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currently reside in Hilo, since you asked. Yeah, so I'm happy to answer any questions. I can
<br />address a few things. First, I'd like to say, you know, good morning Mr. Chairman and members
<br />of the Planning Commission. Thank you for all that you're doing, Mr. Director, Corporation
<br />Counsel, and all the awesome staff in the Planning Department. Good morning.
<br />I guess I'll just get right into it. On the surface this is, you know, to me it's relatively
<br />straightforward. It's a two -lot subdivision. It's in an area that as you kind of started to address is
<br />interesting because you have this overlay of this Ag -20 zoning, but the surrounding properties
<br />are basically comprised of two acre, five acre, ten acre parcels. So, when we looked at it, when I
<br />was looking at it, I said this actually, you know, fits the mix of the surrounding property or the
<br />properties. Further, that keeping it in a, you know, five acre size still allows agriculture. Still
<br />allows a good amount of agriculture. So, it still keeps with the intent of the zoning, the size and
<br />what not, and it will allow, you know, the Applicants to reside in one, and then they'll be able to
<br />for estate planning purposes, you know, convey one of the lots to their daughter, Sara, who will
<br />be building a home on the other lot to raise those children. So, it has County water available, and
<br />the road is County owned and maintained. So, it basically hits all the basic, you know, criteria.
<br />I did speak to two neighbors. One of the neighbors as you see in your packet wrote a letter of
<br />support. They are basically directly across the street from the Andrus's, and there is another
<br />neighbor that I spoke to, and she asked a few questions and talked about like the drainage and
<br />what not, and said, you know, she was worried about drainage into the ditch, and I said that I
<br />would talk to the Applicants about that. There's obviously nothing going on now that poses an
<br />issue, but as they do agriculture and continue to live on the land that they would be, you know,
<br />very cognizant and very aware of that.
<br />With that, I'm happy to answer any questions.
<br />CLARKSON: Did you receive the Planning Director's Background Report and
<br />Recommendation? I mean, do you have any disagreement with any of the conditions?
<br />KERN: No. We have received the Background Report and Recommendation, and we agree to
<br />the Recommendation as well as the conditions.
<br />CLARKSON: Any questions from the Commission? With that—
<br />KERN: I'll go sit down.
<br />CLARKSON: Thank you.
<br />KERN: Thank you. Isnobody has signed to testify. I just want to make sure that there are no
<br />potential testifiers on this issue. If not, I'll
<br />KOZINSKIY (from audience): I have question. Can I
<br />KOZINSKIY: I'm one of the neighbors.
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