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DOMINGO: Medium Density. COTTLE: On the east side of Kilauea Avenue. DOMINGO: And this particular area is Low Density -? COTTLE: That’s correct. DOMINGO: For residential uses? COTTLE: That’s correct. All of the areas shown in orange are Medium Density Urban. This square shaped area towards the bottom of the slide is the location of the old Food Fair. And then you have the Noodle Factory here; and Kai Store at the corner of Puainako and Kilauea Avenue, and then as I mentioned the Puainako Center across Kilauea Street. DOMINGO: When they came in for the original application for rezoning, if I recall correctly, the Department recommended denial of that application at that time. On what basis was that denial made? COTTLE: At the time we did recommend denial for this CN zoning, the main reason was we felt it was inconsistent with the Low Density Urban General Plan designation for the area. And we felt that changing to a CN zoning would be somewhat precedent setting and may allow or encourage the properties that you see in between the two orange areas, all these single family residential properties here, to come in also for CN zoning; and then you would introduce obviously more traffic to Kilauea Avenue. It would become more congested like other areas of Kilauea Avenue closer to Downtown, so we wanted to prevent that from happening. DOMINGO: Yeah, I can see that from a planning perspective. But as I look at the colors right now, would it not have been more appropriate perhaps if when the General Plan review was made that Medium Density be extended all the way to Kahaopea Street thereby having a consistent array of zoning in the area? COTTLE: You know, I wasn’t here at the time but I believe that issue had come up during the 2005 comprehensive review of the General Plan; and there was some discussion of kind of moving it over towards Kinoole Street and making this entire area in here Medium Density Urban. But for whatever reason, and I’m not aware of the reason, it remained Low Density Urban. DOMINGO: I see. And I can understand why the Planning Department had recommended denial. But I understand also at that time the Planning Commission sort of took a compromised position and permitted zoning, but based only on a specific use of that property, you know. It was, I don’t know if you call that contract zoning based on a specific particular use on that property and not allowing them to conduct a whole array of uses as contained in the CN zoning. And now what they’re doing, if I try to understand this clearly, is trying to delete what the 3