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permit first. That’s all; and I think there’s a history of that in Volcano. It has been a problem. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Being that there’s no, are there questions? You have, Springer? SPRINGER:I wonder if the Director could respond to the testifier’s questions? FUJIKAWA:Go ahead, Director, respond. YUEN:I think the building is being built as a single-family home. And the only difference between a single-family -. There is no actual difference in design between a single-family home and a bed and breakfast in that you can have a single- family home with 28 bedrooms if you so wish. You can have exterior, you can have parts of the home have their own entrances. So if the permit were, for example, denied, the structure could still be occupied as a single-family home. It’s just that they could not bring in guests as a bed and breakfast. And the other thing that makes a single-family home is one kitchen. That’s the biggest thing you look at. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Any other questions? If not, let’s go to Jeff Sutton. SUTTON:Yes, I’m going to read this statement. First, thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Jeff Sutton, I’ve lived and worked in the Volcano community for the past 11 years, and I’ve lived in Mauna Loa Estates for the past nine. During this time I’ve watched the character and the feel of this small community change from that of warm and residential to a progressively business-like warehouse to store National Park visitors who are staying in the area for more than one day. In the name of compatible, sustainable economic development, much house building has gone on supporting what has become an explosion of B&B’s and vacation rentals. These businesses, to me, place a burden on the privately-supported infrastructure, roads especially, that is disproportionately large as compared to what they add to the community. My concern is that by adding yet another of these businesses, we’re going to further tax the already strained resources and add little other than few dollars to food and service workers. In this case, to speculatively cut trees, scrape the ground and build a new house in a residential neighborhood and then ask for permit to operate this as a B&B business is, in my opinion, disingenuous, contrary to the very notion of what a B&B is and circumvents lawful planning. th I currently live directly behind another such business located on 6 Street, which was th mentioned earlier, and near two others on 5 Street. The impact of these businesses certainly has changed the character of our residential neighborhood. Visitors and B&B workers are not stakeholders in the community and, therefore, don’t care for the area as such. The neighborhood does not have sidewalks familiar to visitors and so visitors tend 11