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<br />sort of missing it right now,oh, here; Condition No. 6, “The applicant shall secure and finalize the
<br />necessary building, plumbing and electrical permits to convert the existing agricultural building to
<br />an automotive repair facility ….” So you have three conditions that basically make reference to
<br />water. As I stand here today, I have not been able to secure all the information I need to make a
<br />definitive determination as to whether or not the scope of improvements, water system
<br />improvements, that will be required in order to support the proposed facility. The applicant has
<br />mentioned to me that there is a portable toilet located at the rear of the building. And you may also
<br />see by looking at this particular photograph that there is a water spigot and a garden hose right on
<br />the outside of this agricultural storage building, and that is where the applicant obtains all of the
<br />water necessary to run his business. And he has indicated to me, and he can clarify this when you
<br />bring him forward, that he doesn’t use a lot of water. Now, my understanding is this water spigot is
<br />tapping into the existing two-bedroom home that is located right next to the agricultural storage
<br />building. So my attempts to contact Building Division and Water Supply was first of all to
<br />understand what does the Building department require as far as industrial structures such as this
<br />automotive repair facility. Is there a code requirement that indoor plumbing be necessary; I have
<br />not made that determination yet. Secondly, the call with Water Supply is to determine whether or
<br />not tapping a line from an existing house and dragging it to the ag storage building for use for an
<br />industrial structure, will that be permitted by the Department of Water Supply; I have not yet found
<br />that out. So as it stands, there are some unanswered questions that remain. And the implications
<br />upon the applicant could be significant, if Water Supply requires that the entire water system in the
<br />area be improved to industrial standards, if there is such a specific standard. Because, as you can
<br />see, the backflow preventer will be required at the Māmalahoa Highway entrance or thereabouts,
<br />and that is something that we will still require, because my understanding is backflow preventers
<br />are also required for residential uses. There is a one-inch waterline that comes from the highway to
<br />these buildings and services these buildings. Whether that line needs to be upgraded, I do not
<br />know; but it does bring in about 1,000 gallons per day, which the applicant feels could be more than
<br />sufficient to support his proposed use, which doesn’t use a lot of water. So at this point, when the
<br />Commission is ready, you can bring the applicant up to speak more directly to the concerns that I
<br />have mentioned at which time, or thereafter, I’ll be able to provide additional recommendations to
<br />the Commission. I believe – I understand the concerns of the applicant, I understand that we do not
<br />have necessary information from the reviewing agencies as of yet – but I believe I have a solution.
<br />So with that, I’m ready to turn this presentation over to the Chairman.
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<br />HICKCOX: Thank you, Daryn. Any questions of staff, Commissioners? Yes, Mr. Whittemore.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: Daryn, I had a couple of questions I want to, and I apologize because this is
<br />probably, the experienced Commissioners already know this. But I noticed in the presentation that,
<br />not your presentation but the written one, that there were several building permits still outstanding
<br />that are significantly dated. In particular with the subject building, I believe, even that has not been
<br />finalized. Where does this go? I mean, do we have to -. It seems to me that the County has got to
<br />require that those be finalized before we can even approve occupancy or, you know, they can even
<br />be given occupancy. Yet this is going on for a long time, so -.
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<br />ARAI: Thank you, Commissioner Whittemore. Yes, it has been going on for a long time. As you
<br />may note, Condition No. 6 of our recommendation asks that, should this permit be approved, “the
<br />applicant shall secure and finalize the necessary building, plumbing and electrical permits to
<br />convert the existing agricultural building to an automotive repair facility within one year from the
<br />date of issuance of Final Plan Approval.” Now, that condition speaks only to the building that he’s
<br />attempting to locate his business in. There is the other agricultural building next door that also has
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