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HOUSEL: Did you submit this as part of your -?
<br />GHALAMFARSA: No, sir, I did not. Just for -. I will later -.
<br />HOUSEL: Would you like to?
<br />GHALAMFARSA: Yes, I do like to submit this.
<br />HOUSEL: Okay.
<br />GHALAMFARSA: IÓm sorry, so thereÓs nine copies, several copies of the site plan, and then
<br />just one copy of that perspective that shows a block.
<br />And thereÓs also, when I decided to purchase the property, of course, as soon as my offer was
<br />accepted, I did a due diligence, the normal that you would do Î
<br />door. I went to the Planning Department and I looked at their records and also all the documents
<br />regarding this property and the neighboring property. There was, the previous owner had
<br />constructed a small carport. I believe the permit was not compl
<br />feet from the shoreline. In addition to that, they had a four-foot overhang into their 20-foot
<br />shoreline. So when I purchased the property and then realized that me as the new owner had to
<br />make that correction, which I did, I applied for remodeling, renovating the house that IÓm in.
<br />Actually, if you ever, I would be glad to show it to you. I have used every single piece of the old
<br />redwood and stone that is in that house, recycled the whole, just all the material. The tin roof is
<br />still there. We took every single piece of redwood, planed it, cleaned it, oiled it, put it back on.
<br />There are three, four layers of paint and stain. At any rate, not only I cut the four-foot overhang
<br />that was protruding to the setback, but I also took the whole carport out; thereÓs only four four-
<br />by-eight or -ten beams there just to support surfboards and paddleboards. So I opened that whole
<br />section. Then I realized in the records that in that letter on the second page, youÓll see in bold a
<br />letter dated September 30, 2008, Page 2, near the bottom, it sta
<br />it clearly states that I could not have 20 feet setback, I should have 40 feet setback for any
<br />improvement. So when I wanted to recycle some of the old lava rocks there to build a barbecue,
<br />I built the barbecue 40 feet, just to be safe, 40 feet 4 inches
<br />Then I saw, when I saw the sign for public for a new development, I made a trip; I went to Hilo
<br />and met with one of the staff of the Planning and requested to s
<br />for this project. Apparently, the file, the application that they filed was returned to the applica
<br />I believe because it was not complete. I just wanted to make sure what kind of setback they had.
<br />To make the story short, 20-foot setback was granted to them. And I questioned it, that why, you
<br />know, 20-foot setback was granted to them and I was being asked
<br />day, I mean, I hired an attorney and I started spending thousands of dollars Î I think over $7,000,
<br />I spent. And finally, you know, I just stepped back because they told me that there was a mistake
<br />that the Planning Director had made. The Planning Director had made a mistake. Of course, my
<br />house was renovated and all done. I donÓt regret it. ItÓs still fine, you know, with 40-foot
<br />setback, because I didnÓt do anything except the barbecue. But then again, I learned that now
<br />with a new application they are being granted, that they can do the 20-foot setback. Now, the
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