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AttachmentD Policy 6.5: Create ongoing resources to educate the development community about “green” renovation and “healthy building” construction techniques. This item is not applicable to the Walmart project. However, the Living Smarter Fair held each February provides a number of education materials on being greener, including some construction methods and/or techniques. Policy 6.6: Encourage the use of low-impact and low-maintenance landscaping within commercial development to decrease natural resources consumed by landscape maintenance. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance includes a landscape section listing requirements for incorporating low-maintenance materials or zero-scape into their development project. Policy 6.7: Encourage the reduction of impervious surfaces, including consideration of decreasing parking requirements in return for additional landscaping and pervious surfaces The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance within the parking and loading chapter has reduced on-site parking requirements, which has resulted in smaller parking fields than previously required. EPGP NVIRONMENTAL ROTECTION OALS AND OLICIES Goal 1: Protect, preserve, and enhance Roseville’s water, land, air, and wildlife resources for current and future generations. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance and other ordinances and policies of the City address the preservation and enhancement of the above items and more. Specific to Twin Lakes there is the CMU district, the regulating plan, the AUAR, and the master plan for Langton Lake Park, that address these items in their own way. Policy 1.1: Enforce all local, regional, and federal codes, ordinances, and laws that protect the environment. The Community Development Department finds that all applicable laws regarding the protection of the environment will be enforced regarding the Walmart project. Policy 1.2: Ensure that the natural environment is an integral part of the Roseville urban landscape. The Community Development Department finds that this policy is applicable to Walmart insofar as it lies within the Twin Lakes Redevelopment area for which standards and regulations apply. The Community Development Department further finds that the natural environment of Twin Lakes is Langton Lake Park which has a specific plan found in the Park’s Master Plan and which park is to be surrounded by a buffer as required by Chapter 1005.07(E) of the City Code. Policy 1.3: Protect and enhance terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat, including grasslands, wooded areas, wetlands, ponds, shorelands, and lakes. The Community Development finds that there are no grasslands, wooded areas, wetlands, ponds, shoreline or lakes being directly impacted by the proposed development site. 15 Page25of27