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and then there's existing CRM walls, which I outlined in red, you know, right makai of
<br /> buildings, of the existing buildings, and then over here you see the CRM wall that the new wall
<br /> would be tied into.
<br /> This is the first seawall design that was presented in the SMA/SSV application. You can see that
<br /> there is an exposed face, so here will be the shoreline, this is the shoreline line, the certified
<br /> shoreline, but the makai face will be exposed and then built to grade, the finish grade running
<br /> right to the top of the structure. Here they show us 12 to 18 inches on top and then the base 36
<br /> inches. This is from the application.
<br /> This is the second seawall design that was presented in the application and also was presented in
<br /> the final environmental assessment. So, here, again, we see the exposed face on the makai side
<br /> of the property, the structure built to grade, 12 inches on the top, and here they've marked it as
<br /> 24 inches at the base. So just take note of that exposed face.
<br /> Here is the design that was presented to the Planning Commission via letter dated February 10h.
<br /> Now the wall is buried on the all sides, and we see that it is a 28, 28-inch minimum base and an
<br /> 18-inch minimum top, the certified shoreline, which he shows to be completely buried, is, you
<br /> know, and then the makai face. So these are plans that we've got less than a week ago.
<br /> Unfortunately, I—it's still difficult to see but I tried to outline the sandy deposits that are
<br /> seaward of this area. There has been some discussion at this is an actually sandy beach; well, in
<br /> a typical fashion it is not, but it has sand deposits, so it's a sandy rocky beach, but there are
<br /> definitely sand deposits that are seasonal and come and go with the summer/winter swells, but it
<br /> usually, it typically returns. And then of course you see Honl's Beach, which is really the, one of
<br /> the few sandy beaches in this area, supposedly a great surfing spot.
<br /> So at this time I'd like to give the planning director's recommendation for SMA 20-76 is denial,
<br /> and the planning director's recommendation for Shoreline Setback Variance 20-12 also denial.
<br /> At this time the director would like to make a statement related to this project, and hope the
<br /> commission would accept that. Thank you.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Thank you, Alex. I know this is right up your alley. Zendo,please go ahead.
<br /> KERN: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Commissioners and staff, corporation counsel,
<br /> Ray, good to see everybody. So, yeah, I felt like this one made sense to just kind of look deeper
<br /> explanation of my thought process.
<br /> This application I feel is not the beginning but it's something that we are going to be seeing a lot
<br /> more of, the combination between protecting private property rights as well as preserving natural
<br /> resources. When I looked at the application, looked at the EA and every, all of that, which was
<br /> semi-process before I actually became the planning director, I was having some heartburn on the,
<br /> what would potentially happen to Honl's Beach. And so, trying to have this dialogue moving
<br /> forward on how to make this work, ultimately, I think it would be awesome if we could find a
<br /> way to support an application like this and find a wayI wanted to try to find a way to actually
<br /> send a, forward a positive recommendation. The issue that I was having is I don't know how this
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