2016-11-01 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Commissioner Roth moved to recommend the plan as submitted with the following conditions: 1. Remove breadfruit trees from plan and replace with substitute canopy trees; 2. The façade must comply with the Design Guidelines of the Kailua-Kona Master Plan; and 3. The Landscaping Plan must comply with Rule 17 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Hawaiʻi County Planning Department. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kern. There was no additional discussion. The main motion was restated and a roll call vote was taken. The motion carried with five (5) ayes (Andreae, Kern, Roth, Sullenberger and Dahlberg), one (1) nay (Van Pernis) and two (2) absent and excused (Akina and Au Hoy). 2. SIGNS WITHIN THE KAILUA VILLAGE: General Discussion on the sign code, the Commission’s role and the enforcement of the sign code. Mr. Dunlap provided the Commissioners with two ordinances related to the Sign Code. He stated that there are a lot of signs in Kailua Village that do not comply with the Sign Code and that there are people that come to the Commission asking for review and recommendations on their signs while their neighbors just put out whichever sign they want that doesn’t meet guidelines for the Kailua Village. Commissioner Roth asked if a project’s sign does not comply with what the recommended approval by the Commission was whether Planning doesn’t sign off on the Certificate of Occupancy. Mr. Dunlap stated that the sign may not be up because it’s not a condition of the Certificate of Occupancy. He further stated that if the sign was up that it may or may not be brought to the attention of the Building Division. Commissioner Andreae stated that the Commission would be a logical body to present our concerns to the County Council that the Commission is wasting their time reviewing sign applications if the Building Division is not going to enforce the Sign Code. Commissioner Kern state she agrees with Commissioner Andreae. She stated that the Commission recommend approval with conditions that they remove certain signs that don’t meet the Sign Code yet the Applicants have not, and the Building Division doesn’t enforce the removal of the signs. This is about asking why enforcement isn’t occurring. Commissioner Van Pernis stated that the Commission has three options: to do nothing, to pass a motion that the Sign Code be enforced or to say that the Commission doesn’t care about a Sign Code. Commissioner Van Pernis moved to direct and empower Chair Dahlberg and Commissioner Andreae to draft a letter to transmit to the Planning Director to disseminate to the County Council and the Department of Public Works regarding signs and sign enforcement within the Kailua Village that will be presented to the Commission for approval at its next meeting. 4