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AUTHORITY 2. HCC Section 25-2-44. (Conditions on change of zone) authorizes the Council to impose conditions on an applicant's use of a property. Subsection (a) states: "Within any ordinance for a change ofzone, the council may impose conditions on the applicant's use of the property subject to the change ofzone provided that the council finds that the conditions are: (1) Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public health, safety, and welfare; or (2) Reasonably conceived to fu f ll needs directly emanating from the land use proposed with respect to: (A) Protection of the public from the potentially deleterious effects of the proposed use, or (B) Fulfillment of the need for public service demands created by the proposed use. " The proposed code change would compel the Planning Director to specify a time by which all such conditions of approval be completed. AGENCIES—NO COMMENTS/CONCERNS 3. Department of Public Works- Engineering Division, Department of Water Supply, and Police Department. AGENCIES-NO RESPONSE PROVIDED 4. Department of Public Works-Traffic Division, Department of Public Works- Building Division, Department of Environmental Management, Fire Department, Office of Housing and Community Development, and Department of Research and Development. PUBLIC COMMENTS PROVIDED 5. None as of the date of this writing. PLANNING ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF BILL 127 Since the 1980's, Planning Directors have recommended the addition of conditions to change of zone ordinances that included a timing element(e.g., time to secure plan approval/final subdivision approval, time to commence and complete phases of development,time to complete construction, etc.). These timed conditions were usually placed on ordinances based on applicant's representations on the amount of time -2-