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SPRINGER:Thank you. And you heard Mr. Torigoes discussion earlier about nd what occurred on December 2, and the fact that we have five Commissioners before us today, and you understand the options? MOOERS:Yes, we do. SPRINGER:Thank you. Commissioners, do you have any questions for the applicant or the applicants representative at this time? Seeing none, Id like to- oh Im sorry. Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACURA:Thank you. It appears that now that the issue of the sewer- approved sewer system has been dealt with by a revised condition number 4 that the sticking point may very well be the condition of the driveway. And Im wondering if the applicant would be voluntarily willing to pave that driveway to eliminate that concern. Becauserightnowwehavefiveandfiveisaquorum;andifeven1personsaysnothen the whole thing fails. So, Im wondering if the applicant would be willing voluntarily to remove that sticking point. MOOERS:Madam Chair, should I- would you like me to give my statement now or do you want me to wait until after the public testifier? SPRINGER:Mr. Mooers- and actually Im sorry I did not, although I, you did raise your right hand, I didnt ask for your name and address before you began to testify. MOOERS:My name is Greg Mooers. My address is Box 1101 in Kamuela, 96743. SPRINGER:Thank you, will the applicant be testifying this morning? MOOERS:Hes available for- to answer questions, Mr. Holmes and his wife are here with me today. SPRINGER:Thank you. If you could respond to the Commissioners question please. MOOERS:Yes, I, I think- well, just historically with the time that the- Id like to develop the answer a little bit so it makes more sense but-. Mr. Holmes has been building this house for a number of years; and his wife is unable to climb stairs anymore. And so even though he had built the house with an SMA exemption because it is a single- family dwelling, it is zoned resort. So, Mr. Holmes options were to use the property as a vacation rental, as one large house, and have large groups stay there. Or, he sought to under the resort zoning to create a triplex so that he and his wife could live downstairs and then they could rent out the next two stories. Initially, the staff had advised Mr. Holmes that he could probably get whats called an SMA minor permit because the cost of the improvements to add the two kitchens is less than $125,000; and, therefore, it would be an administrative permit handled by the Department. The Director made a