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4.O REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 4.1 Although Roseville's 2030 Comprelzensive Plurt would apply a land use designation of Neighborhood Business to both of the subject parcels, that document has not yet been approved by the Metropolitan Council and ratified by the City Council. This proposal, therefore, must be evaluated within the context of the existing Comprehensive Plan. 4.2 The property at 2167 Lexington Avenue has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Business (B), which allows for a wide variety of residential, retail, restaurant, office, and other commercial uses corresponding even to the more intense business zoning districts; the proposed business use is to be located on this parcel. The property at 1126 Sandhurst Drive has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Low Density Residential (LR), which corresponds to the kinds of single-family and two-family uses allowed in R-1 and R-2 zoning districts, respectively. Given that the proposal only puts parking and an accessory structure (for the trash container) on this parcel and that storage buildings and off-street parking and loading areas are allowed in the zoning districts associated with the LR land use designation of the Comprehensive Plan, no change to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map is necessary for this proposal. 4.3 The Cornerstone Neighborhood Mixed-Use Project, incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan in 1999 as a master plan of sorts to redesign key, under-utilized retail and commercial intersections, determined that a redesigned Lexington Avenue/County Road B intersection would have great potential for positive community impact. The document indicates that "careful attention to the concerns of the neighborhood could make this corner fulfill the wishes of its adjacent residents [and] it could become the touchstone f��r establishing an appealing balance of structure, open space, design and use." The Cornerstone project stresses the importance of locating at least modest buildings at the corners of the intersection to "create a sense of place and closure" and expresses optimism for a successful redevelopment of this intersection as a whole despite the challenges presented by the lack of structures in the corners of the park and gas station properties. And although Cornerstone explicitly makes no recommendation of a preferred density or scale of development, it frequently advocates for a mix of office and retail uses on a"ground floor" with residential or office uses "above." S.O REVIEW OF ZONING/PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT 5.1 The GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT is a process by which a development/redevelopment proposal is formally presented in a public hearing to the Planning Commission for consideration. A PLANNED UN[T DEVELOPMENT (PUD) is a zoning district which may include single ar mixed uses on one or more lots or parcels, and is intended to be used in unique situations to create a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach to the use of the land subject to the procedures, standards, and regulations contained in the City Code. If the City Council ultimately approves the GENERAL CONCEPT plans, the applicant then prepares fully detailed development plans for final approval. 5.2 Because a PUD is intended to provide flexibility with respect to standard requirements for physical development parameters on a property, it's useful to identify where the proposed PUD district would differ from the standards of established zoning districts; the following table illustrates the proposed differences: PF09-003 RPCA 030409 Page 2 of 4 i �