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GRAHAM:Thank you. FAY:Oh, you know I dont have an issue. Id just like to reiterate that we do hear the concern. As far as drinking catchment we would not have any guests, we have bottled water, we have a contract with the Waterman; and all of the drinking water, cooking water, is supplied by that source. So we already have done that just for ourselves GRAHAM:All right, thank you. For the record, that was Pat Fay. FAY:Yes, Im sorry. GRAHAM:Thats okay. So I believe at this point, following my script, weve had the appellants, the Intervenor and the Planning Director present their cases. On my agenda, if the applicant has any rebuttal witnesses to any issue that came up, youre welcome to introduce them atthistimeapparently. ROBLEE:Donthaveany. GRAHAM:Allright.Thankyou,Ms.Roblee.Sonowwewouldmoveontoclosing arguments. Does that sound appropriate, Mr. Torigoe? TORIGOE:Yes. GRAHAM:Thank you. So well go in the same order with the applicant going first. ROBLEE:Our closing argument is simply that were not changing anything in terms of the environment of the house, the land. Were simply using two of our rooms for guests, for the bed and breakfast. We have no desire to impact anybody in the area; and our neighbors are very supportive of us, other neighbors. Up and down the road, and across the road, everybody is very supportive. So we respectfully request that you approve our application so that we may get started. Thank you. GRAHAM:Thank you. And since our Intervenor, Ms. Lai, is not here for a closing argument, well move on to the Planning Department, to the County. LEITHEAD-TODD:The Department supports the application. In its review, they looked at all the pertinent issues and felt that this was a reasonable, though unusual, use of agriculturally classified land, and in part because this is land that is not classified of the soil types that are very good for agriculture production. Also the history of the property, it already has these existing homes on it; and the fact that the impact from using two bedrooms is not dissimilar to single family use. If any of you are familiar with having children and parties in your neighborhood or Haloweening, that you can have far more impact from a neighborhood who has multiple children than you could from a bed and breakfast. And so when the Department is looking at these applications they are looking at, you know, what is that kind of an impact. And so youre talking about two bedrooms, not the five that are sometimes asked for; and so its a fairly small bed and breakfast operation. And we think that the permit should be granted. 11