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71 • 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 73 the previous code, outlines standards and requirements to be met for development or 74 improvement of a property. If those standards and requirements are met, the use and /or 75 improvement is allowed to go forward upon receiving a building permit. Certain uses, 76 because of their nature or potential impact are only conditionally permitted and are 77 required to receive approval by the City Council. In addition, if a proposed use is not 78 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan or the current zoning designation, the City 79 Council has to approve a change to the property's designation before allowing for the ao development or improvement. The previous code also allowed for a Planned Unit 81 Development (PUD) that allowed for deviations from the regulations and standards due 82 to the uniqueness of the proposal. Any PUD, which in effect is the granting of several as variances to the code, needed to be approved by the City Council. as Under the previous code, PUDs were used quite frequently (and with criticism) for ss development as the existing code did not allow for a lot of flexibility and was outdated ss with the current building and development trends and techniques. Due to the excessive 87 use ofPUDs and the inherent criticism ofPUDs, the new code no longer requires or as allows for a PUD. Instead, the new code has updated the standards and regulations to ss current building, design, and development trends and techniques. Staff believes this is a so better approach as it gives more certainty to property owners, citizens, and developers 91 on what can occur on a property and how it will occur. Since the zoning code reflects 92 and implements the Comprehensive Plan goals and policies, there is less of concern of 93 development of property and less of a need for City Council review if the proposal meets 94 the standards and regulations of the Zoning Code. 95 The end result of the new code is that the City Council will now be seeing less 96 development proposals coming forward for their consideration and approval. City 97 Council approvals will still be required for conditional and interim uses, rezoning and ss comprehensive plan amendments, and subdivision plats. If a use is permitted and the 99 proposal meets all of the requirements of the zoning code (e.g. does not need a rezoning goo or variance), the City Council would not formally approve the project. 101 The City Council should discuss the need for their review of peNmitted pNOjects and if 102 desired whether it should be for all projects or just certain specific projects. cos • Review public notification policy for "aggressive land uses ". Public hearing Boa notification of land use cases is required under state statutes. The statutes require that cos all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property be notified on the public cos hearing. In 2007, the City increased that distance to S00 feet. While the existing notice 107 seems to suffice for a majority of land use cases, there are certain uses that cause cos considerable controversy due to the lack of notice to a larger area. In checking with the 109 surrounding communities, the City of Roseville has largest notification area for land use 1 1 o cases. If there is a desire to create a larger notification area, the City Council should 111 discuss if it should apply to all land use public hearings or just certain ones and how 112 large of a notification area it should be. 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 115 project, there is concern about how the higher density use's mass and scale will affect the Page 3 of 4