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table. And do you have any comments based on the testimony and discussion that you heard? MOOERS:Oh, yeah, Ive been doing this for awhile. I guess, first, Ms. Kjos did call me and discussed her concerns about the shared access. And I talked with Mr. Holmes and I conveyed to her that he would be more than happy to pay his fair share of maintaining that driveway. According to Mr. Holmes, theres feeling in the community because of the volume of traffic generated by her vacation rental that she should be responsible for paying most of it. So, I guess, there is a, I would say a dispute among neighbors as to whos responsible for what. But Mr. Holmes has assured me that hes more than happy to pay his fair share to maintain that. The one thing I would point out about this proposal is while we are talking about going from one unit to three units, were not talking about increasing the number of bedrooms. Allright?Sowerenot,Imean,ifitwasdevelopedasasingle-familydwelling,itwould still have the same number of bedrooms and the same number of people could inhabit that house and have the same number of cars. And its not a situation where were adding, say, additional densities as far as bedrooms. Yeah, in all likelihood, we probably will add more people because, you know, typically therell be two people. But I do want to point out that were not asking for additional units. As far as the parking, I guess, I would echo Mr. Yuens sentiments that the Code is the Code; and if its adequate, its adequate for everybody; and if its inadequate, then it ought be changed for everybody. But I dont think its fair to Mr. Holmes, or to any other applicant, to change it on a case-by-case basis. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Mooers. Commissioners, any questions or comments for Mr. Mooers? MOOERS:Could I make one more statement? In regard to the illusion that theres some, I misled you regarding Mr. Holmes thoughts as far as when he anticipated -. I think the records of the Planning Department will show that over a year- and-half ago, he did apply for an SMA for this; and it took a while for the Department to figure out how they were going to respond. So, you know, I dont mean to imply that Mr. Holmes decided last week. He filed an application about a year-and-a-half ago for this; and at that time I think he filed an SMA Minor. An assessment was done. He was told he needed an SMA Major Permit; and thats why were here now. So, if I implied that that was something he decided in the last month, Im sorry; but the record, I think, is quite clear that he applied to the Department over a year-and-a-half ago. SPRINGER:Thank you for your clarification, Mr. Mooers. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:I appreciate the testimony from Ms. Kjos. I dont mean to stay hung up on wastewater issues. But before we began this and reading my documentation now, I was not aware that it was possible to connect up to the Keauhou system. And 13