2018-07-05 Hearing Transcript - Dien-Jung Lin REZ 07-071

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establish a commercial use, be that the conversion to an office use or a bed & breakfast on the subject properties. And, we've changed several of the other conditions so that the trigger for many of those conditions is based on the commencement of a commercial use. So, I'd be happy to answer any questions the Commission may have on the application. IKEDA: Christian, I'm kind of confused because it looks like it is two parcels. KAY: That's correct. IKEDA: And, one is asking for an extension. I understand that, but at the same time they want to build a bed & breakfast or they're going to use the old building on parcel 26 as a bed & breakfast. KAY: So, my understanding is that at this time, that is a long-term rental, the structure on the parcel, on parcel 26. Plans in the future are to remove that dwelling, move it to another property and build a new structure to run as a bed & breakfast, but that's not in the immediate plans. The priority the Applicant has shared with us is to get the conversion of offices done. The request initially was for both parcels to be rezoned, so we have to take both parcels into account as we're doing a time extension. IKEDA: Yeah, I was thinking it's kind of strange. It should be only—in each parcel, should have your own application, one being a time extension and the other is a Change of Zone so KAY: Well, the Change of Zone took place, so this is just a time extension to a condition of the Change of Zone. IKEDA: No, but what I'm saying is you know they're combining the parcels. Is the parcels combined or is it two separate parcels? KAY: They are two separate parcels, and there was a condition in the original Change of Zone that let me find it here, pardon me—Condition number d or letter d. "The Applicant shall either consolidate parcels 25 and 26 prior to receipt of Final Plan Approval for any development on the property or shall establish cross -easements to permit a traffic circulation between" the two parcels "that would implement in connection," we added, "the establishment of a commercial use, any construction of new buildings or any subdivision of the properties. Any access points other than the existing driveway shall meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works." So, there was some consideration at the time the Change of Zone was originally granted in 2008 to either consolidate into one parcel or create that cross -easement situation. IKEDA: But, actually right now, all they're concerned about is the time extension. Is that correct? KAY: Yeah, so the time extension was, the way that the condition originally read in 2008 was to finalize completion of the conversation into office use. But now that we understood that there is a possibility of a changed scenario where they may do a bed & breakfast, we added that in as EXHIBIT C 4