2011-03-08 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: March 8, 2011 TIME: 5:20 p.m. PLACE: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 ROLL CALL 1. Members Present: Shane Kitchens, Paul Bleck, Nancy Burns, Stephen Herbert and Ann Kern 2. Absent and Excused: Cindy Coats, Eugene Power and Riley Saito 3. Applicants/Representatives:Chad Raymond, Douglas Alcain, Han Kim, Don Johnson and Faruq Ramzanalli 4. Planning Department:Bennett Mark, Rosalind Newlon, Keola Childs and Noriko Sauer 5. Public: None Chair Kitchens welcomed those in attendance, and the Commissioners introduced themselves. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a wall sign and a marquee sign for John Allen Sign Company. Applicant: Chad Raymond of John Allen Sign Company, LLC. Land Owners: David Bonaparte of Pres-Kona Coast LP and Lili‘uokalani Trust Estate. TMK: 7-4-015-001. Located at 74-5586 Palani Road at the Kona Coast Shopping Center, Kailua-Kona, HI., near the intersection of Palani Road and Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, and described the two wall signs, one of which had initially been described as a marquee sign,for Pier 1 imports.He noted that neither signs complied with the Sign Code for the Kailua Village Special District or the Signage Criteria Guidelines for Review in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona, specifically with respect to overall size and lettering height, as well as the material used. He added that variances would be necessary to construct the signs as proposed. He provided some background information regarding past variances granted to the subject shopping center in 1990, as 1