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And these are shots of the existing roadways, Mmalahoa Highway fronting the property, and this is the intersection of Mmalahoa Highway running left to right and Konawaena School Road in the background. The proposed improvements, as Staff had indicated, consist of expanding, renovating and using the existing ranch house as a visitor center. I believe that Staff indicated that the expansion would be up to 1,500 feet. In the application, it's 1,300 feet. So it would be expanded to a square footage no greater than 4,000 square feet. The barn and other structures will be renovated for accessory uses. A new greenhouse will be constructed. And the existing access driveways will be paved and improved and parking lots constructed. This is Figure 2.2 from the application, the proposed improvements, which includes the 1,300 square foot addition to the visitor center, the greenhouse, the employee parking lot, the visitor parking lot, and the driveways providing the interior circulation for the project. The visitor center will consist of a visitor orientation and lobby area, registration for activities, a small retail and gift shop, staff and administrative office space, restroom facilities, and storage space. The barn and shop will be used as a craft shop, a demonstration area, and a rain shelter for visitors, while other existing structures may be relocated or demolished, that includes the sheds that are along the rear of the project site. And a petting zoo is envisioned to be located in the area where the wooden corral is now, so it'll be well away from any existing residences. The parking improvements will include a 50-stall visitor parking and, of course, ADA compliant stalls, and a 12-stall employee parking lot. The access and circulation will include right in and right out only movements from the Mmalahoa Highway access driveway and use of the easternmost driveway from Konawaena School Road. Again, the parking lots will be connected with paved roadways approximately 24 feet wide for travel and shoulders. And that concludes the informational portion of the PowerPoint presentation, and we are able to address specific concerns that the Commissioners may have at this time. SPRINGER:Commissioners, any questions for the Applicant at this time? I have a question. Regarding Figure -, the question that I had earlier on Figure 1.2, what I'm wondering is if the visitor center is a destination in itself, or will there be additional traffic from there to the rest of the ranch using public roadways? TSUKAZAKI:I can speak to that. I think we've alluded to the types of eco- tourism, well, not the types but the fact that the Applicant intends to use the visitor center area as a, you know, check-in or staging area for eco-tourism activities that happen on the mauka part of the ranch. That, the question you asked earlier on the map that the Staff had up there, it indicated a road going up through the northeast portion of the property, that historically has been used for access to the other parts of the ranch. And it has been looked at as being at least one of the ways to get people up to the places where they will 9