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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-12-19 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: December 19, 2017 Time: 5:15 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 Commissioners Present: Shaun Roth, Zon Sullenberger, Jasmine Crusat, Michaela Ikeuchi, John Hetherington, Mark Van Pernis and Bryant Ching. Absent and Excused: Peter Dahlberg and Ann Kern Planning Department: Terry Dunlap (Planner) Bennett Mark (Planning Program Manager, and Rosalind Newlon (Planner/recorder) Applicants/Representatives: Michael Riehm, Architect/applicant A quorum was present, Vice Chairman Shaun Roth call the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the Commissioners introduced themselves. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Meeting of December 5, 2017 were not distributed prior to the meeting and were deferred for action until the next KVDC meeting. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS There was no one from the public who wished to testify on any items on the agenda at this time. NEW BUSINESS The applicant is proposing revisions to the Kona Brewery proposal, which was approved at the September 05, 2017 meeting of Kailua Village Design Commission meeting. The previously approved proposal for Kona Brewery, consisted of a two (2) story, 37,025 s.f. structure with parking and landscaping on a lot between Kuakini Highway and Pawai Place, south of Kaiwi Street. Proposed revisions include: changes to the parking and configuration of stalls, changes to roof shapes which will result in multiple roof heights, additional rock facing on the exterior building panels, color change to the building walls and a reduction to the proposed landscaping. Applicant: Riehm Owensby Planners Architects LLC Landowner: Lili‘uokalani Trust Estates/Kona Brewery LLC TMK: (3) 7-4-010: 004 Location: 74-5588 Pawai Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 1 Mr. Dunlap displayed a site photograph of the proposed site that depicted a vacant lot located off of Kuakini Highway and explained that this project was reviewed and approved previously by the Commission and now the applicant is returning with revisions. Their architect, Michael Riehm, will go thru the proposed changes one sheet at a time. Commissioner Roth, serving as Chair, asked if any other Commissioner had any other questions of staff. As there were no other questions of staff, Commissioner Roth asked the representative to introduce himself. Mr. Michael Riehm, architect and representative for the applicant, stated that he is from the Riehm-Owensby Architects LLC office in Kona and distributed hand-outs for the Commissioners on the proposed changes. Mr. Riehm went through the proposed changes per sheet A2 thru A9 and L1 (attached): Some of the discussion focused on the cooler unit which will be concealed with panels and may be a different color than the main building or may be metal exterior, and that they may add a mural to the rear of the building near the cooler wall. Mr. Riehm said they may design a metal frame to hold the mural so that it doesn’t affect the cooler wall/unit. On Sheet A2, Mr. Riehm noted that they are also proposing to add a sculpture-type tiki torch as part of the relocated flare that is proposed. Mr. Riehm described the roof changes proposed on Sheet A5 and said that the roof was one continuous roof and now it is proposed as one roof lower than the other roof to break up the mass of the building. On Sheet A8, Mr. Riehm noted that with the revised roof at various heights, the building height would be lowered about 3-4 feet. Discussion: Commissioner Hetherington asked if the plan shows reduced landscape planting and whether a side yard buffer was required. Mr. Riehm replied that Rule 17, Landscaping, only requires 1 tree every 35 feet and their plan shows more trees than required and that the landscaping at the entrance at the driveway would be eliminated. Commissioner Van Pernis said it appears that the applicant is coming back with changes to reduce the costs and said the sidewalk would serve the future guests. Mr. Riehm responded that the proposed project is not intended as a public facility and that the guests would be arriving by shuttle, and that the owner may want to omit some of the landscaping due to costs. Mr. Riehm said that if reducing the previously approved landscaping is not an option than he will present that to the owner. Commissioner Crusat asked Mr. Riehm to explain the purpose of the bio-swale. Mr. Riehm explained there would be plants where the water drains into and would filter the pollutants, thereby eliminating the need for drywells. He further stated the landscaping in the bio-swale would be xeriscape, to reduce water usage. There was concern expressed that parking would occur in the bio-swale, and Mr. Riehm assured the Commissioners that would not occur as there will be 54 parking spaces available. 