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WOODWARD: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to echo a lot of what Commissioner Iwashita said and also second your remarks. I think, you know, as Mr. Yuen candidly stated, most of the time we get special permit requests, it’s because somebody has done something and the complaint is filed or somebody is sent out and they have a compliant lodged. In this case, I would say the fact that Ms. Sheppard is even here speaks volumes about her integrity. She from a pragmatic standpoint could have just done this. She has no objections from any of neighbors. She could have stored furniture in that place for 2 or 3 years and they would have no objections, nobody would have even known. So I think it’s ludicrous for us to deny her this since, again, none of the neighbors object, it doesn’t amount of building anything new, it’s a temporary use of an existing structure and it doesn’t affect the agricultural character of the property. And I think we ought to treat it as we do in the other special permits, and I don’t think there’s a need for a particularly restrictive time limit. GRAHAM: Thank you, Commissioner Woodward. Anything further? Well, then, I guess we’re open for a motion to deal with this application. Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA: I move that regarding SPP 07-000045, Special Permit to allow the use of an existing agricultural warehouse building for storage of tile, cabinets and home furnishing on approximately 1,000 square feet of land in the State Land Use Agricultural district, property is located in the Onomea Bay Ranch Subdivision, mauka of the Hawaii Belt Road approximately .3 miles north of the 8 mile marker, Mokuohiki, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-7-39: 1 be approved with the standard -. GRAHAM: Commissioner Iwashita, yeah, we might have a list of standard conditions that Mr. Yuen will give us. IWASHITA: Standard conditions to include that the applicant shall be responsible in complying with all stated conditions of the approval; that no exterior signs identifying or advertising the proposed operation will be permitted on the subject property or any of its structures; that the applicant continue to make good faith effort to find a suitable alternative site; that, I guess, the annual progress report requirement be included, be supplied to the Director; and that the time allowed for, or the time limitation on the permit would be 5 years, so that the life of the permit shall not exceed a period of 5 years from the effective date of the permit, with the normal adminis -. Let’s see, I think that’s it as far as conditions. WOODWARD: Second. GRAHAM: And seconded by Commissioner Woodward. Mr. Yuen, can I ask you at this point if there’s any particular issues with regard to the conditions that Commissioner Iwashita put forth that you would like to address? EXHIBIT B 16