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Now the development of F-2 proposes to change this developers land to County land use designation of Rural. Rural as definedin the County General Plan has typical lot sizes of 9,000 square feet to two acres. Therefore, this amendment is potentially going to take the lot sizes from 200 acres and greater down to 9,000 square feet to two acres; and as I understand it you can build a house on half-an-acre. I talked to the Planning Department, thats what they told me. Since SMA No. 269 was issued about 20 years ago, the Coastal Zone Management Studies had documented a complex array of problems affecting coastal waters arising from NPS (Non-Point Source Pollution) and CSI (Cumulative and Secondary Impacts), the combined impacts of by human land use activities and development. Amendment F-2 does create an opportunity for present and future developers and lot owners to apply for rezoning in the hopes of subdividing your land further. HigherdensitydevelopmentcanonlyincreasetheexposureofKealakekuaBaytoNon-Point Source Pollution and Cumulative and Secondary impacts. To put it in plain English, we dont have the science yet to know what exactly will end up in the Bay, when it will end up there, and what it will do when it gets there. The coral reef, fish and dolphins are already stressed by human use. If we ruin the water, we ruin the reef. If we ruin the reef, we kill the fish. The General Plan mandates protection for natural resources, natural beauty, unique habitat and coastal resources. Kealakekua Bay and the marine preserve qualify on all these levels. Therefore, I hope the Planning Commission will delete Amendment F-2 and protect K-Bay. Thank you. ALAMEDA:Thank you. Very good. Any questions? WILLE:Hi. Margaret Wille and I want to make a couple of comments. One is on your Transportation Road Map F, I think thats not in detail. And perhaps youve already agreed to this, but Im unaware, and this has to do with the mini-bypass which Parker Ranch had requested to be removed and Director Yuen agreed not to promote that. But I just want to make sure that the corresponding road map in the Plan includes this road. And I believe Director Yuen wasnt opposed to that, but that it had been overlooked or an oversight that this be, this mini bypass or the two --. Can we put that map on? Or maybe its not detailed enough. But I have, what I gave you I handed out in the testimony showing this map. Currently Parker Ranch, under its rezoning ordinances, is required to build about one-half of that road and then the County section, which the County has substantial funds, could put that in. Were really pushing to get this road in. And I just want to make sure, as Chris Yuen said its important for it to be on the maps in order to, if additional funding is needed. ALAMEDA:Okay. WILLE:Its also just in terms of looking at working on the States bypasses, I mean, one of the engineers said, well, we didnt even know that map was being, that road was being considered as they were looking at the General Plan. And just so that everyone is on the same page that its important, so I just stress that. 16