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:.��._ January 4, 1978 Plann�ng Report CASE NUMBER: APPLICANi: LOCATION: ACTIQN REQU�STED: �LANNI�G COPJSIDERRTIONS: lOBB-77 Sam Cave �orthv�esi Cor�er of Rice Street and Transit Avenue Rezoning fram R-1 to R-2, R-4 and B-lb; Approval of Rreliminary P1ai 1. The property in question frants on Transit Avenue and Rice Sireet w�th a frontage of 931 feet on Transit Avenue and 123 feet an Rice Street. Most o� the nort�erly boundary is contiguous to a wet�ands area which is owned by the City, except a single family lot fronting on Rice Street immediately west of Rice Street. To the west of the property is an existing single family cul-de-sac extending narth from Transit Avenue. . 2. The applicant proposes to deve7op the land wit� mixed uses starting with a single family cul-de-sac on the westerly 315 feet. Th� aitached reduced copy of the development plan indicaies the cul-de-sac with a total of �3 lots. These lots will be platted with 100 feet of frontage on the corner and with the interior iots having frontages of 90 and 80 feet. These �rontages average the required �5 feet, but are varied in frontage so as to accommodate a varie�y of housing type offered by Mr. Cave on single fam�ly lots. The southern portion o� the property would be deveioped far a total of ten quadraminium units con�orming to the R-4 Zoning District of the Gity of Roseville. This dis�rict was es�ablished in �h� Ordinanc� some time ago so as to allow for the possibility of quadraminiums (four unit bu�ldings) in portions of the City. These ur�its are similar to townhouses except that each unit �as frontage and expasure on iwo sides of the building rather than facing front and rear as in the typical town�ouse design. These types of un�ts have proven very popu�ar in ti�e metropolitan area as a form of townhausing, offering two floors of l�iving space with a double garage at the first leve1 for each housi ng unit. l+fe feel this forrn of developmen't would be appropria�e as a transitzon to the praposed B-1b Distric� fronting on Rice 5treet and Transit Avenue. 3. The quadraminiums and the praposed B-lb District are aeross the street fram tF�e ca�mercial zone that has been applied �o the Kath property to the south of Transit. This property, you wzll reca�l, was nlanned for a shopping center several years ago, but was nflt constructed. 4. 7he E3-Ib proper�y on the corner of Transit and Rice Stree�s have a maximum depth of approximately 265 feet (30Q feet normally considered desirable}. l�Je feel this land would be appropriate for B-�b uses inasmuch