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<br /> existing access, and the AO flood zone being to the, I guess, to the bottom of the dwelling at this
<br /> point.
<br /> Here's some views of the property from Mamalahoa Highway. This is the existing dwelling on the
<br /> lower portion of the property and the existing driveway access to the highway. This is the other side
<br /> of the, Honoka`a side of the parcel where the proposed intersection for the flag lot is.
<br /> Here is a view, on the upper left, of Mamalahoa Highway looking west toward Waimea, subject
<br /> property on the right, and the view of Mamalahoa Highway looking east toward Honoka`a, with the
<br /> subject property on the left.
<br /> The Planning Director is—oh, let me, actually, before I get into that—we did send out a proposed
<br /> revision to the recommendation and condition of approval for this, Condition E, and that was the
<br /> condition,which originally was going to require the flagpole be located on the western side of the
<br /> subject parcel outside of the AO flood zone as was advised by the Department of Public Works not
<br /> wanting the intersection of the driveway to be within the flood zone. As we took a closer look at
<br /> this,unfortunately, it creates, created a situation—_pardon me—situation where if we put the flagpole
<br /> lot on the west side, it would, basically that would be part of the new lot and the structure here would
<br /> then be nonconforming in terms of setbacks. In the Ag district the side yard setbacks are 20 feet, so
<br /> we would have created a situation where this would then be nonconforming to the setback
<br /> requirement. We went back and spoke with Public Works just to confirm that their advice to come
<br /> out of the flood zone is just a recommendation and not a requirement. So we then, Applicant then
<br /> spoke with Public Works Engineering Division, Robyn Matsumoto, and she indicated that, again, it
<br /> was just a recommendation,not requirement, and there was a possibility to make that intersection
<br /> work out of the flood zone, and so confirmed what their recommendation was. So she sent in just
<br /> yesterday this, an email talking about this and this draft proposed intersection that would work to
<br /> satisfy that, and also satisfy the setback requirement. So this is just information in terms of the
<br /> proposed change. Also this proposed revision to Condition E, and our revision of the
<br /> recommendation, the two paragraphs up top would replace the discussion in on Page 8 of the
<br /> recommendation, and the new language of the Condition E would read, "The intersection of the
<br /> proposed driveway access and the Mamalahoa Highway should be located outside of the AO flood
<br /> zone," and I want to suggest one more change and that would be, "and meeting with the approval of
<br /> the Department of Public Works." So that way we make sure that the design of the intersection
<br /> would be appropriate, meeting with their approval, and satisfy all of their concerns and our issues
<br /> with Zoning Code.
<br /> We were able to send out to you all of the correspondence that we received in the last several days
<br /> since the recommendation came out, but there was a, the previously mentioned email from
<br /> Department of Public Work, as well as a comment letter from the adjacent property owner on the
<br /> west side, Waimea side, Mr. William Davis. And then the other thing I just want to double check, as
<br /> asked by the community members, is we did send out an email with several videos that indicated
<br /> flooding in the area, as well as send out some DVDs with the same videos on them. The advice that
<br /> we got from our Corporation Counsel was as long as you were able to view them and consider them
<br /> prior,we wouldn't have to play them here, but it's up to you folks if you want to play them here.
<br /> UNGER: Did everybody see them? Did everybody get a chance to look at them?
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