2010-05-25 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: May 25, 2010 TIME: 5:15 p.m. PLACE: Mayor’s Conference Room aka Hanama 1 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 ROLL CALL 1. Members Present: Cindy Coats, Stephen Herbert, Riley Saito (5:19 p.m.), Shane Kitchens, Nancy Burns, Eugene Power, Ann Peterson 2. Absent and Excused: Paul Bleck, Ann Kern 3. Applicants and Representatives: Jason Jarvis 4. Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Rosalind Newlon and Keola Childs 5. Public: None Chair Coats welcomed those in attendance and explained the role of the Commission and the meeting procedures. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS There were none. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a projecting sign for Kona Homes, Inc. Applicant: Joyce Murphy of Kona Homes, Inc. Land Owners: LRG Real Estate LP and PFP Anekona LP. TMK: 7-5-009:025. Located at 75-5801 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI, at the Coconut Grove Marketplace Ms. Newlon oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, presented illustrations supplied by the applicant and described the proposed projecting sign as to size, number and tone of colors used and lettering fonts. Referencing the various KVDC Guidelines for the review of signs, she explained that the proposed sign essentially complied with those Guidelines. Commissioners questioned the location of the sign on the building and the adequacy of fasteners securing the supporting arm of the sign. The applicant’s representative, Jason Jarvis, confirmed the sign’s placement as being on the second floor the building, and expressed a willingness to increase the strength of the fastening hardware for the sign’s supporting arm to eliminate any safety concerns. Mr. Jarvis also noted that the proposed sign is to be two-sided, so that the same sign is facing two opposite directions. 1