2012-03-06 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII MINUTES Meeting Date: March 6, 2012 Time: 5:15 p.m. Place: West Hawaii Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 96740 CALL TO ORDER Commissioners Present: Shane Kitchens, Fanny Au Hoy, Nancy Burns, Stephen Herbert, John Hetherington and Sammie Stanbro Absent and Excused: Riley Saito Applicants/Representatives: Sean Asmus, Jim Perry and Michael Riehm 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. The Chair suggested that the Commission reorder the agenda and take up the New Business first. There were no objections. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a ground directory sign for Henry Street Landing. Applicant: Sean Asmus of Reddy Development. Land Owners: Relo Kona, LLC. TMK: 7-5-004:031. Located at 75-934 Henry Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on the southeast corner of the intersection of Kuakini Highway and Henry Street. Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, and described the proposed sign, which would replace an existing business sign for Aloha Gas in the same location. He noted that although the Department of Public Works, Building Division (DPW) had reviewed it as a directory sign, the proposed signage actually appeared to be two signs combined: a business sign for Aloha Gas on top of a directory sign for two other businesses. He pointed out that the sign would include product advertisement for Aloha Gas, which was prohibited in the Kailua Village district under the Sign Code; however, indicating gasoline prices on signage at gas stations, as proposed here, was historically allowed even in the district. He also mentioned that while the proposed shiny plastic materials were discouraged in the Kailua Village, the existing Aloha Gas sign, as well as all other gas station signs in the area, were made of similar materials. Further, he said that the applicant had just informed him that the applicant and his team were now considering an alternative design featuring internal surround illumination of the 1