2010-03-09 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: March 9, 2010 TIME: 5:03 p.m. PLACE:Mayor’s Conference Room aka Hanama 1 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 ROLL CALL 1.Members Present: Cindy Coats, Paul Bleck, Stephen Herbert, Gregory Ogin (5:12 pm), David Ross, Jr., Riley Saito, Fanny Au Hoy and Ann Kern 2.Absent and Excused: Fritz Harris-Glade 3.Applicants and Representatives: Lisa Johnson of Manini Holdings, LLC 4.Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Rosalind Newlon and Keola Childs 5.Public: Marni Herkes Chair Coats welcomed those in attendance, explained the role of the Commission and the meeting procedures and the Commissioners introduced themselves. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Marni Herkes advocated the County’s and the Commission’s adherence to the existing sign code in making its recommendations and decisions regarding permitting and variances, rather than condoning variance requests. She asserted that the existing sign code is effectively written to protect natural beauty and urban aesthetic values, and reasonably relates the impacts and needs of signage with vehicular and pedestrian traffic flows. She discouraged the Commission and other County agencies from establishing a pattern of deviations, through granting variances from the codes provisions. Ms. Herkes also asked the Commissioners to be more aware of the various needs for landscaping and greenery in our community and the landscaping changes, such as removal of trees, being made by property owners today. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a wall sign, a directory sign, and five projecting signs on an industrial building. Applicant: Mattson Davis of Manini Holdings, LLC. Land Owners: Mattson Davis of Manini Holdings, LLC and Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust 1100. TMK: 7-4-010:001. Located at 74-5617 Pawai Place, Kailua- Kona, HI, at the head of the cul-de-sac. Ms. Newlon oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, presented illustrations supplied by the applicant and described the proposed wall, directory and projecting signs. She stated that the proposed directory sign and the five uniformly designed and scaled projecting signs comply with the sign code and the Kailua Village, but that the proposed wall sign did not comply with the sign code due to the size of the included graphics. 1