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Finally, the Planning Director typically does not recommend approval for Special Permits on <br />lands located in Urban General Plan designations as changing the zoning of the property is a <br />more suitable land use entitlement process than a Special Permit. <br />I just want to point out, too, at the beginning of this process, the Applicant's representative came <br />in, and we talked story about all of these issues, and we did indicate to them at that time that this <br />was an inappropriate location for this, and generally for the reasons that we've highlighted here. <br />They've chosen to move forward with the request so based on those reasons that we stated, the <br />Planning Director is recommending that the Commission deny the application for a Special <br />Permit in this area. <br />I'd be happy to answer any questions that the Commission may have on my presentation. <br />CLARKSON: Are there any questions from the Commission? I have a question, and it has to do <br />with access. Christian, if you could put up the map that shows the property along with the rest of <br />the Pahoa area. One more, there, well actually the aerial. <br />KAY: Okay. Hold on one second. Okay. <br />CLARKSON: Now, there looks to be a road that goes from the center of Pahoa out to this area. <br />Is there no access to that property from that road? <br />KAY: Yeah, it's my understanding that the access to this property, single access to the property <br />is off of the Bypass Road. So, there is—this road is not actually a complete road, and I don't <br />believe, I believe it's a private road. I'm not sure. I don't believe it's a County road at that <br />point. In conversation with the Applicant's representative, they indicated that might be a <br />possibility to pull access off of there. I suspect you'd still have similar issues with DOT <br />requiring the sight distance and access type of question or access review question there. <br />CLARKSON: Well, my question was, is there any possibility for access to this parcel from not <br />using any part of the Bypass Road? <br />KAY: I don't believe it touches. Are you talking about coming from Pahoa? <br />CLARKSON: Right. <br />KAY: Maybe have the Applicant try to address that, but again, I believe that's across several <br />easements across several parcels, so they'd <br />CLARKSON: Okay <br />KAY: have to get an easement to go that way. <br />AGUINALDO: I think that what Mr. Chair was talking about, that easement, you know, <br />growing up in Pahoa, on the left-hand side, when I was a little boy, we used to call it the Cane <br />Road, so that road was basically was just open. The County didn't maintain it, but you know <br />EXHIBIT E <br />5 <br />