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YUEN: That’s an “or,” though. OGATA: It’s a “or.” Right here. WATANABE: Oh, okay. GRAHAM: Yeah, I think we’ve got that clear yes? WATANABE: Yeah. GRAHAM: Good. YUEN: Oh, and just so the Commission is clear, this is one of those, because it’s an overall change to the Zoning Code, this is one of those things that we would present at two meetings, one on each side of the island. So we are not asking for action by the Commission today; this will be again on the, the next meeting in East Hawaii, on the agenda, and that we would ask for the Commission to act at that time. But we, you know, we can continue this, this discussion certainly today. GRAHAM: So the gist on the actual Exhibit A, Chris, is that in the previous ordinance, we had (1) and (2) and an “or” relationship, whereas you’re now sort of saying that they both would have to be fulfilled. YUEN: It would simply be, allow a five percent increase or decrease in any zoning district. SIRACUSA: Mr. Chair? GRAHAM: Okay, yes? SIRACUSA: I’m afraid I just didn’t catch it or understand why you’ve deleted the “not result in a net increase in the density involved.” Maybe I’m dense today, but -. YUEN: Honestly, I felt that -. SIRACUSA: ’Cause I like that part. YUEN: Well, that is also kind of vague as to what that actually means. SIRACUSA: I mean that’s, we are talking about counting numbers, isn’t that or, you know, I mean -. YUEN: The wording of, the wording would allow, the new wording would allow the following, okay – I’m going to, I’ll give you an example what the new wording would allow that would not, that might not be allowed in the current wording, all right – if you had 100,000 square feet of RS zone adjoining 100,000 square feet of Open zone, you could increase the RS zone by a nonsignificant zoning change up to five percent, or to 105,000 square feet, without a EXHIBIT C 4