16 "Assuming a local government finds compliance, or feasibility of compliance, <br />17 with all approval criteria during a first stage (where statutory notice and <br />18 public hearing requirements are observed), it is entirely appropriate to impose <br />19 conditions of approval to assure those criteria are met and defer responsibility <br />20 for assuring compliance with those conditions to planning and engineering <br />21 staff as part of a second stage. * * * <br />22 "Where the evidence presented during the first stage approval proceedings <br />23 raises questions concerning whether a particular approval criterion is satisfied, <br />24 a local government essentially has three options potentially available. First, it <br />25 may find that although the evidence is conflicting, the evidence nevertheless <br />26 is sufficient to support a finding that the standard is satisfied or that feasible <br />27 solutions to identified problems exist, and impose conditions if necessary. <br />28 Second, if the local government determines there is insufficient evidence to <br />29 determine the feasibility of compliance with the standard, it could on that <br />30 basis deny the application. Third, * * * instead of finding that the standard is <br />31 not met, it may defer a determination concerning compliance with the <br />32 standard to the second stage. In selecting this third option, the local <br />33 government is not finding all applicable approval standards are complied <br />Page 4 <br />