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The other option, as the Planning Director had indicated, allows, you know, in the event
<br />Hualalai Vistas does not develop, you know, for its own reason, does not develop in a
<br />timely manner and Mr. Smith wishes to develop his property in advance of Hualalai
<br />Vistas coming on line, then the other option, as the Director mentioned, is that he can
<br />develop it, but he has to improve Church of God Road to full County dedicable standard.
<br />And that I think, and I would tend to agree with the Director that it would really not be a
<br />realistic alternative. Because given the cost involved to improve Church of God Road,
<br />bring the waterline and, you know, only for a six- or seven-lot subdivision, it just doesnt
<br />balance out, combined with the fact that the existing road right-of-way of the Church of
<br />God Road, you know, ranges from about 20 to 35 feet and the required County dedicable
<br />standard calls for 50-foot right-of-way, which means now Mr. Smith would have to
<br />condemn properties or find means to acquire, you know, additional land to make it, you
<br />know, a full dedicable standard roadway.
<br />So,ultimately,whatwillhappenisthatifHualalaiVistasisnotdeveloped,thenprobably
<br />Mr. Smith would not develop, you know, knowing that the only way he can develop his
<br />property is to do the Church of God Road highways, improvements rather.
<br />So I think the pro-active way, and in addition to that, what the Department is saying is
<br />that, and to which Mr. Smith is agreeing to, is that theres also the possibility that
<br />Hualalai Vistas may develop. And if for some reason Mr. Smith may not want to develop
<br />his property, I dont know -. But if Mr. Smith chooses not to develop his property, what
<br />the County is requiring and Mr. Smith is agreeing to is that he will nonetheless provide a
<br />50-foot wide easement through his property that would connect Hualalai Vistas with the
<br />Church of God Road. So, at some point in time, then the County would be in a position
<br />to improve this small little section and, in so doing, provide access to the people who
<br />presently use Church of God Road to get through Smiths property, and ultimately
<br />through Hualalai Vistas. You know, it provides an alternative relief.
<br />YUEN:No, thats, actually, its a little bit farther than that. As part of the
<br />subdivision approval for Hualalai, if Hualalai Vistas goes first and Smith is not
<br />developing, as part of the subdivision approval for Hualalai Vistas, they have to build that
<br />road -.
<br />FUKE:Oh, okay.
<br />YUEN:To Church of God Road over that easement.
<br />FUKE:Through this easement?
<br />YUEN:Right.
<br />FUKE:Got you.
<br />YUEN:And the conditions of the rezoning for Hualalai Vistas are that
<br />these connector roadways have to be built to County dedicable standards and dedicated to
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