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Rezoning: Staff has been working toward eliminating the practice of attaching conditions of approval to a rezoning. Recall the process: the second reading of the ordinance occurs,the rezoning ordinance is published, then the rezoning becomes effective after 30 days. Once the ordinance is effective,the property is rezoned. It is impossible to enforce any conditions of approval after that. Conditions attached to a rezoning mean that the conditions must be fulfilled before the City can actually rezone the property. That is,before the City approves the second reading, or before the ordinance is published,the conditions should already be fulfilled. It is staff s view that if there are unresolved issues for a rezoning,the rezoning should not be approved. In the case of the School District rezoning,the City has no outstanding issues with the rezoning itself. Therefore,the rezoning should proceed. Minor Subdivision: As to a minor subdivision, attaching conditions means that there are things that must be done before the City signs off on the subdivision. In the case of the School District subdivision,the City wants the utility easements added to the survey so they are recorded with the property. The City also wants the lot combined with the existing school property so it is all one parcel. These two things apply to the subdivision itself. the breaking off of a piece of property from a larger piece, and the recording of it. The other conditions refer to the site plan review, conditional use permit, wetland impacts, and vacation of the road. All these things can and should be addressed as part of the typical site plan and CUP review. A site plan and CUP review are necessary before a school is built anyway. There is no need to hold up the lot split to wait for the site plan to be submitted. Current Situation: As it stands now after the July 9 approval actions,the site plan and CUP, including wetland review and road vacation,would have to be completed before the lot split occurs and before the rezoning can go into effect. Staff does not believe it is necessary to hold up the lot split,rezoning, and land transaction. A site plan review and CUP review is necessary under the normal zoning ordinance requirements. Staff is recommending approval of the second reading of the rezoning ordinance without any conditions attached. We also are recommending that the City Council agree to reconsider the resolution that was adopted on July 9. This will require a vote of the Council to reconsider it. Then,we are recommending that the City Council adopt the revised Resolution 01-93 (attached),which has only two conditions of approval.