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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-07 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: August 7, 2018 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, Ann Kern, Bryant Ching, Jasmine Crusat, Mark Van Pernis, Michaela Ikeuchi, and John Hetherington Absent and Excused: Peter Dahlberg Planning Department: Deanne Bugado (Planner) and Rosalind Newlon (Planner/Recorder) Applicants/Representatives: Rennell Saro Public: A quorum was present, Chairman Shaun Roth called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the Commissioners introduced themselves. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Meeting of July 24, 2018. Chairman Shaun Roth asked if there were any corrections to the minutes. No corrections were offered and the minutes were approved as circulated. 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 1. The applicant, Rennell Saro, is proposing a sign for Kona Crust Pizza at the Kona Coast Shopping Center, located at the corner of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and Palani Road. The proposal includes (1) 84”x 20” stainless steel/acrylic tenant wall sign with max letter height of 9” and a max logo height of 20”. Landowner: Liliuokalani Trust Estate TMK: (3) 7-4-015:001 Location: 74-5588 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Staff planner, Deanne Bugado, provided the background and power point presentation for the project and described the location of the proposed sign/tenant location of Kona Crust Pizza within the center. Ms. Bugado gave the details of the dimensions of the sign, letter size and said that the sign will be above the sidewalk facing Palani Road. The sign area is 11.7 sq. ft., and the letter and logo areas will be illuminated with a max letter height of 9” and a max logo height of 20. The signs at the shopping center were permitted by an existing variance. 1 Ms. Bugado explained that the sign code for KVDC allows the letter height to be a maximum of 9 inches, however, the Planning Commission in its authority at that time, approved a variance on November 5, 1999 that granted a blanket sign variance to allow letter height of 22 inches and sign size of 32.5 square feet, due to the sign challenges of the center that included the distance of the center from the roadway. Although the size of the size of the sign and materials of the proposed sign do not strictly follow the Master Plan of Kailua Kona, the sign is consistent with the approved 1999 variance for the center. Commissioner Van Pernis asked about the illumination of the sign and whether the entire sign would be illuminated or just the letters. Ms. Bugado explained that both the letters and the logo would be illuminated and deferred to the applicant to answer more specific questions on the illumination of the sign. Chairman Roth asked whether other signs at the Kona Coast Shopping Center are illuminated, and the response was yes, Java Juice has their letters in their sign illuminated, next door. Mr. Saro, applicant, introduced himself and provided more details on the illumination of the sign and explained that all of the signs in the center are illuminated. He said that there would be a small string of LED lighting for the sign to light up the letters and the logo. Mr. Saro said that the owner of the mall requested that all of the signs be lit up and said that the color of the lights would be white. Commissioner Van Pernis inquired about the voltage of the sign, and the number of bulbs, to determine the level of lighting. Chair Roth explained that the lights being LED versus other types of bulbs that it would not be relevant what the wattage was. He said that the exterior edge of the letters is brushed stainless steel with plastic fronts, and the lighting would be behind the letters, and the color of the letters would be white and the color of the pizza logo would be yellow. Commissioner Hetherington responded that the plans indicate a red stamped box indicating that it must meet Hawaii County Code Chapter 14 (Section on Outdoor Lighting). Commissioner Ikeuchi expressed that it would be a more unified look if the sign was illuminated like the rest of the signs at the shopping center. It was moved by Commissioner Hetherington and seconded by Commissioner Kern that the Commission forward to the Public Works Director a recommendation for approval of the proposed sign with the following recommendations: accept the submittal with the following condition; 1) approved the sign as presented as long as the illumination does not exceed the other signs in the main building (at Kona Coast Shopping Center). (Seven Ayes, unanimous vote). ANNOUNCEMENTS The next tentatively scheduled meeting is set for August 21, 2018. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS None. 2 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chairman Roth adjourned the meeting at 5:30p.m. Respectfully submitted, Rosalind Newlon, Planner A T T E S T Shaun Roth, Chairman 3