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-- ..., aae size and proper design to accommodate motorists traveling attentively at the posted �� speed. Further, Midland Grove Road is designed appropriately to accommodate vehicles a�? traveling from Midland Grove Condominiums as well as those entering and exiting the �;:>:: Orchard. The Engineering and Planning Divisions share the opinion that the a�:; development of the Orchard will eliminate a slight site-line issue looking east from �a�� Midland Grove Road as well as provide more light to the road adding safety for vehicles ,.,� traveling towards County Road B. Staff has researched and concluded that only two ac�:; accidents have been documented over the past ten years at the Midland Grove/County a�z< Road B intersection. ��t„ 9.15 The Planning Division is interested in working with the applicant's architect on the �� possible modifications to the exterior elevation of the building through the use of ��% building materials, colors, and architectural features. ni�� 9.16 It is worth noting that the vast majority of Roseville's multiple-family housing was built �� in the 1960's and 1970's, and that they lie predominately adjacent to single-family a: �; residences, are zoned Limited Business (B-1), and that do not appear to have been held to R� ' any of the multiple-family residential Code standards. 4 i 2 lO.O PROJECT RECOMMENDATION a%s I O.l On June 3, 2009, the Roseville Planning Commission held the duly-noticed public hear �-�'a regarding the Comprehensive Land Use Map Amendment and the Rezoning (see attached �; s minutes). a,� 10.2 At the hearing a number of area residents spoke in opposition to the Comprehensive Land ��i'�' Use change from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential and to the �l� Rezoning to Planned Unit Development. These individuals also spoke to the item being �;�; heard before the Planning Commission, the General Concept Planned Unit Development. <��i; Their comments and the Commissions comments are generalized below: a�� a. Peter Coyle, Attorney with Larkin Hoffman representing Ferriswood Townhomes a�2 and Midland Grove Condominiums addressed the Commission expressing his 4�s clients concerns over size, mass, density and traffic the project would have on the ��•+ area. He also cautioned the Commission over giving up their ability to control �� development if the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning for/on the property are a�� changed. w�' b. Mr. Gary Stenson, 2179 Ferris Lane, provided his interpretation of illustrations �+�s� submitted and discussed in the project report, questioned the Planning Staff's �,au� position that the impacts, mass, scale and other attributes were similar to the ��o Orchard's impact on it surroundings. Mr. Stenson also questioned the applicants a� E attempt to increase the lot's size. =�:;2 c. Mr. Scott Roste, President of the Midland Grove Condominium Association, a:i:� wondered whether other projects provided as a comparison in the project report d;�� had the same level of opposition and the Orchard did. He added that the 49 � Association was disgruntled with the inclusion of land the Association thought �t�E was theirs. Mr. Roste asked that the Orchard be considered on its own merits as it �� % relates to density, size of available acreage, and location of other uses, and not ��i� judged against the other developments presented in the project report. He y:,�� continued by stating that increased traffic was a major safety concern for the PF09-002 RCA 071309.doc Page 13 of 17