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VITOUSEK:WhatÓs permitted in terms of the setback from the prope <br />RMA-1.5 district? What is the permitted setback between a building and the property <br />line in the portion of the property where the, where the Î? <br />YUEN:Somebody, again, I have to ask is this an open book question? I have to <br />dig out a copy of the Zoning Code to give you an answer to that, unless thatÓs in our <br />background report. May I call on the much greater experience of Mr. Hayashi to help me <br />with this. <br />Rear yard minimum setback is 20 feet. Front yard is also 20 feet. <br />VITOUSEK:Okay. And isnÓt it a fact that the proposed buildings are setback 38 ½ feet <br />from the, the minimum of 38 ½ feet from the property line? <br />YUEN:From, right. ThatÓs in the later site plan, yes. <br />VITOUSEK:So thatÓs almost double the minimum setback established by the, and itÓs <br />your opinion that the owner did not make an attempt to set it back further from the <br />property line? Was that your testimony? <br />YUEN:No, my testimony, clearly the owner have set it back farther than the <br />minimum. My testimony though is that they are, theyÓre close to maxing, you know, I <br />think I spoke a little imprecisely. But their site plan does not, as presented, does not <br />involve any substantial area for planting, and to landscape or to buffer the adjacent <br />property. <br />VITOUSEK:Mr. Yuen, directing your attention to Exhibit 17 and to the mauka <br />boundary of the property. And is your testimony that the areas shown on the property <br />that, on the mauka boundary that are available for landscaping show that as being used <br />for landscape and are minimal? <br />YUEN:Just a minute. Not counting the access road, the width of the area is <br />minimal. The width of the area shown on the property boundary for landscaping is 5 to <br />10 feet. <br />VITOUSEK:So you have reached the opinion that a, have you reached an opinion that a <br />landscape plan which effected a complete visual area could not be developed within the <br />space shown on the site plan? <br />YUEN:I doubt it very much. And I have, I havenÓt been shown a p <br />convinces me that it can. <br />VITOUSEK:And so what is the basis of your expertise that allows you to evaluate <br />whether a particular type or suite of plants could be grown in the space indicated? In <br />other words, do you have it, do you have any training in landscape architecture? <br />14 <br /> <br />