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HENKEL: Yes, Mr. Ikeda.
<br />IKEDA: Christian, hold on. You know, when I read what you're saying, to me, the
<br />interpretation is as long as they operate a lodge they can continue with this, this permit.
<br />KAY: Correct. Yeah, I mean, there a quite a few things that are being requested under this
<br />Special Permit so as long as, really what this is speaking to is somewhat the limitation of what
<br />they can do. If they want to expand beyond what they're requesting right now, then they'd have
<br />to amend the permit. So that's correct.
<br />KERN: If I could real quick just add on to the Special Permit conversation. I think it's
<br />important. I've been in situations where the Applicant wanted to do a rezone and a Special
<br />Permit would make so much sense because it's very specific, and we couldn't do it. One of the
<br />beauties of the Special Permit is that it does have to be specific unlike a rezoning where if you
<br />get the rezoning, you have a broad range of uses you can do once that's done. With the Special
<br />Permit, it really does have to be very specific which is why the conditions are in there to allow
<br />that, and you can't really go beyond, beyond that. You know, it's really nailed down to what
<br />they can and cannot do, which I feel is very important for Special Permits, especially in these
<br />situations. It's critical, because we're not giving, you know, an open checkbook so to speak. Do
<br />whatever you want to do. You know, because they're special and they're unique. So, I think
<br />there's a lot of value in having it be specific.
<br />MIYASATO: Chair, you know, I, personally I see this as a big impact, the amount of guests
<br />that's being requested, and the fact that some of the neighbors and the community are opposed to
<br />it. I'm just wondering if a continuance would be a consideration to see if something can be
<br />worked out.
<br />CLARKSON: I would concur. I think it, I personally would like to see the Applicant get
<br />together with all of the neighbors on that road and see if there's any way they can come up with a
<br />plan that meets with their approval either to mitigate traffic or—and there's a lot of very good,
<br />speaking to the Director here, impact mitigation in the conditions, but even so, it's still a very big
<br />project for a very quiet, you call it Rural community. And, I wish it were in Volcano Village or
<br />someplace that's more used to transient accommodation. But, I would be more amenable if they
<br />could, if they could come up with a program that would meet with, not just the required people
<br />within 500 feet, but all of the people along that road could be talked to and their concerns be
<br />heard and maybe a plan come up that would meet their needs.
<br />KERN: Yeah, we would not have a problem, you know, contacting all the surrounding property
<br />owners again in setting up, you know, a meeting and do our very best. I know from the
<br />Applicant's perspective, definitely open to working with it. You know, and that's the best that
<br />we can do, so definitely, we can plan a meeting within this month to hopefully make it before the
<br />next Planning Commission meeting and do everything that we can do to come to an agreeable
<br />solution. I can't guarantee that everybody's, you know, going to go there, but we can certainly
<br />do our best effort and, you know, adjust things to make it, you know, more agreeable to the
<br />neighbors, to the community, as well as well as the Commission.
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