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wwko-w SH"L+E REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION DATE: 10/27/2010 ITEM NO: 6b Dlvl ' Approval: Agenda Section: Z PUBLIC HEARINGS Item Description: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT; Public hearing regarding adopting new requirements for Title 10, Zoning Regulations, pertaining to the PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT(PROJO017) 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION The Roseville Planning Division is seeking the comments and a recommendation to the City Council regarding new Park and Recreational District standards in the text portion of Title 10, Zoning Regulations of the City Code. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 The 2030 Comprehensive Plan that Roseville adopted in October 2009 established new land use designations, while some former land use designations remained the same. The Park and Open Space designation was one designation that remained. This particular land use designation covers all Roseville parks, our two golf courses, two Ramsey County parks, and a number of designated open space areas. 2.2 The City's existing zoning code does include language regarding the current Park and Open Space zoning district. Specifically it reads: 1004.11:PUBLIC PARKAND OPEN SPACE(POS)DISTRICT. The POS district is designed to be a public park and open space district. Such public parks and open space may be owned and/Or Operated by the City or the County. All improvements within these districts must be consistent with the approved park master plan for the site of the City Comprehensive Plan. A. Permitted Uses: Public Park and Open Space Sites, Improvements and Structures within public park and recreational areas owned and operated by the City or County governmental unit, with recreational facilities and structures consistent with the City Park Master Plan or City Comprehensive Plan. See Section 1004.015. B. Permitted Accessory Uses: Public Park and Open Space Accessory Site Structures See Section 1004.015. C. Uses Allowed By Conditional Use Permit: See Section 1004.015 (Ord. 1287, 8-4-2003) 2.3 Located in Section 1004.015 (Land Uses Within Residential Districts) includes the following permitted uses: essential services, golf courses, country clubs, swimming pools tennis clubs, public parks and playgrounds; and the following conditional uses: City buildings, public structures, public libraries, essential services. 2.4 However, the current code does not specifically address standards and regulations governing the listed permitted and conditional uses. This lack of clarity has created challenges for the Planning Division and this clarity is something the new code needs to properly and appropriately address. 2.5 The Planning Division reviewed the current standards of its draft Residential and Institutional Districts to identify those standards and regulations that it felt were PROM 17 RPCA ParkandRecreation 102710 Page 1 of 2