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sent them all a letter over a year ago stating that I was going to be building and moving into the neighborhood. And I have received numerous support calls. The main issues that my neighbors have been concerned with are parking. Since the house has been under construction, there have been some construction workers parking in th the street. The Pearl Street, excuse me, 10 Street is a narrow street, and the construction workers have parked on the road necessitating that other cars go around them and sometimes creating some ruts on the side of the road. Knowing that this was a problem, I had installed a circular driveway to facilitate the entry and exit of guests to the property so that there is no need to go and turn around in someone else’s driveway; and there are adequate, in fact, more than adequate parking spaces for the number of rooms that I’ve requested. So the, you know, the parking on the road is a temporary situation. And in my confirmation letter to guests, I will also be addressing that issue by informing them that there is no parking allowed on the street and that they must fully pull onto the property. There has been some suggestion that it’s going to increase traffic. With an average occupancy of 50 to 60 percent, which all B&B’s would hope for, we’re talking about perhaps 2 to 2.4 cars a day additional on this street; and when the whole development is filled out, of course, there’ll be considerable traffic just from the owners. But right now only eight lots have been developed. Another issue that has been brought up to me is regarding water catchment and the delivery trucks. In Volcano, when there is a drought, a lot of people are forced to buy water and delivery trucks come up. Under extreme circumstances, these deliveries have been made in the evening to some homes. Under normal circumstances, that is not the case. In speaking with the water delivery companies, they said they always try to schedule during normal business hours. They don’t want to pay overtime, either. We have installed a large tank, a 10,500 gallon capacity, after consulting with the County on water catchment needs for a family home of this size, and we also put in only one bath tub in the house. Everything else is showers. We have state-of-the-art low flow devices to conserve water, and feel that the water situation should be adequate. If there were an issue with water, we have a large enough roof area on our home to accommodate, and the resources to accommodate another tank if necessary, but we really do not foresee that. th In consulting with some other B&B’s in the area, the Country Goose which is on 6 th Street or 8 Street, she said that in 19 years of operation, she’s had water delivered ten times, and several others had similar stories. I know a lot of neighbors have had a bad experience with a bed and breakfast, Carson’s, which is actually not indicated on your th map but is on 6 Street; and this is an older establishment that was grandfathered in. They have 10 or 11 units. The current law does not allow that many units, and they do not have an adequate water system. It doesn’t function at the capacity, the tanks are too small, and they do have frequent water delivery. The owner is aware of the problem and trying to address that. 3