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Future Land Use Phased Development To explain the recommended future uses in the Arona-Hainline Neighborhood, staff split the area into three phases of development. Phase I and II could happen simultaneously as property owners (the City,Kraus Anderson and Presbyterian Homes) are anxious to redevelop their sites. Phase III is long term(15 to 20 years) and includes the renovation or complete reconstruction or redevelopment of the apartment buildings in the center of the site. Phase I Development (Arona Site) 2-5 year plan The Arona Site is conceived as the first phase of development since the City of Roseville has title to the property and can implement a project that meets the basic principles of the Plan. The Arona site in total is 15.4-acres. Included in this is a 2.8-acre, DNR-protected wetland that is important to the overall surface water quality and drainage in the area. Any new development must preserve and enhance the wetland,to the extent permissible by the DNR,to improve its terrain and aesthetic appeal for the overall enjoyment of the community and continue to serve as an integral environmental resource. It has been apparent from the beginning of the planning process that some public open space must be retained on this site to serve the immediate needs of the existing and new neighborhood residents. Roseville Parks and Recreation System Plan and staff do not identify this area as a `Park Facility or Neighborhood park"are a since Autumn Grove Park is considered the programmed neighborhood park for the area. However, it is important to retain some public open space"amenity" for existing nearby high-density and single family development and for new housing proposed for the immediate area. The public open space could be incorporated within the new development, improved and financed by the development and remain-public space for the entire community§use. The Phase I Arona area is planned to place the lower-density housing closer to the existing neighborhood to the north and to include the open space as front and back yards to the single family homes so that `neighborhood eyes"can always remain on the area; the public use and open space would be maximized. The new single-family homes which are proposed on the south and west side of the open space are proposed as small lot, one- to two-story first time homebuyer units that would be ideal for young families with small children. The possibility of providing unique "Grow Homes" could be a component of the small lot housing developed on the site. By placing such units close to the open space amenities, they also retain and increase in value over time. The proposal includes designs that would reduce front garages and increase the street appeal from the open space and the existing neighborhood. Such frontages are designed to encourage interaction between neighbors with porches and small front yards. The proposal is structured as a"grid"street system,which continues the ex fisting grid system Arona-Hamline Neighborhood Master Plan - 2002 Page8 ofl 5