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<br />The Planning Director is recommending approval of the request to extend the permit life. <br />Although our reports say that we’re granting a 15-year extension, that was incorrect. It should <br />say ten year. That is what the applicant requested, and the Director is supportive of that. The <br />allowing the ten-year time extension would allow Mr. Tavares to continue to operate his <br />business. He has been operating it for 11 years so far, but it also preserves the Department’s <br />right—not right, but ability—to implement the long-range planning goals. The Puna CDP is <br />supportive of this area transitioning to a Light Industrial area but only if certain infrastructure is <br />put in place like water and road improvements. And, we do have a General Plan update coming <br />up soon. We should be updating that plan within the next one to four years. It is possible that <br />that area will be re-designated in the General Plan to Industrial or some designation that would <br />allow the property owners to come in and rezone those properties to Light Industrial. So, that is <br />why we are recommending that the permit still retains a permit life and know that it isn’t <br />completely eliminated. <br /> <br />As far as the landscaping goes, the Planning Director is recommending denial of the request to <br />eliminate the landscaping but would like the Commission to consider maybe reducing the <br />amount of landscaping required, that was previously required. The—Mr. Tavares actually owns, <br />let me go back a little bit here. Mr. Tavares owns this property just right next door to his existing <br />property, and I believe he told me that his brother owns the property next to that. So, we are <br />recommending that there be really no requirement of landscaping. Mr. Tavares said that he’s <br />going to use this property for grazing livestock. And, we are recommending landscaping for the <br />rear property line. Although there is a lot of thick vegetation between the existing house in the <br />back and Mr. Tavares’ property, there is no landscaping along the rear property line so we feel <br />that there should be some there to buffer along here in case this property owner decides to clear <br />out some of his vegetation or a future property owner. <br /> <br />And then along the north property line, the Hilo side, we’re also recommending landscaping <br />because these lots are currently vacant, and they could become developed with residences. <br /> <br />ONO: I’m sorry I didn’t hear that. Could become? <br /> <br />COTTLE: Could become developed with residences in the future. So let me go back to our <br />recommendation here. Fast forward. Make sure I cover everything. Yep, I think that was it. I <br />also want to bring your attention to a letter that we received this morning from the Hawaiian <br />Paradise Park Owners Association regarding Mr. Tavares’ request for the extension of time and <br />the landscaping requirements. And with that, that concludes my presentation. Are there any <br />questions? <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Commissioner Ono. <br /> <br />ONO: I’m concerned about the landscaping suggestion that you’re making. <br /> <br />COTTLE: Okay. <br />3 <br />EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />