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4.0B ACKGROUND 14 4.1The subject property has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Community Mixed Use 15 (CMU) and a corresponding zoning classification of Community Mixed Use (CMU) 16 District. The proposal has been prompted by plans to develop an PRELIMINARYPLAT 17 approximately 160,000-square-foot Walmart store in the eastern portion of the site and 18 two smaller future developments on the western side of the property, along Cleveland 19 Avenue. When exercising the so-called “quasi-judicial” authority when acting on a plat 20 request, the role of the City is to determine the facts associated with a particular request 21 and apply those facts to the legal standards contained in the ordinance and relevant state 22 law. In general, if the facts indicate the applicant meets the relevant legal standard, then 23 they are likely entitled to the plat approval, although the City is able to add conditions of 24 approval to ensure that the likely impacts to roads, storm sewers, and other public 25 infrastructure on and around the subject property are adequately addressed. 26 4.2While the City Council is only responsible for reviewing and acting on the proposal to 27 rearrange the parcel boundaries of the subject property rather than approving or denying 28 the overall development or the use itself, a rendering of the overall development concept 29 has been submitted to assist Public Works Department staff with understanding what will 30 be required for adequate storm water management; the concept rendering is included with 31 this report as Attachment C. 32 4.3This application, in conjunction with a final plat application and development agreement, 33 was first brought to the City Council on May 25, 2012; an excerpt of the meeting minutes 34 are included with this report as Attachment . At that time, the Council tabled the item in 35 order to take up the application first so as to avoid possible legal PRELIMINARY PLAT 36 complications resulting from taking concurrent action on a preliminary and final plat. 37 4.4Regardless of whether the proposed plat is approved, any future land use of the property 38 must either be a permitted use or receive any necessary zoning approvals; approval of the 39 does not change the zoning requirements pertaining to land uses. PRELIMINARY PLAT 40 5.0PA LATNALYSIS 41 5.1Plat proposals are reviewed primarily for the purpose of ensuring that all proposed lots 42 meet the minimum size requirements of the zoning code, that adequate streets and other 43 public infrastructure are in place or identified and constructed, and that storm water is 44 addressed to prevent problems either on nearby property or within the storm water 45 system. As a plat of a commercial property, the proposal leaves no zoning issues to be 46 addressed since the Zoning Code does not establish minimum lot dimensions or area. The 47 proposed is included with this report as Attachment D. PRELIMINARYPLAT 48 5.2Roseville’s Development Review Committee (DRC), a body comprising staff from 49 various City departments, met on January 12 and January 19, 2012 to discuss the 50 application. The DRC did not have any major concerns about the proposed PRELIMINARY 51 , but representatives of the Public Works Department have been working with the PLAT 52 applicant to address the typical public needs related to rights-of-way on adjacent 53 roadways as well as the overall site grading and storm water management. 54 5.3The includes a City-owned 4,643-square-foot (approximately 0.11- PRELIMINARY PLAT 55 acre) rectangle projecting south from the Mount Ridge Road/Twin Lakes Parkway 56 roundabout. Most of this “disposal area” can be simply sold to the applicants if the City 57 Council decides to do so; the terms of such sale would be included among a development 58 PF12-001_RCA_070912 Page 2 of 3