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GRAHAM:Thank you. Any other Commissioners? Mr. Emler did you have something you could show us? EMLER:Just a-. I have a question for the Planning Director. I thinkId like to have some clarification and some, on the issue here of whether the PUD, Planned Unit Development as shown in the exhibit is something that is being accepted here by this procedure or if its, it still has to go through the PUD process and the subdivision process? YUEN:It still has to go through the PUD and subdivision process. EMLER:So we can defer some of our comments on some issues. One issue I have, one issue or one concern I have is whats the long term plan for this area? In other words, I noticed on the zoning map that this is, its zoned RS-7.5 and the area surrounding it are Ag-5. Whats the long term zoning plan for this area and what would be the long-term plan for access fromupmaukaofthisareabetweenAliiDriveandAliiHighway?AndIhavethisconcern because I want to know how those lots mauka of this area if they are planned for urban zoning are going to get access? And whether it would be needed to take access off Alii Highway which we are trying to restrict? GRAHAM:Thank you Mr. Emler. Mr. Yuen? YUEN:Well the, this does have to still have to go through PUD and subdivision. EMLER:Thank you so we can still consider connections then and so forth? YUEN:Right. EMLER:Thanks. GRAHAM:Do we have any other? Yes, Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:I guess Im looking at the-, and I understand SMA does not usually say it doesnt include traffic concerns. But Mr. Emlers comment and the Kona Traffic Safety Committees comments talk about SMA process having to be compliant with the General Plan and the reference to the General Plans specific provisions that safe and efficient transportation be considered or be part of the what theyre building in the overall planning for this County. I just need a clarification I guess is that these concerns and I share the concerns about traffic circulation and how this and the surrounding properties you know 20, 30 years down the road are going to be all connected. That those concerns and issues will be addressed in the PUD/subdivision approval process? Is that correct? YUEN:To an extent. Just on the question of traffic, its not that traffic can absolutely not be considered on an SMA permit. Its that if, to consider a traffic issue you have to determine that its of a degree that affects some other interest protected by the SMA law. For example, it is to the point where it affects the use of a highway thats the public access to the ocean. That it becomes so congested that people cant or are discouraged from going to the EXHIBIT 8