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4. Hamline Shopping Center: One portion of the neighborhood is the 6 acre Hamline Shopping Center site. This site, purchased by Kraus Anderson Company in the 19808,has been a struggling strip mall for several years since the vacation of a neighborhood grocery store and deli, its main anchor tenant, and increased competition as the retail development grew along Snelling Avenue and Fair-view near Rosedale. In 1999,Hamline Center also lost its last anchor tenant, Snyder Drug Store. While Kraus management was willing to keep the Snyder Drug Store for minimal rent, Snyder felt that the store could no longer stay profitable in that location. Both of the grocery and drug store spaces remain vacant today and contribute in large part to its 50 percent vacancy rate. Management continues to actively search for tenants for the space. In addition, they have made several attempts to restructure the tenant mix by adding educational entities. Due to high renovation and asbestos removal costs those attempts have failed and the Center remains weak. In cooperation with the City, the developer has shown interest in redeveloping the site with a mix of hosing, office, and retail uses that will be a more profitable long-term- investment. 5. Existing Comprehensive Plan Goals & Policies Roseville Comprehensive Plan 2000 Update Goals and Policies Page 7 C. Residential Policies The City will: 1 Adopt flexible standards for new single family and multi-family housing developments to allow for innovative development and more efficient densities. It is not the goal of the City to significantly increase overall residential densities. a Encourage higher quality mixed developments by allowing planned unit developments as guided by the goals, policies, and performance standards of the community with more dedication of park and open space. b where feasible or practical, integrate neighborhood oriented retail/ service businesses (within walking distance) into the mixed used project. Consider such mixed-use developments in areas where change is already underway. c Encourage innovative high quality planning and design in residential developments that cater to the life style/life cycle of present and future residents. Higher quality development may include such improvements as masonry exteriors, higher window and wall insulation packages, underground parking, more usable open space than normally required, porches, landscaping, underground parking, and amenities packages within each unit. Arona-Hamline Neighborhood Master Plan 2002 Page4 of15