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may be already zoned for a particular use. So rather than prohibit construction in the flood zones entirely, Chapter 27 takes the approach of allowing construction if you build up. However, when youre at a rezoning stage, when youre increasing the potential density and use of the property, I feel that we should take greater precautions and that allowing more construction within the flood zones is just asking for trouble. So we have been putting a condition on rezonings that involve property that are in the flood zone and basically limiting that kind of construction. And the language that I proposed is similar to what we put in other ordinances that would say, and would recognize that you have additional structures that are, I mean, that you have existing structures and were not proposing, the change of use to office from the current residential use would not trigger any changes; and we dont have a problem with them converting the existing residential structures to office use. But it would say that No additional structure shall be built in the AE zone or shaded Zone X Flood Zones. Such construction in the areas currently mapped in the AE or shaded X Flood Zones shall be allowed if the owner secures a letter of map revision. Andtheletterofmaprevisionistheprocesswhereyougetthefloodzoneschangedeitherby showing that they were wrongly mapped in the first place and that you arent affected, or that you have done flood control measures so that you can take your property out of the flood zones. GALDONES:Mr. Yuen, where in the conditions would you like to place this? YUEN:That would be an addition to I. And Ive talked to the applicant over the break and I understand that this is something new for them, and that Mr. Nishimura is substituting for the applicants normal representative, and that he will request a continuance because he needs to discuss this with the applicant. And I understand that and Im sorry, again, for bringing this up at the last minute. NISHIMURA:Chris, can I get a clarification? YUEN:Yes. NISHIMURA:So the way you have worded this it would not apply to the proposed parking improvements that are being considered for converting the existing dwellings? YUEN:Right. Those would only be covered under the normal Chapter 27. It would only apply to new structures, not to a parking lot. Now there may be something that has to be done because of the parking lot under Chapter 27, but this condition would not apply specifically to a parking lot. It would only apply to new structures. NISHIMURA:And, secondly, this is, the proposed condition that you have just described, youre indicating that this is a standard condition that you have imposed or recommended for inclusion in change of zone applications -? YUEN:Yes, affected by current AE or shaded Zone X flood maps. Yes, we have done this on a number of other rezonings. 8EXHIBIT A