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'7 1 Create processes to allow staff and Council to review and modify proposals to allow '72 for the city of preserve and protect neighborhood character. The current code, like '7 3 the previous code, outlines standards and requirements to be me for development or '74 improvement of a property. If those standards and requirements are met, the use and/or '7 5 improvement is allowed to go forward upon receiving a building permit. Certain uses, '7 6 because of their nature or potential impact are only conditionally permilled and are '7 "7 required to receive approval by the City Council. In addition, if a proposed use is not '78 consistent with the (7omprehensive Plan or the current zoning designation, the (.,ily '7 9 Council has to approve a change to the property -s designation before allowing for the development or improvement. The previous code also allowed for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that allowed for de via lions from the regulations and standards due to the uniqueness of the proposal. Any PUD, which in effect is the granting ofsevenal variances to the code, needed to b�e approved by the City C 0 uncil. Under the previous code, PUDs were used quite ftequently (and with crilic ism} for development as the existing code did not allow for a lot o f 1'e ibili y and was outdated with the current building and development trends and techniques. Due to the excessive use of PUDs and the inherent criticism of PUDs, the new code no longer requires or allows for a PUD. Instead, the new code has updated the standards and regulations to , c en t building, design, and development trends and techniques. Staff believes this is a 90 better approach as it gives more certainly to property owners, cilizens, and developers 9111 on what can occur on a property and how it will occur. Since the zoning code ref flects 92 and implements the Comprehensive Plan goals and policies, there is less of concern of 93 development ofpro pie rly and less of a need' for City Council review if the proposal meets 94 the standards and regulations of the Zoning (7Ode. 95 The end result of the new code is that the City Council will now b�e seeing less 96 development proposals co min gf onward for their consideration and approval. City 97 Council approvals will still b�e required for conditional and interim uses, rezoning and 98 comprehensive plan amendments, and subdivision Plats. If a use is permilled and the 99 proposal meets all of the requirements of the zoning code (e.g. does not need a rezoning or variance), the (7ity (7ouncil would notform�ally approve the project. 'I The (.,-Yily Council should discuss the need for their review ofpermilled projects and if -1 '1 2 desired whether it should he for all projects orjust certain specific projects. 'I ('-) 3 Review public notification policy for "aggressive land uses". Public hearing 104 notification of land use cases is required under state statutes. The statutes require that all properly owners within 350 feet of the subjeciproperly be notified on thepublic '1 6 hearing. In 2007, the (., Y ity increased that distance to 500feet. While the existing notice seems to sufficefor a majority of land use cases, there are certain uses that cause , c nsiderable controversy due to the lack of notice to a larger area. In checking with the surrounding communities, the (.,ily of Roseville has largest notification area for land use cases. If there is a desire to create a larger notification area, the (., Y ity Council should discuss if it should apply to all land use public hearings orjust certain ones and how 112 large of a notification area it should b�e. 113 Evaluate High Density Residential code and create greater setbacks when adjacent 114 to lower density uses. When a higher density project goes next to a lower density 11 project, there is concern ab�out how the higher density use's mass and scale will affect the 116 lower density area. This is a legitimate concern that is typically addressed thru the Page 3 of 4