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shoreline setback variance to allow for an outdoor seating lanai as well as a, some improvements to enhance public access in the area. This is the previous map the applicant was requesting for 2 rows of seating outside an existing restaurant within the Kona Inn Shopping Village within-. Since that time the applicant has revised their request to just allow 1 row of seating to the existing restaurant. This will encroach within the setback 8 feet 10 inches. The area of the improvements for the ADA accessible ramp is located in this area just outside of the restaurant. This will help bring the north portion and the south portion of the area more accessible to the public. The Planning Director is recommending that this request be approved by the Planning Commission. The applicant has submitted a recent correspondence that hopefully everyone has got it, has received it. It has a letter as well as some photos that have been submitted. Are there any questions? ALAMEDA:Fellow Commissioners any questions? Make note this is a continuation. Any questions for staff? Okay. Will the applicant or its representative please come forward? HowaboutIswearyoubothinatthesametime?Couldyouraiseyourrighthand?Doyou swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? LIM:I do. KIMI:I do. ALAMEDA:Thank you. Can you please state your name and address for the record and then you can proceed. LIM:Thank you Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission. Steven Lim attorney for the applicant, Kailua Kona Village Development Group. With me today is Uncle Billy Kimi seated to my left. Thank you again for your consideration and allowing us to provide you with additional information. What I did was after the last Planning Commission hearing I went down immediately just to go ahead and take some photos of the area to better give you an idea of what were talking about. We believe that the modification to the original request so that theres only a 8 foot 2 inch encroachment into the shoreline setback area would be the practical solution that best conforms to the purpose of the shoreline setback rules. Ill walk you-, do you, nd do you have my December 2 letter with the photos, the color photos? Ill walk you through that to kind of give you an orientation of where we are requesting the shoreline setback variance. This is a photo of the frontage taken from my back to the ocean of the Kona Inn Shopping Center. SIRACUSA:Excuse you speak a little louder please Im having trouble hearing you. LIM:Oh, Im sorry okay. SIRACUSA:Or put your mike closer to your mouth. ALAMEDA:Yeah, and you know this is kind of unique for us this mike, usually we havestandssowegottakindofgetusedtoholdingthemikenexttoourmouth.Also,Mr.LimI wanted to ask you if you might as well just, do you want to include this as part of the record? EXHIBIT A 2