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Neighborhoods north of County load C 2 are the closest residential properties to the proposed redevelopment sites. Housing is proposed near these neighborhoods. The overall proposal is also perceived to be a quality of life improvement for nearby residents as the proposed redevelopments are expected to be more aesthetically pleasing and architecturally compatible. More pathways will be available andjobs within walking distance of residences will appear. Fewer and smaller trucks would also gradually replace tractor- trailers. The development also includes a recreational trail component, which will enhance the City's existing system from Twin Lakes Parkway to Langton and Oasis Lakes. XIV. Land Use and Zoning As Twin Lakes redevelops, the acreage of the site and cover types before and after development should change little because the majority of the site has already incurred the first wave of development. The Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan for the City currently designates the area as predominantly I- Industrial, with B- Business for the Snelling Avenue frontage as well as the corners on County Road at Fair-view and Cleveland. (Refer to Twin Lakes Comprehensive Plan Map). The new master plan amendment of 2001 will designate the area as " ]3P*'} business Park. Both Langton Lake Park and Oasis Park are reserved as public parrs and the existing residential area between the parks is designated for LR -Low Density Residential. The zoning will replicate the Centre Point Project, which have been rezoned to B us iness Planned Unit Deve lopment with an underlying zoning of B -4 or B--6. The trend is to move from predominantly industrial zoning to more professional or corporate office, office - laboratory, office-showroom-warehousing, blotechnieal, biomedical, and high -tech software and hardware production uses with support services such as limited retail, health, fitness, lodging and multifamily housing. The City wishes to provide a wide range of housing opportunities for its present and future residents with some housing, complementary to the Twin Lakes Area. The apartment and townhouse vacancy rate in the City is extremely low (less than 1 percent). There is a market for additional units of mixed - use multiple horsing in Roseville. Opportunities for multiple housing are a key component of this Plan and will be planned as a land use transition froru the office and industrial high tech flex uses to single - family neighborhoods. Detail is not encouraged especially Iarge scale regional and subregional big box developments. The City already had 113.17 acres of Retail (B--3) zoned grope* with a regional and subregional mall. The City has adapted a policy of not expanding retail area} but rather, intensifying these developments within existing retail and/or shopping center zones. In addition, the City policy for redevelopment is to attract head -of- household job opportunities to the City and nearly workforce. 20