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Lincoln Ashida, Esq. Corporation Counsel Office of the Corporation Counsel Page 3 April 27, 2001 Areas where the map can be interpreted would include examples like a future resort shown on a particular bay. The map was not done to exactly locate the hotel site, which could be determined in the zoning process, but still be consistent with the LUPAG map. Where the boundary is inherently imprecise-for example, where an area of urban expansion or low density has been drawn around an existing residential area-if a proposal comes forward to rezone the property somewhere near or past the apparent fringe, the more cogent question may be whether it is right to rezone the fringe before the adjoining land closer to the existing urban area has been developed. I also feel that there should be some ultimate limit in map interpretation vs. the exact location shown on the LUPAG-something between five hundred and a thousand feet, in my opinion. On the specific question of the Puainako St. property, my office has extensive files which give a chronology of what happened. In brief, the question is whether the 1989 General Plan amended the map to include this property within the "High Density" area of Hilo, even though the map itself did not change to include it. Because the original amendment creating the High Density area at Prince Kuhio Plaza was by metes and bounds, it is clear that this area was not High Density before the 1989 amendments. I would be happy to share what we have in response to any question that may come from the council. Sincerely CHRISTOPHER J.( N Planning Director CJY:pak Wpwin60\Chris\Plan Interpretation letter cc: Patricia O'Toole, Esq. Mr. Roy Takemoto Mr. Rodney Nakano Mr. Norman Hayashi Ms. Alice Kawaha