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ALAMEDA:Sure. SIRACUSA:If we approve this then ultimately Ms. Tripp or her successor would be able to tear down the building and put up some other larger commercial structure, is that correct? YUEN:Yes. SIRACUSA:Thank you. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:Ms. Tripp, Id like to direct your attention to page 2 of the County Planning Departments background report for your application. No. 9 talks about the Hilo Community Development Plan which was adopted in 1975. Have you reviewed the Hilo CommunityDevelopmentPlan? TRIPP:No,Ihavent.Youmeanspecificallyreadtheplan? IWASHITA:Yes. TRIPP:No,Ihavent. IWASHITA:So this reference to the, in the background report to the Hilo Community Development Plan would have been the first time you were aware that this area that youre asking for commercial development is planned for a residential use? TRIPP:My understanding was that in the planning, that this area was to be Neighborhood Commercial or is in the General Plan to be Neighborhood Commercial. IWASHITA:Where did you get that understanding? TRIPP:Several people that Ive talked to, nobody specific that I can say. But -. IWASHITA:So, but you understand that by Resolution No. 1 adopted on May 21, 1975 that the Hilo Community Development Plan designates the Houselots area, including the property you bought, to be for residential use? You have that understanding today? TRIPP:Yes. IWASHITA:So you understand what youre asking us to do is to basically do something contrary to the Hilo Community Development Plan? TRIPP:I was under the understanding from the recommendation from Planning that by use the requirement that Im asking falls under the plans of the County. IWASHITA:Yeah, the General Plan designation for this area was changed in early 2005 to be Medium Urban Density, which does allow the zoning, the type of zoning that youre 6EXHIBIT A