last meeting, and presented the Planning Department’s analysis of what the applicant has done to address those points. Applicant Presentation Warren Miura, the applicant’s representative with Maryl Group, introduced himself and other representatives to the Commissioners. Mr. Owen Chrisman indicated on the site plan two alternative locations for a gathering space, since the 2 to 1 slope of the “Sloping Open Space Area” behind Long’s Drugstore 2