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GIFFIN: And what is the timetable in relationship to the subject property? LIM: For that particular project, we have a Planned Unit Development application in also and we have to get that approved, then after that I think we will go with the subdivision application notice — I estimate a year and half to two years for the issuance of final subdivision approval. HOUSEL: Any more? Okay. Mr. Lim, I had one other question. As you are aware, the Kona Community Development Plan has set a preference, as this is not in a TOD but it's and what would be called the TND, and the conventional rezoning that you are requesting is an alternative to the TND. Did you consider a TND? LIM: We discussed it briefly with the Director, but we felt that because we didn't have the minimum size that it's very difficult to plan these TND's or TOD's. A lot of the TND and TOD concepts, at least as I understand them, are intended to be these complex concentrated urban developments that they will have some urban core where you've got commercial retail, you get, you know, the more residential out further and less dense residential and some greenbelt on the outside. And you really can't do that unless you've got a large project, like, the County heads the plan that you guys had had review, the Honokohau Village TOD, something like that where you've got, you know, a significant amount of acreage and it's located along one of the transit lines that are planned, because that was the whole intent, at least as I understand, of the TND. And the TOD was this Transit - Oriented Development where you would have the buses or maybe rail or whatever else in the future, and you plan these big urban projects. And this is just not appropriate for that. HOUSEL: Now, you know, and I'm referring to the letter from the Land Use Commission regarding these four parcels, which are apparently individually owned but have a lot of thing in common, that could potentially be considered a TND; there is a large enough, there is 60 acres in that total area there that you've, you know, you obviously with connecting roads to adjacent properties, you're doing some cooperative efforts, that maybe you would consider working with the other owners to develop a TND per the Kona CDP. LIM: That's, one of the issues that the smaller developers like this one have is you really don't have the ability to work with some of the other developers because we don't know what their timing is, and there is obviously the infrastructure cost issues. So, as - (interrupted by a comment from the public). HOUSEL: Please continue. Sorry. LIM: So I guess, in short, no, we feel like the project was a small project and we could not do that with the other developers. We didn't even know they were going to be coming up at the same time as we were. HOUSEL: Well, I participated in the Kona CDP, and I think the general intent was to do planned development for our community, and that everyone, all landowners and everyone was encouraged to, you know, cooperate together to do mass planning and instead of piece -meal planning. So I would certainly encourage everyone to try to cooperate together and maybe coordinate their schedules, I realize that it's not practical for everyone to do that but, do the best they could to try to meet the intention of the Kona CDP. 12