2019-03-05 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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Upon inquiry by Commissioner Smith, Ms. Bugado confirmed that the application was for a design review in order to revise their Plan Approval and Building Permit, which currently included the tower. It was moved by Commissioner Hetherington and seconded by Commissioner Crusat that the Commission recommend to the Planning Director approval of the proposed project as submitted. There being no discussion on the motion, a roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with eight ayes (Hetherington, Crusat, Ching, Ikeuchi, Kern, Smith, Sullenberger and Van Pernis) and no noes. OLD BUSINESS 1. The applicant, Linda Schatz, has submitted revisions to the proposed a master signage plan for Niumalu MarketPlace, reviewed by KVDC at the January 8, 2019 meeting. Proposed Signs includes:  Two (2) Ground signs – Variance Proposed for Each a. Niumalu ID/Tenant Directory – located at the corner of Queen Ka‘ahumanu and Henry Street b. Gas Station Price Sign, 2-Sided – located along Henry Street in front of the Gas Station  Anchor Building #4 – Variance Proposed for Each a. Safeway Tower ID Sign b. Bank, Pharmacy, Safeway (Main Store sign) & Starbucks  Gas Station signage – 2 signs - Safeway C-Store ID & Safeway Gas Canopy ID – Variance Proposed for Each  Typical Tenant Wall ID Signs – up to 2 signs per business designed to be compliant to KVDC sign requirements Landowner: Kona Owner, LLC TMK: (3) 7-5-004:007 Location: No Street Address Assigned Yet, parcel located the corner of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and Henry Street. In her PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Bugado reviewed the requirements under the Sign Code and the Kailua Village guidelines, and went over the proposed revisions against the original proposal. With respect to the typical tenant sign details on Sheet G-9, she said that the DPW plan reviewer had advised her that the total area of the background with the Hawaiian motif where it said “varies” be specified with a minimum and a maximum allowance; according to the plan reviewer, although the background would not be considered part of the sign itself, it was considered a design area that should provide some specifications. Commissioner Smith, noting he had not been on board for the previous discussion, asked which signs were to have backlight versus direct light. Ms. Bugado deferred to the applicant, but mentioned that to her knowledge both the storefront sign and the tower logo for Safeway would be backlit and the gasoline prices would have the digital lighting. Also in response to Commissioner Smith’s questions, she said that the Lanihau Center variance did not apply to the 5