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This is the Kona Urban Area map. The subject property outlined in white on this slide is located within the Kona Urban Area, which you can see is delineated by the red line that stretches from the top of your screen to the bottom and almost follows in the same direction as Mamalahoa Highway. Here is an image of the applicant's proposed site plan. For reference Mamalahoa Highway is located at the top of the screen and Mahilani Drive is located here on the left-hand side. Again, this is the proposed subdivision site plan that was submitted by the previous landowner in 2004 to allow for the three proposed lots. Here is an aerial photo of the subject property, which is outlined in red and showing the surrounding area. To the left of the property you have MahilaniDrive, above the property you can see Mamalahoa Highway, across the Mamalahoa Highway you can see the Holy Rosary Catholic Mission Church. To the right of the subject property is,the.Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witness Church. You can see on your screen a driveway to the subject property coming from Mamalahoa Highway, as well as a driveway-to the property that comes from Mahilani Drive. This is a view which shows the Mahilani Drive intersection with Mamalahoa Highway facing south on Mamalahoa Highway. The,sulijeot property is to the right corner of the photo. This is a photo showing the access off of Mamalahoa Highway.',-The upper left photo is a view of the subject property's Mamalahoa Highway frontage, which is shown on the left. The lower right photo is showing the'view of the existing access pointto the subject property from Mamalahoa Highway. Much of the subject property's frontage on Mamalahoa Highway is covered with vegetation, as you can see in some of the photos These photos show the views-from Mahilani Drive. The upper left photo is the view facing mauka towards Mamalahoa Highway with the'subjectproperty located on the right. The lower right site photo is showing the view of the existing access point to the subject property from Mahilani.Drive. The planning director has proposed an amendment to condition D related to access. Now, after you received the background andrecommendation, the planning director received comments from the state DOT-that,brought forth information that required the following amendment. To understand this amendment it is important that I address key points in the history for the subject parcel with you on this slide. 41'1979 the previous landowner was granted an agricultural access to the subject property from Mamalahoa Highway by the state Department of Transportation. During the initial change of zone process in 2004, the Planning Department received comments from the Police Department, as well as the state DOT, requesting that access to the property from Mamalahoa Highway be restricted and instead require all access to the property be taken from Mahilani Drive. Based on these comments the planning director and the Planning Commission recommended condition D in Ordinance number 04-149 to require all access to the subject property be taken from Mahilani Drive, which was reflected in the draft ordinance that was sent to the County Council. Based on our research it appears that DOT's comments may not have been transmitted along with the draft ordinance to the County Council, which subsequently 3 DRAFT