2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - Scott Watson Amend SMA 450

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of those pictures. You can see that slope in front of the house is about a 45-degree angle. It’s actually not a sea cliff. KANUHA: All I asked was whether or not you submitted anything after that shoreline survey and within the one year. WATSON: We submitted it, yes, before and after, depending on which application you’re talking about. KANUHA: Well, that’s what I’m asking you. What did you submit? WATSON: Two thousand nine was application for consolidation/resubdivision to correct the inaccuracies of the west and north property line. Survey was done on the shoreline after that so we could go to Planning Department with a certified shoreline that’s required at any permit application. KANUHA: So the subdivision was submitted before you got the shoreline certification. WATSON: Yes sir. And that was to create, the Planning Department, they all saw that the old line was too close to the building. It was only seven feet away from one of the historical structures, so we had asked Continental Pacific to, and the County to reconsolidate, recertify the northern and the western two property lines so they were accurate. And they also allowed the setbacks required by the County. So, they made, we applied for it, but they ignored that and didn’t touch it. The certified shoreline was submitted right after I received it in March, and we applied for our Building Permit at that point in time. KANUHA: And your property includes this area that this 2010 certified shoreline includes? WATSON: Yes sir, our argument is what we purchased was oceanfront property as represented by Continental Pacific as sold, and all of their maps show it as the shoreline with no remnant there. The remnant is on a plat map that we were, was shown by the Planning Department later. After talking with Chris Yuen yesterday, his interpretation of it was that these remnant parcels, these are the only remnant parcels that were ever created and they weren’t ever meant to be a remnant parcel, was done for safety reasons—for high surf and the County wanted to be able to make it a safe setback, so they were determining where it would be on that original 2002 survey that this SMA 450 is addressing. This particular situation is different than the rest of the subdivision. This isn’t a lower bench. This is a ramp down to a pier that’s been there forever. KANUHA: All I was asking is whether or not the property you purchased included this additional area based on the 2010 survey. WATSON: Yes sir. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any further questions? Thank you. WATSON: Thank you. 17 EXHIBIT E