2013-11-19 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: November 19, 2013 Time: 5:18 p.m. Place: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 CALL TO ORDER Commissioners Present: John Hetherington, Theresa Andreae, Fanny Au Hoy, Nancy Burns, Shane Kitchens and Sammie Stanbro Absent and Excused: Alvin Akina, Jr., Paul Bleck and Adam Broderson Applicant/Representative: Matthew Kilgore, Clem Kanhai, Brian Shiroma, Robert Saito and Scott Fleming Office of Corporation Counsel: Margaret Masunaga Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs and Noriko Sauer A quorum was present. Chair Hetherington called the meeting to order and the Commissioners introduced themselves. It was moved by Commissioner Andreae and seconded by Commissioner Stanbro that approval of the minutes of the October 8, 2013, meeting be moved to the end of the agenda. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners present. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS – No statements were presented under this section of the agenda. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a proposed marquee sign for O’Reilly Auto Parts. Applicant: Automotive Stores, Inc. (dba O’Reilly Auto Parts). Land Owner: PRES-KONA COAST LP. TMK: 7-4-015:001. Located in the Kona Coast Shopping Center, at 74-5586 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona. Mr. Childs described the proposed marquee sign. He noted that a sign variance had been granted to the entire shopping center in 1999, which increased the allowable letter height and overall sign area to compensate for the wide setback from the street. In addressing a bright red color used on the proposed sign, he said that the Commission had been supportive of most signs with bright colors for this particular shopping center in the past. He concluded his presentation by saying that although the sign size, lettering height and type of material did not follow the Sign Code or the Signage Criteria, Guidelines for Review in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona, the proposed sign was in compliance with the 1999 blanket sign variance. 1