HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWC 258 06/07/1988 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
COf'1fMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: June 7 , 1988
PLACE : Councilroom
TIME: 1 : 30 p .m .
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo , Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works to which was referred Communication
/No . 1578 to 1578 . 3 , reports as follows :
Communication 1578 is a request dated April 11 , 1988 from Bill
Kikuchi for a sign variance for the Nani Mau Gardens at 421 Makalika
Street in the Panaewa Farms Lots, Hilo. The letter states that
approval of the Nani Mau Gardens ' plans has been given by the Hawaii
County Planning Commission and is being requested from the State Land
Use Commission by the Hawaii County Planning Department .
Communication 1578 .1 is a memo from the Planning Director commenting
that the department has no objection to the variance , based on the
State Land Use Commission' s actions as follows :
1 . Granting of a Special Permit to allow establishment of a
commercial arboretum on land zoned agricultural (A-10a ) .
2. Amendment of the Special Permit to allow related commercial
uses .
Communication 1578 . 2 from the Chief Engineer states that "granting
the variance in total . . .would be contrary to the spirit and purpose
of the sign regulation" and offers the following:
1 . Concurrence with the use of signs permitted in a business
district and the use of two temporary 16 square feet ground
signs ;
2. An ' observation that the entry and exist ground signs are not
in accordance with the sign regulations; and
3 . A solution to the entry and exit ground signage that is in
accord with the sign regulation .
Communication No . 1578 . 3 from Bill Kikuchi dated June 6 , 1988 states
the following:
1 . He and Nani Mau Gardens are in agreement with Chief Engineer
Ono 's suggestions for signage;
2. He looks forward to favorable action by the Committee as Nani
Maui Gardens will have a hardship without the variances ; and
3. He will not be able to attend the Committee meeting as he
must be on Oahu .
PWC REPORT .';O , 258
ADOPTED : JUN 15 1988
PWC- 258 Page 2 June 7 , 1988
Your Committee is aware that the proposed amended request for signage
in an agricultural district meets the County Code requirement for
permissible signs in commercial and industrial districts, as
specified in Section 3-29 (a ) items 1 (ground sign ) and 5 (wall
sign ) . The type and number of signs would conform with Section 3-35
of the Hawaii County Code .
Your Committee finds that the enforcement of the provisions of the
Hawaii County Code , Section 3-27 , relating to Agricultural Districts ,
would work a hardship on the applicant . Your Committee further finds
that granting the variance in the form recommended by the Chief
Engineer would not be contrary to the spirit and purpose of the
County 's sign ordinances and the public interest .
Your Committee on Public Works recommends ap•roval of the variance
request as amended by incorporating the Chie Engineer ' s
recommendation for the entry and exit signs .
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M "' LE K. LAI, C 'W T OMAN
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''i L " . FRANK D Z III, MEMBER
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TAFKASHI D MIN , MEMBER ` 'WOOD R. H. GREENWELL, MEMB R
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