2 Matson Davis, of Manini Holdings, stated that the vacant lot was used by a nearby restaurant for parking temporarily, but that has nothing to do with Kona Brew Pub parking. Commissioner Crusat asked if the bioreactors would be visible from the highway. Mr. Riehm said they would be visible and they propose to paint them gray in color. Mr. Mark stated in regards to the proposed reduced parking, that the director would be receptive to reducing the number of required parking spaces in the industrial zoned area based on the number of uses proposed. Vice Chair Roth asked if there were any other questions by the Commissioners and recommended that they focus on the items that have been changed and not revisit items that have not changed since being previously approved. Vice Chair Roth said to keep in mind that many aspects of this project have gone above and beyond code requirements and we should consider that they now want to make reductions on some items. Mr. Riehm discussed the option of real vs. faux rock wall being used for the project and that they would like to use concrete to look like real rocks. He also stated they are also requesting to change the color of the paint on the siding; reduce the planting material; change in roof configuration; and omit some parking and add a bio-swale. Commissioner Van Pernis noted that the project should remain as previously approved, and not use faux rock or to reduce landscaping. He further stated that the elimination of the sidewalk and addition of the bio-swale should have been presented when the project was previously presented to the Commission. Commissioner Ikeuchi commented that for cultural input, she does not see a problem with using faux rock as sometime people carelessly harvest lava rock. Commissioner Hetherington commented on the roof color proposed and thought it would not be visible, and okay for a mottled color, and was not opposed to the use of faux rock. He further noted in regards to the proposed landscaping changes for the bio-swales, that if approved, they would have the option to change out to parking in the future, and would prefer it if red rock cinder was used in the bio-swale, instead of quarry type rock gravel. Commissioner Ikeuchi noted in regard to landscaping that lush green colors are prime, but if for less environmental impact, then they could find way to use more native plants that use less water and recommended keeping the sidewalk to keep the project looking more inviting and more public. Mr. Riehm said they will have to come back to choose a color for the cooler and the roof will have to be a lighter color. Mr. Riehm said the gray would be the best color and offered the choices of Zynar 500 colors: Zinc gray or ash gray. Mr. Riehm also suggested that the cooler and the bioreactor be the same color of the building or ash gray or zinc gray. Vice Chair Roth also suggested that the cooler and the bioreactor be the same color of the building or ash grey or zinc grey and other Commissioners agreed with that recommendation. 3 Mr. Riehm said that all of the front of the building would be a rust color and an option suggested was to paint the sides of the wall a flat paint as opposed to the mottled paint color. Commissioner Van Pernis commented that the original color on the building was very specific on the original submittal and it should remain the same as previously approved. The Commissioners had more discussion on the options of the color for the building and it suggested that the mottled rust color remain as originally submitted and approved. Vice Chair Roth asked if there was any motions. Commissioner John Hetherington made a motion: To accept this submittal as presented and (a) accepting applicant’s option on the cladding to be real lava rock and not faux rock; (b) paint on cooler and bioreactor can be any of four (4) colors – ash grey, zinc grey, zinc metallic or Corten AZP raw color or color to match main Corten AZP raw color; (c) for landscaping plan (Sheet L1), species may be changed to reduce water use and number of plants to remain the same; and (d) for exterior paint, all mottled look as originally approved. Commissioner Hetherington moved to approve the submission, Commissioner Ikeuchi seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. – (6 ayes – passed). OLD BUSINESS The Commission will continue discussion concerning the possible update of the 1994 Kailua-Kona Master Plan and the relationship of how this master plan coordinates with the Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP). Commissioner Hetherington offered to prepare a draft letter to the Planning Director stating that if there is an appropriation for a Kailua-Kona Redevelopment Plan, the members of the KVDC would like to be included in the Master Planning process. Vice Chair Roth suggested the Commission defer this item until the second KVDC meeting to be held in 2018. ASMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Terry Dunlap announced that the annual appreciation dinner for the KVDC is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2018, the last Tuesday of January. Mr. Dunlap said that Bennett Mark will be setting up the dinner at a restaurant in Kailua Village with a short presentation provided by Terry Dunlap on significant projects reviewed by the Commission. Mr. Dunlap also said that the Planning Director is pleased with the Commission’s efforts to review projects and design of the buildings in Kailua Village, and that he will be attending the th appreciation dinner for the KVDC on January 30, 2018. 4 2. Bennett Mark announced that there are two Commissioners with partial terms that need to go back to County Council to get reaffirmed; those are John Hetherington and Michaela Ikeuchi. Mr. Mark also mentioned that recruitment efforts are underway for new candidates for Commissioner’s whose terms are coming to an end; those include Commissioners’ Dahlberg, Roth, and Sullenberger. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Dunlap announced that there were no applications received for the January 9, 2018 KVDC meeting and that the deadline was December 18, 2017. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Vice Chairman Roth adjourned the meeting at 6:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Rosalind Newlon, Planner A T T E S T Shaun Roth, Vice-Chairman 5