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Management Area Use Permit to allow the development of a 3-story, 12-unit mixed use office- residential condominium project, and they’re requesting the revocation of a previous SMA that was approved on this property for a 3-story, 12-unit residential condominium project, SMA Use Permit No. 448. The area of this application is located within the North Kona District of Hawaii. More specifically, we are looking at Kuakini Highway running in the middle of your map, and we also have Walua Road that runs just below, or makai, of Kuakini Highway. Alii Drive is on the left side of your map. We have the ocean. The particular colors that you see on the map represent zoning. The pink, or pinkish purple type coloring, that we are looking at for this particular subject property area is CV 10,000 square feet. To the mauka side of the property across Kuakini Highway we have Agricultural 1 acre.And just below that we have the Alii Cove condominium project that was approved previously – Multiple-Family Residential 4,000 square feet. This is an aerial photo of the area. This was taken some time ago, because at this time all areas -. This particular property was subdivided into a multiple parcels; you can see them on this particular application here. This particular property is the only property that is not constructed at this time as well as the applicant’s property. All other properties in this particular area have been developed. The applicant is requesting a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow the development of a 3-story, 12-unit mixed use office-residential condominium project, as well as the revocation of SMA Use Permit No. 448. The 3-story, 12-unit mixed use office-residential condominium project will include six units on the second and third-story floor; these will be, if there is no order to it, it could be office or residential on any floor. The lower floor, the first floor, will consist of parking, which will include 40 parking stalls including two ADA parking stalls. Walkways, lanais and an elevator. There will be a driveway ingress and egress onto Walua Road – we’ll show you that on the site plan – it will be one-way in and one-way out. Landscaping. The estimated cost of the project is $3,500,000. Again, as I mentioned earlier, you have an ingress/egress onto Walua Road. First floor: This is your first floor site plan. You have your parking stalls on the lower floor. This is the second and third floors, which shows the six units in place. Elevations: This shows elevations – you’ll see the height of Kuakini on the mauka side of the road – so when you are looking at Kuakini, you’re going to be looking at one-story from Kuakini. The actual grade of the property is relatively low in comparison; there is quite a rise in elevation between the grade of the property and Kuakini. The Planning Department is recommending approval of the SMA with conditions as well as the approval of the revocation of SMA Use Permit No. 448. Are there any questions? I’m sorry, one more thing to add. There were some late correspondences that did come in. We have a letter from Richard and Pat Aarhus. We have comment letters from the Fire Department as well as Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Division. And lastly, we have a letter from the Kailua Village Design Commission; this project did go before the Design Commission, and they recommend that the Planning Commission approve this request. EXHIBIT B 2