2014-05-06 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: May 6, 2014 Time: 5:15 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: Theresa Andreae, Fanny Au Hoy, Adam Broderson, John Hetherington and Shane Kitchens Absent and Excused: Nancy Burns, Alvin Akina, Paul Bleck and Sammie Stanbro Planning Department: Bennett Mark and Keola Childs Public: Mark Lo, Jr. of John Allen Sign Company for Jack-in-the-box Restaurants, and Inpyo Hwang of Ina Custom Signs and Don Johnson, architect, for Holiday Inn Express Acting Chair Broderson called the meeting to order at 5:17 p.m. A quorum was present, and the Commissioners introduced themselves. It was moved by Commissioner Au Hoy and seconded by Commissioner Hetherington that approval of the minutes of the March 18, 2014 meeting be deferred 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 None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit variance application for three wall signs exceeding allowable maximum sign area, lettering/symbol heights and mounting height for a “Jack in the Box” restaurant. Applicant: John Allen Sign Company. Land Owners: Scanlan Management and Reddy Development/Relo Kona LLC. TMK: 7-5-004:031. Located at 75-934 Henry Street, approximately 100 yards above Kuakini Highway. Mr. Childs noted that two of the three proposed wall signs are identical in design, materials and placement to those favorably reviewed, for a sign variance application, by the Commission on November 30, 2010. He explained that there is no record of the applicant having presented the variance application to the County Council for its consideration and the Dept. of Public Works (DPW) considers that 2010 application to have expired. By reference to site photographs, Mr. Childs identified the placement of the two previously reviewed wall signs, and noted that these two proposed signs have in fact been installed for several years. He added that DPW staff stated that should the proposed sign variance application be approved by the County Council, the applicant would be required to apply for an “as-built” sign permit for these two existing signs.