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Government Road. The applicant in this case, World Healing Institute, is requesting a Use Permit to allow the establishment of achildrens convalescent facility. The purpose of this facility is to allow children that are undergoing physical and emotional transformation to be able to stay at the facility and go through a healing process. The facility will be located within the existing plantation managers residence; and it will house up to 10 children, each with one parent or guardian for a period of one to three months. The plantation residence is identified as a historical site and is identified on the State Registry of Historical Places. Any renovation that is done at the facility will require the applicants to submit plans for review and approval from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historical Preservation Division; and that will also be a condition that they will have to comply with in Ordinance 01 22, Condition T. The conditions of approval also have Condition No. 2 which states that the applicant will be required to comply with all applicable requirements of Change of Zone Ordinance 01 22, that actually rezoned this area to Resort-25,000 square feet. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission approve this request. Are thereanyquestions? SPRINGER:Thankyou,Jeff.Commissioners,anyquestionsofstaffatthistime? Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA:Are there any conditions that have been put forth by the State Department of Health, any requirements for a facility of this type? Maybe I should have asked Commissioner Alameda that. DARROW:Im not aware of any. They sent their standard comment letter. But as far as it being a convalescent home, thats the question, if I could defer that to the applicants representative. Im not aware of any, and I dont think there were any that were submitted along with comments. ALAMEDA:And just to answer your question, Commissioner Siracusa, as the applicant comes up and explains a little bit more about what the facility will be used for, that will probably get me more in line with whether or not Department of Health issues would come to play. SPRINGER:Are there any other questions of staff? Seeing none, will the applicant or their representative come forward, please. Thanks, Mr. Fuke. Youre already sworn in. Did you receive the Planning Departments background report and recommendation? FUKE:Yes, we did; and it was also shared with the applicant. And prior to going on, however, Madam Chair, Id like to also acknowledge the presence of Pat Linton who sits on the Board of Directors for the World Healing Institute. Its Executive Director and President is away on a trip right now, her name is Aletta Brenendel, so shes on the mainland right now. The staffs background report and the recommendation, the favorable recommendation, were reviewed by the applicant; and she found them to be acceptable. We would like to note, however, just for the record, that on the background report, and perhaps it was my error, that I had noted that there were two dwellings, two additional dwellings on the property; but, in fact, there is only the primary managers, former managers dwelling, and a guest house. The existing, 2