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Gmail-Galan change-of-zone application testimony 4/3/12 2:45 PM required. The applicant couple claims that the project will generate less than 50 peak hour vehicle trips and therefore shouldn't require a TIAR. The application itself suggests there will be at least 28 trips by the employees and guests coming and going from the parcel — and this is assuming that they come and go only once a day. Are there really going to be less than 11 patrons of the four retail shops and the resort units per day? If that is the case, this will not be a viable project for Pahoa. Adequate water pressure for fire protection purposes is not available. The Department of Water Supply has indicated in comments to this application that the existing water line fronting this property provides a theoretical fire flow of less than 1,600 gallons of water per minute through the existing 8-inch line. The minimum required flow is 2,000 gallons per minute. as the adjoining property owners, we are concerned about inadequate fire protection for a development proposing multiple retail shops and resort units. The applicant may not be developing the property as proposed. We urge you to see the attached Hawaii Real Estate Multiple Listing Service (MLS) regarding the parcels at issue. Note the fact that the MLS listing states: "Great opportunity to start your Business in the heart of Pahoa Town... Seller is currently going thru the re-zoning process and expected re-zoning to be within the next 6 months... from 3/10/2011..." Based on the MLS listing alone we believe the applicant couple will actually abandon this project and some unknown project will finally be developed on these parcels. The Zoning Code allows for 48 different types of businesses in the CV district. We believe some of the uses would be offensive, and we are not only owners of small retail business in Pahoa but vested in and active in the Pahoa community. I am the past president of Mainstreet Pahoa Association and a current board member. The applicant couple filed a rezoning application in February 2011 without stating any proposed plan of development and in the course of a sales agreement with a party. The applicant couple's original application indicated that they were proposing to sell the property to an "�i buyer." The applicant couple ultimately withdrew the vaguely written application and refiled r rho W the application that is before you n September 2011, claiming the parcels will not be sold in the Planning Department's questionnaire. As of Nov. 30, 2011 the MLS listing showed the applicants were trying to sell the property. In the past, a condition was included in zoning amendments to ensure that the proposal submitted to the County of Hawaii for consideration was the development actually built. No such condition is included. Pahoa Village merchants and residents have been working very hard against a stereotype for being the center of drugs and crime. We are currently working on the development of the "Pahoa Plan,"which is part of regional town center development planning according to the Puna Commnity Development Plan. We have serious concerns about this application and its potential for running contrary to what will be spelled out in the Pahoa Plan. We believe this application would be setting a dangerous precedent for development in Pahoa, in Puna and islandwide. This application calls attention to the need for legislation stating that any parcel that is sold within a certain time period of being rezoned should revert back to the original zoning. Without such a protection from real estate speculation we further erode the quality of life in Hawaii County. We beg of the Hawaii County Council to look out for the general welfare of Pahoa and Puna and reject this application. Tiffany Edwards Hunt Tiffany Edwards Communications (808) 938-8592 newswoman @mac.com https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=d2448fcb64&view=pt&search=sent&th=1367a620f6fdd7cd Page 2 of 3