2011-05-10 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: May 10, 2011 TIME: 5:18 p.m. PLACE: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 ROLL CALL 1.Members Present: Shane Kitchens, Fanny Au Hoy, Nancy Burns, Terry Dunlap, Stephen Herbert, John Hetherington, Sammie Stanbro and Riley Saito (from 5:23 p.m.) 2.Absent and Excused: Eugene Power 3.Applicants/Representatives: Carter Yokoyama and Marty Barger 4.Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs, Ramsey Young and Noriko Sauer 5.Public: None Chair Kitchens welcomed those in attendance, and the Commissioners introduced themselves. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS 1.Design review of a sign permit application for one wall sign for Carter Yokoyama. Applicant: Jeremy Neill, Neil Signs & Design. Land Owners: Edward J. and Rhondall K. Rapoza. TMK: 7-5-018:094. Located at 75-5905 Walua Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. Mr. Childs oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, and described the proposed wall sign. He noted that the design and coloration of the proposed sign appeared to comply with the Signage Criteria Guidelines for Review in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona; however, he also noted that the placement of the sign might not comply with the Sign Code, which required a wall sign to be mounted at the lesser of one-half the height of the wall or nine feet above the finished floor level, and added that the Department of Public Works had not determined whether the proposed sign would meet the height limitation. The applicant’s representative, Carter Yokoyama, was present. In response to Dr. Yokoyama’s inquiry, Mr. Childs said that the Planning Department was unable to decide on the height compliance issue, as the Sign Code was subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works. Dr. Yokoyama said that he was the only occupant on the second floor, that he had a temporary banner up at present, and that the landlord had told him that the subject wall was intended for tenants’ signage. 1