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be made that this rezoning is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The statement in Option C must be reworded. Teague stated the current Comprehensive Plan designates this site for industrial uses. The Old Highway 8 Corridor Study, which will be adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan, calls for office/medium density residential uses on the site. If the Commission feels that industrial is the appropriate use on this site that would have to be addressed as part of the Comprehensive Plan. Zisla stated he did not feel all the industrial uses allowed under I-2 is appropriate, but we are talking about the expansion of US Filter/Johnson Screens. If an expansion is done in a certain fashion, it could be different from a new use on the site. Teague said staff suggested that we rezone the site and react to a specific proposal when it comes in. Zisla asked how could such a proposal be approved? US Filter/Johnson Screens bought the site for future expansion. There is no real objection to US Filter/Johnson Screens using the site that way. O’Brien asked if there was a way the City could specify that the site remain industrial until it is sold, then it would go to MX. Zisla said he was not comfortable with a conditional use permit going with a particular user instead of with the land. The City Attorney would have to give the opinion on that. Robert Norell of US Filter/Johnson Screens said that, in looking at the overall plan of the MX, Mixed Use District, makes sense if the site were under separate ownership. If US Filter had other areas in which to expand, there would be no difficulty. The site is US Filter’s only expansion option. Zisla asked about the procedure to combine the two lots so the lot could not be split off for a separate user. Teague responded it would take a minor subdivision. Teague said the City was asking that the site be rezoned prior to that action. Zisla said combining the lots would prevent selling a part of the site to a new industrial user. Teague said that, if the US Filter combined the two lots making one parcel, it would come back to Baker’s point of drawing a line across the property. Zisla said that would not be the case if the entire parcel were zoned so I-2 could only be used for expansion of the US Filter facility. Teague responded that he did not think such a condition could be added. Baker said that US Filter could put a building on the undeveloped lot and lease it out. Norell said US Filter was not in the leasing business. US Filter would only build on the lot for expansion. Zisla stated was not comfortable with doing a rezoning just for the sake rezoning as outlined in the City Attorney’s letter. Expansion of the current use would probably be acceptable subject to planning criteria. Selling the lot off for separate development would not be acceptable. Rezoning the site to MX makes it difficult for US Filter to expand. If the site is zoned MX, the expansion could be denied. Norell said an alternative would be to allow US Filters’ uses under the MX, Mixed Use District. If metal fabrication were allowed in the MX District, US Filter could expand its plant. Baker stated he would rather leave the site I-2 . Baker said it would not make sense to allow certain uses one part of the MX District but not in other parts. Baker said he had no problem with I-2. Since US Filter bought the property for expansion, it would not make sense to zone their property in two zones. That would cause a hardship for US Filter. Because US Filter has been a good neighbor, the City should not be concerned that US Filter would put something objectionable on the site. US Filter is probably the highest and best use for the site. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1999\01-19-99.WPD 3