2019-01-08 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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She further said that each tenant was entitled to two wall signs because the parcel had two street frontages, and that there would potentially be 40-plus tenant signs within the entire project. In response to Commissioner Hetherington’s question as to the Commission’s responsibility for the variance application, Ms. Bugado said that the Commission was to make a recommendation to DPW who would then forward it to the County Council for its final decision on the variance. Upon inquiry by Commissioner Crusat, Ms. Bugado said that more specific information about the variances for the surrounding developments was on the Department files, which were not available at the moment. She said that those variances could have played a role in amending the Sign Code to increase the maximum allowable sign size to 22 square feet for outside the Village Core in the Kailua Village Special District (“KVSD”). In response to Commissioner Hetherington’s question, she said that it was her understanding that signs that were not visible from a public roadway or walkway did not require a sign permit; however, she wanted to be sure that in the event any of the interior signs were to become visible from the roadways, they would be regulated by the master signage plan. Commissioner Van Pernis asked whether or not Century 21 All Island Plaza was in violation of the Sign Code, as there seemed to be too many signs on the building. Ms. Bugado responded that to her knowledge the existing variance was for the Century 21 tower sign only, and that she could not verify any potential violations. Chairman Roth asked whether or not the existing Safeway tower sign at the current store location, which was outside the KVSD, was in compliance with the Sign Code and permitted. Ms. Bugado responded that the existing Safeway signs had been permitted in June 2008, including the tower sign with the Safeway logo, and that it appeared as though no variances had been required for any of the signs. Ms. Linda Schatz introduced herself as the owner’s representative, and also introduced Mr. Richard Vierra as the signage and design consultant for the project. She drew the Commissioners’ attention to Sheet G-14 Section Thru Property & Building 1 of their submittal, and stated that only the Safeway tower would be visible from the highway because of the elevation drop. She further stated that although they were cautious of the allowable size and number of signs, they also had to consider the need for wayfinding, for which the sign size and placement were crucial. Mr. Vierra provided a clarification on Sheet G-16 Typical Tenant Sign Details, and stated that their proposal was to allow the tenants to use their logo and brand colors within the allowance of the KVSD guidelines. In response to Chairman Roth’s question on Sheet G-14, as well as Sheet G-13 View from Queen K. Hwy, Ms. Schatz said that depending on where the cross section was or the viewpoint was, the perspective drawing would look different. Commissioner Sullenberger commented that the presentation on those sheets seemed accurate based on the 20-foot grade from north to south of the property; he said that it was likely a view from the perspective of southbound travelers. In response to Commissioner Van Pernis’ observation that Sheet G-14 still did not seem accurate, Ms. Schatz said that there would be a fence with additional planting near the property line before the elevation drop. Mr. Vierra also pointed out that the drawing was not in scale. Upon inquiry by Commissioner Van Pernis, Mr. Vierra said that the ground sign at the intersection of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and Henry Street would be at the same elevation as the highway, and that a variance was requested for the size but not for the location. 3