2010-09-28 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: September 28, 2010 TIME: 5:15 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, Nancy Burns, Eugene Power, Ann Kern, Riley Saito, Ann Peterson, Stephen Herbert 2. Absent and Excused: Shane Kitchens 3. Applicants, Presenters and Representatives: Lisa Ginardi of Gone Bamboo, LLC 4. Planning Department: Allen Salavea, Rosalind Newlon and Keola Childs 5. Public: None other than applicant. Chair Cindy Coats welcomed those in attendance and explained the role of the Commission and the meeting procedures. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS There were none. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a marquee sign for Gone Bamboo LLC Applicant: Lisa Ginardi of Gone Bamboo LLC. Land Owners: Bill Ketchem of Hidden Meadows Associates, LP. TMK: 7-5-009:031. Located at 75-5795 Ali‘i Drive, #A6, Kailua-Kona, HI, in the Ali‘i Sunset Plaza. 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 non-illuminated marquee sign for Okolemaluna Tiki Lounge as to size, number and tone of colors used and lettering fonts. The sign is to be 6.42 square feet, well below the allowable size limit of 9 square feet. The maximum lettering height is to be six inches, less than the nine inches allowed by the Sign Code. Ms. Newlon said that the proposed wall sign appears to meet the various KVDC Guidelines as well as the Sign Code. There were no questions of the applicant from the Commissioners or statements from the public on this matter. Commissioner Herbert moved the Commission to recommend approval of the sign permit application. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kern. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously. 1