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b. <br /> For example, I believe one of the requirements is for a sidewalk in front of the subject <br /> property, but it would be a sidewalk connecting to nothing. A full uninterrupted <br /> sidewalk doesn't begin for another '/2 mile at the corner of Mamalahoa and Kamamalu. <br /> Again, how does this project make sense in the context of the community? <br /> 4. <br /> When asked specifically, the applicant declined having thought about CC&Rs for the <br /> residential portion of the property and stated that he was most likely going to sell the vacant <br /> lots. So yes, while the existing two homes are charming, the applicant doesn't intend on <br /> developing the other homes himself(which is the correct decision from a financial <br /> standpoint). So there is no reason to rely on the existing homes as an example of how the <br /> others will be built. <br /> 5. <br /> The applicant also stated that selling the lots undeveloped is the "most affordable" way for <br /> buyers to purchase. However, buying vacant land and building requires you either use cash <br /> OR a construction loan, neither of which are affordable by most standards, especially in the <br /> current lending landscape. Combine that with FEMA flood insurance and these lots are not <br /> contributing in any way to affordable housing in Waimea. <br /> 6. <br /> As part of the Commission's discussion on the application, it was mentioned that young <br /> people aren't ranching anymore and therefore it makes sense to turn the land into smaller <br /> lots. A few points on that: <br /> a. <br /> The size of the proposed residential portion is not a vast ranch, but is beautifully <br /> suitable for family and community farming. <br /> b. <br /> There are, in fact, many young families with a growing interest in food autonomy and <br /> sustainability, for which the approximately 3 acres would be both manageable and <br /> perfect to achieve those goals. <br /> C. <br /> We live directly behind the parcel and have harvested our own beef, produce our own <br /> eggs, and grow plenty of vegetables to share with our friends. This is what the <br /> Waimea community is about. <br /> d. <br /> Once you chop up the land, you don't get it back, and you set a precedent for the Ag-5 <br /> land around it to also slowly be converted to smaller parcels. <br /> 7. <br /> The legal representatives of the applicant went through a lengthy presentation on how they <br /> changed the plans based on the feedback from the last hearing: <br />