HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWC 273 08/17/1988 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
COf'IMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: August 17 , 1988
PLACE : Councilroom
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TIME: 10 :00 a.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works to which was referred Communication
No. 1671 , 1671 . 1 and /1671 . 2, reports as follows :
Communication No . 1671 , dated June 15, 1988 , from Roy S . Blackshear ,
President , W. H. Shipman, Limited , is a sign variance request for the
W. H. Shipman Industrial Park, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii ,
TMK: 1-6-03 : 88 , 7 . The letter explains that the Industrial Park will
have two entrances from the highway which will be 0 . 6 miles apart and
the first entrance will be built now. Because the Volcano Highway
has a 55 mph speed limit and because W. H. Shipman was required to
keep a screen of buffer trees which hide the industrial park from the
highway, Mr . Blackshear requests two entry signs of just less than 32
square feet instead of subdivision signs , which are limited to eight
square feet . Each sign would say, "W. H. Shipman Industrial Park ,
Keaau, Hawaii Island ; " would be mounted on a lava rock wall at each
entry; and would be illuminated by lights on the ground at night .
Communication 1671 . 1 from the Planning Director states that the
Planning Department has no objections to the request .
Communication No . 1671 . 2 from the Chief Engineer makes the following
comments :
1 . The properties in the subdivision are zoned industrial .
2. The two ground or wall subdivision signs are permitted by
the sign regulation provided each sign doesn' t exceed
eight square feet .
3. Because each property in the industrial subdivision is
allowed to have a 32 square feet ground sign for each
business conducted on the premise, he feels that it is
appropriate and in keeping with the intent of the sign
regulations to allow the proposed ground subdivision
signs . The Chief Engineer ' s letter recommends that
because the second entrance will not be constructed soon,
action for the second ground subdivision sign be taken up
as a separate request at a later date.
PWC REPORT 273
ADOPTED : SEP 7 1988
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PWC- 273 Page 2 August 17, 1988
Your Committee understands that Section 3-29 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 , relating to commercial and industrial districts, permits
one ground sign, lighted or unlighted, not exceeding 32 square feet
in area and not exceeding 16 feet in height from the ground, relating
to business conducted on the premises .
Your Committee concurred with the Chief Engineer ' s recommendation to
approve the sign variance request for the first entry .
Your Committee on Public Works recommends that the County Council
approve the sign variance request as amended b including the Chief
Engineer ' s recommendation. a
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MERLE K. LAI , CHAIR TAN
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•USSELL S . KOKUBU , VICE CHR. FRANK DE LUZ III, MEMBER
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TAKASHI DOMINGO, MEMBER SHERWOOD R. H. G EENWELL, MEMB R
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