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Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Page 8 adjustments would be included on a revised Regulating Map so that what was presented 360 at that meeting would include those items discussed. 361 Mr. Paschke advised that there was strong interest among many parties in getting 362 something adopted; however, he opined that adopting something that wouldn’t ultimately 363 work or had major challenges was not prudent; and assured Commissioners that the 364 delay was due to staff’s attempts to be respectful and proactive in responding to public 365 feedback and Commissioner thoughts and ideas. 366 Member Boguszewski opined that he had considered the previously-presented design 367 standards too restrictive for property owners, and was glad to see the revisions. 368 However, Member Boguszewski expressed his concern that the City would attempt to 369 regulate development to such an extent that it would detract from the ability to market 370 those parcels; however, he estimated that it looked like approximately 70% of the 371 development area was already in the flexible realm. 372 Member Strohmeier asked staff to elaborate on why they chose urban frontage for the 373 area on the northeast section off Fairview Avenue, whether based on it being on a corner 374 or due to the street itself. 375 Mr. Paschke advised that it was partly based on the corner, but also on the type of street; 376 and was an attempt to hold some of the design principles for tucking buildings into the 377 corner with parking behind the structure. 378 Mr. Lamb advised that the percentage requirement for building locations was similar to 379 that of the Twin Lakes Medical Clinic at County Road C and Fairview Avenue, as well as 380 the carpet/tile retail use across Fairview form the clinic, with both structures pulled up 381 closer to County Road C; with the precedent there to hold building frontages closer to the 382 more major streets in the area. 383 Public Comment 384 Tony Dorso, 2814 N Cleveland Avenue 385 Mr. Dorso advised that he owned 10.29 acres on Cleveland Avenue and County Road C; 386 and would be the most directly affected by this proposed approach to zoning. Mr. Dorso 387 provided a history of his property, having sold his business and leased it to a tenant in 388 2002, and the City ultimately evicting the tenant in 2005; with the building having since 389 sat vacant and become a liability, while he continues to pay significant property taxes on 390 vacant ground for all practical purpose. Mr. Dorso opined that he should not have to pay 391 for Roseville’s future vision; and that the build-to line was a particular problem for his 392 property as currently shown on the Map. Mr. Dorso advised that this was primarily based 393 on soil conditions on County Road C-2 at the end of the property; and any developers 394 looking at the property had taken the approach that they would put parking on that 395 section to avoid a higher level of environmental cleanup, significantly increasing 396 development costs. Mr. Dorso advised that he is in potential flex area, and that it was 397 unrealistic to think that someone would buy his 10-plus acres and put up one (1) building 398 with normal setbacks, but that they would probably put up multiple structures, creating a 399 problem due to the existing soil conditions. 400 Mr. Dorso advised that it was problematic for him to be dictated to by the City telling that 401 it a developer would have to pay $2.5 million as a development fee to proceed with 402 development of that parcel, when property experts were telling him it was only worth $3 403 million, and would cost $500,000 to demolish the existing structure. Mr. Dorso opined that 404 the City should not be driving up the cost to develop these parcels, and understood the 405 intent of the proposed design vision; however, he didn’t feel that he was responsible to 406 pay for that vision. Mr. Dorso further opined that if the City has a long-term vision and 407 desires to develop public areas, it should not be something land owners had to pay for; it 408 should be paid for by the City. 409 Mr. Dorso noted the often-repeated perspective that today’s economic woes are based 410 on too many regulations, essentially destroying the economy and causing less 411 development activity. As Mr. Dorso noted he had asked staff earlier today, how much 412