2011-01-11 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: January 11, 2011 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: Shane Kitchens, Paul Bleck, Nancy Burns, Stephen Herbert, Ann Kern,and Eugene Power 2. Absent and Excused: Riley Saito and Cindy Coats 3. Applicants:Chad Raymond of John Allen Sign Co. for listed landowners; John Totah for listed landowners 4. Planning Department:Bennett Mark, Rosalind Newlon and Keola Childs 5. Public: None attended. Chair Kitchens called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m., welcomed those in attendance, led an introduction of the commissioners, and explained the role of the Commission and the meeting procedures. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for an awning sign for Sunglass Hut. Applicant: John Allen Sign Company, LLC. Land Owners: Crellin, Louise S. Trust, Kona MP LLC. Von Platen Luder Hugo Trust, Von Platen Luder Shirley Trust. TMK: 7-5-007:005. Located at 75-5729 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI., at the Kona Market Place approximately 85 feet south of Sarona Road. Ms. Newlon oriented the commissioners to the subject site by map reference, and described the site including land area, existing buildings and other principal improvements. She described the proposed awning sign, which would replace existing signage for this business, by the sign’s dimension, coloration, letter size, and placement.She explained that according to the Sign Code, the sign is considered to be a marqueesign. Ms. Newlon said the proposed sign appeared to meet the sign criteria Guidelines for Review set forth in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona, but under a new interpretation of sign area calculation methodology from the Department of Public Works (DPW) Building Division, the proposed sign does not comply with the County's Sign Code as to maximum allowable area. She explained the new interpretation uses the entire area of the awning face as comprising the sign area, rather than just the area taken by the lettering and any logos. 1