2018-08-21 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Commissioner Van Pernis also pointed to the signage in the drive-through area, and said that there were actually a lot of indications of what the place was. It was moved by Commissioner Sullenberger and seconded by Commissioner Kern that the Commission forward to the Planning Director a recommendation for approval of the proposed project as presented. There being no discussion on the motion, a roll call vote was taken and motion carried with five ayes (Sullenberger, Kern, Ching, Hetherington and Van Pernis) and three absent and excused (Crusat, Dahlberg and Ikeuchi). 2. The applicant, Lance C. Sundquist, is proposing a new double family residence located on Lamaokaola Street. The proposal includes the construction of two new dwelling units on an 8,152 square foot lot zoned Double-Family Residential (RD-3.75). Landowner: Enhua Chen and Lin Huizhu TMK: (3) 7-5-022:096 Location: 75-5753 Lamaokaola Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Ms. Newlon began her presentation by circulating Benjamin Moore paint chips to show the similarity between the proposed colors and the historically recommended Benjamin Moore Historic Palette. Using PowerPoint Ms. Newlon described the two proposed dwellings, and said that the architectural appearance, including the paint colors, was consistent with the Master Plan, that the proposal showed no trees other than some flowering shrubs, and that the project would have to go through the Plan Approval process during which those matters such as zoning code and landscaping requirements would be addressed. She said that the plan showed 14 feet between the two buildings, which did not meet the minimum requirement of 15 feet, and that there did not seem to be any room to move the buildings in order to gain one more foot of space in between. She said that another option was to connect the buildings, which the applicant attempted to achieve by a breezeway cover as shown on the elevation drawings; however, the method as such was not sufficient, and so the applicant was in the process of redesigning the plans to address the issue by possibly connecting the roofs, which might call for another Commission review. In response to Commissioner Van Pernis’ questions, Ms. Newlon said that although it was not shown on the drawings, the driveway and parking would be paved as required under the Zoning Code, that there was no requirement for staircases to be located inside the building, and that she found the proposed colors to be similar to the recommended Benjamin Moore palette and therefore acceptable, but would leave the assessment to the Commission. Commissioner Van Pernis expressed his concern about the exterior staircases, which seemed to allow the owner to create two units within one building, thus four dwelling units in total. Ms. Newlon pointed out that there was no kitchen upstairs other than a bar sink, which was allowed under the Zoning Code. Commissioner Van Pernis commented that kitchen apparatus could easily be added later. Ms. Bugado suggested that the Commission ask the owners whether or not they would consider changing the design to place the staircases interior. Mr. Jai Cheng stated that the applicant was not able to attend. He introduced the landowners, Enhua Chen and Huizhu Lin, and said that he was their interpreter. He stated that the landowners had nothing to add to the staff presentation. Commissioner Van Pernis asked if the landowners had 3