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MR. MORTARA:No, I was told by the engineer inthe permitting department that it wouldnt be allowed. DARROW:Okay. And youhavent received from your request for an access, you havent received any reply? MR. MORTARA:No, none. DARROW:And this is going on six months? MR. MORTARA:Eight months. DARROW:Eight months. GALDONES:CommissionerMcCall? MCCALL:Yes.Justaquickquestion.TheSpecialPermitwherewere looking at approving here is for this specific use, and any major expansion of the use would require another permit? I mean, a Blanes Drive-In or something in this location would require a separate permit, is that correct? YUEN:Yes. Its for a 1,400 square foot glass-blowing studio and display area and an office. MCCALL:Right. So no major changes could be made? YUEN:Yes. Yes, although I have to say that theres no limit on the ultimate popularity of a site, you know. If more people come then more people come. We dont have a condition on that, nor is that a very easy thing to control or condition. MCCALL:I mean, maybe just to say, I mean, based on at least what has been presented to me, this sounds like a fairly low-key operation. I dont see there being, you know, hundreds of cars a day coming in here. And since I feel that if they were a homeowner they would have a right to have access to the main highway, anyway. Based on what the setup of these lots were, I dont generally see a problem with, you know, I dont see that this is going to be a whole lot more, you know, drain on the highway systems. So -. SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? GALDONES:Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:I agree with Commissioner McCalls comments that given the conditions, this is an appropriate response to them. However, I do have a question about the authority over the old highway and is that a road thats available for public use? Who owns it? Mainly my concern is liability. 11