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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-22 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: November 22, 2011 Time: 5:22 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 CALL TO ORDER Members Present: Shane Kitchens, Fanny Au Hoy, Terry Dunlap, Stephen Herbert and John Hetherington Absent and Excused: Nancy Burns, Eugene Power, Riley Saito and Sammie Stanbro Applicants/Representatives: Danette Martin Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs and Noriko Sauer Public: None A quorum was present. Chair Kitchens called the meeting to order and the Commissioners introduced themselves. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Approval of Minutes of the Meetings of October 25, 2011 and November 8, 2011. It was moved by Commissioner Hetherington and seconded by Commissioner Au Hoy that the minutes of the meeting of October 25, 2011, be approved as submitted. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. The Commission deferred approval of minutes of the meeting of November 8, 2011, at the request of the secretary. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design Review of a proposed dish-type microwave telecommunication antenna to be installed on an existing 100 foot high monopole structure in addition to other existing telecommunication antennae mounted thereon. Applicant: Danette Martin for Verizon Wireless. Land Owners: Luhia Partners, LP and Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust. Property Tax Map Key No.: 7-4-015:020. Location: 74-5599 Luhia Street, three parcels/building complexes south of Kaiwi Street. Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, and described the proposed project. He noted that although the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona did not address the modern demand for telecommunication towers and antennas, based on the property’s General Industrial zoning, the distance from the Village Core, the proposed neutral 1 color, and the practice of collocation as opposed to adding more towers, the proposed antenna seemed to reasonably accommodate the goals of the Master Plan. The applicant, Danette Martin, introduced herself as a consultant for Verizon Wireless, and gave additional background information. In response to the Commissioners’ inquiries about disguising towers, she said that an existing tower that resembled a palm tree behind Kaiser Clinic had been designed according to recommendation of the Kailua Village Design Commission at that time, and that the Fiberglas material could camouflage a tower in a variety of designs, such as trees, rocks, church steeples, chimneys, etc. It was moved by Commissioner Herbert, and seconded by Commissioner Hetherington, to recommend the Planning Director’s approval of the proposed project as submitted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with five ayes (Herbert, Hetherington, Au Hoy, Dunlap and Kitchens), and four absent and excused (Burns, Power, Saito and Stanbro). Mr. Mark said that since the current Master Plan did not address telecommunication facilities, the Commission could advise the Planning Director on possible revisions, if they had any recommendations in that regard. Ms. Martin commented that she would be interested in being part of such discussion. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Mark informed the Commission that Commissioner Power had turned in his resignation for personal reasons. He said that with Commissioner Dunlap’s departure and Commissioners Herbert and Saito’s terms ending as of December 31, the Commission would have four seats to fill, and asked for the Commissioners’ cooperation to recruit qualified volunteers. The Chair expressed his commitment to serving on the Commission, saying that the current group was very focused and moving in the right direction, and that he wanted to keep the momentum going. The Commission meeting schedule for next year was distributed. Mr. Childs announced that the next scheduled meeting on December 6, 2011, was cancelled since no applications had come in by the deadline. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, at 6:05 p.m., it was moved by Commissioner Hetherington and seconded by Commissioner Herbert that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. Respectfully submitted, A T T E S T: Noriko Sauer, Secretary Shane Kitchens, Chair Kailua Village Design Commission 2