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�1 55 DEVELOPMENT to allow the proposed library expansion, subject to the following �1 56 conditions.- 15 7 a. The proposed project shall meet all applicable requirements of § 1006 (Business 158 District Requirements) and 1011 (Design Standards) of the Roseville City Code. 159 b. Final grading, drainage, and utility plans shall be developed by a registered 160 engineer and submitted for review and approval by the Roseville City Engineer. 161 Said grading/drainage plan shall also be submitted to the Rice Creek Watershed 162, for review, approval, and permitting. 163 C. The landscape plan submitted for FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT approval 164 shall include the heightened screening necessary to mitigate the visual effects of 165 vehicles in the parking lot, heightened landscape adjacent residential areas, and 166 boulevard trees consistent with the Roseville Street Tree Master Plan. The plan 16 7' shall also consider creating a landscaped transit stop in the southwest comer of 168 the property. 169 d. The existing height at the pyramid generally in the center of the existing building 1 70 is 50 feet. Despite current elevations, the pyramid is to remain and will continue 1 71 to be the tallest point of the structure. 1 72, 10.0 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 1 73 10.1 On August 6, 2008, the Roseville Planning Commission held the duly noted public 1 74 hearing for the Ramsey County library expansion. Planning Commissioners asked 1 75 questions of staff as well as library representatives. Those questions included.- why the 1176 planning staff was recommending an underlying zoning of Limited Business (better 117 , suited for an office-type use versus zoning residential which raises numerous 1178 inconsistencies in dimensional requirements), . how "green"' the library would be at 1179 completion of the addition (Library Board discussing pursuing gold or silver LEED 180 Certification), . whether additional pedestrian connections can be provided, especially 181 from County Road B (library will work with staff on a proposal to potentially link the 182, transit stop and east vehicle access area to the library entrance with pedestrian 183 connection),* and whether too much parking was being provided (largest issue for library 184 is parking). 185 10.2 One citizen addressed the Commission indicating that she was fully supportive of the 186 proposed expansion; asked for clarification on a parcel just south of the Brown-Wilbert 18 7' property (inadvertently left out of base map identifying Library ownership parcels),* and 188 alerted the Commission that removal of trees is not all bad because the neighborhood 189 experiences brown-outs from trees that interfere with power lines. 190 10.3 The Commission voted (7-0), to recommend approval of the request, subject to the 191 conditions indicated by the Planning Staff and to include the provision of bicycle parking 192, and security on the improved site, provision of a better pedestrian connection from 193 County Road B, and enhanced interior connections. 194 195 11.0 SUGGESTED ACTION PF108-030RCA082508 (3).doc Page 5 of 6