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southern part of town; and this would be appropriate. And notwithstanding the fact that you have the old Food Fair building there, I think you have several uses of commercial type situating there, and also offices and the like. So, you know, I’m looking up to the point of Kahaopea Street an ideal place or area in which future development can take place. And my, you know, to the Planning Commission, my problem is because we’re looking at what’s there on the map and what’s, where the application is, you know, would it be wiser that we anticipate growth taking place there and just not put any restrictions to it? I have strong reservations about putting restrictions on any particular zoning. It sends out, it sends a different kind of signal to the public as far as the ability of the, of any developer making plans with regards to establishing a business, or developing any housing, or whatever. For them it’s important to know that what’s there is there and what’s not there is not there. And what they can do, and what they can’t do, it’s very important. I think in this particular case, it also applies to the applicant. I remember many years ago when I was on the County Council there was this foot doctor, and there was an application up Ponahawai, and it’s above the jail within the residential area. He had a property and he came in for rezoning. It was a big issue because given a commercial zoning the people in the development were very concerned about the possibility what might happen if this individual had sold his property; and then with that commercial zoning he would be able to put in a service station and other uses. So what we did at that time is did exactly what we’re talking about today, you know, contract zoning, allowing only a particular use within the zoning to be conducted. And, you know, it’s always a scary position for me as I look at that because in the event that individual sells the property or in the event that individual needs to change the use of that property, you know, then he had to go through the same procedures that this applicant is going through; and I don’t think it’s fair for them. Once you give a person a rezoning I think they should be comfortable that under that zoning they’re permitted all these uses, with no restrictions whatsoever. And that’s where I’m sitting at right now. WOODWARD: All right. Thank you, Commissioner Domingo. Do we have any other questions? Okay, seeing none, you folks may be seated. Thank you very much. And we’ve already had a little deliberation, but now we can really deliberate. We have nobody signed up from the public to testify. So would somebody care to make a motion? Commissioner Domingo. DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman, I move for the deletion of the previous condition imposed on them on Rezoning Application 07-073. WOODWARD: Condition D? DOMINGO: Yes. WOODWARD: Okay. Do we have a second? 10