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application. A decision to defer action shall require a majority vote of the total membership and again this needs to be done within the time that we have left. I think at this point in time, at the last hearing there was a general consensus, a lack of objection to a extension to todays meeting. So, at todays meeting you should make some kind of decision to either approve, or deny, or to defer; and if there is no 5 vote decision to take one of those actions then under this rule, the request is considered denied. We still- well, I guess well, well deal with that when we get to it. SPRINGER:Mr. Torigoe, will it be proper to hear the staff background report and following that ask the- engage the applicants representative in a discussion of the options before them? TORIGOE:Sure, you can do that. SPRINGER:Thankyou.Atthistimethen,Idlikethestafftogoaheadwith the presentation on this application. DARROW:Thank you, Madam Chair. If I may direct your attention to the location map. This application is located within the district of North Kona, more specifically along Alii Drive which is identified by this white line running in a Northerly- Southerly direction. The location of this application is approximately, directly across from Kahaluu Beach Park, its identified by a red dot on the location map. There is a site plan that has been submitted by the applicant, which shows basically the layout of the structure. This is a proposed, the applicant is requesting that his single-family dwelling be converted to a three-story multi-family dwelling. There are pictures that have been passed around identifying what this structure looks like. At our last meeting, nd December 2, a motion was made to deny the request, this motion was seconded but it did not pass. Again it was 3 to 2. So, at this time, you have the option of approving, denying or deferring. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Darrow. Commissioners, are there any questions of Mr. Darrow at this time? Commissioner Graham. GRAHAM:Thank you, Jeff. One question that I wanted to just get for clarification relates to, a testifier we had at prior meetings was speaking of the access road down to the highway being a real problem and the condition of that access road is not particularly germane to an SMA permit, I believe. But I would like know if you could just tell us, what authority the Planning Department has as far as whatever permits or whatever actions they need to take to complete this change to a 3-unit, what authority the Planning Department has to sort of require some kind of improvement to the access. DARROW:As mentioned previously by our Director there was a case prior, theToplisscase,involvingwhetherornotthesetypeofimprovementswouldberelative in an SMA major permit. And at this point, he was saying unless theres specific environmentalorsubstantialimpactstotheSpecialManagementAreathattheyreally