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2.0 BACKGROUND — PUBLIC MEETING/OPENHOUSE: 2.1 The Community Development Department has had a long standing policy to request that certain developments, specifically those of a controversial nature, hold at least one meeting/open house with surrounding property owners and/or residents prior to their consideration by the Planning Commission. 2.2 Previous applications and a procedures manual suggested such a meeting as a means to engage and involve the public at the beginning of the land use consideration process. However, this policy is not codified and has since been removed from our Land Use Applications. 2.3 Recent conversations with City Council Members, the Friends of Twin Lakes and the Roseville Citizen League have suggested a more formal Planned Unit Development process to involve/engage surrounding residents prior to public hearings being noticed and prior to consideration before the Planning Commission. 2.4 The Community Development Department supports such a step in the consideration of Planned Unit Developments and suggests that Section 1008.10 Procedure for Processing a PUD be amended to include the following language: Neighborhood Open House/Meeting: All applicants seeking PUD approval and/or amendments shall conduct a neighborhood open house/meeting, inviting property owners within 500 feet of a subject parcel/lot to attend. The applicant provide a presentation of the "to date proposal" and seek questions and comments from those in attendance. City Staff, Planning Commissioners, and/or Council Members may be in attendance, but are not required to attend. 2.5 The Community Development Department has researched the notification policies and practices of other communities within the metropolitan area. The table on the following page summaries these findings. 3.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 3.1 The Planning Division recommends that the Planning Commission support the adoption of the above identified amendments to Title 10 and Title 11 of the Roseville City Code. 4.0 SUGGESTED PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: 4.1 By motion, support the adoption of amendments to Title 10 and Title 11 of the Roseville City Code to increase the direct-mailing notification to property owners within 500 feet of the project site and to require a neighborhood meeting/open house for residents within 500 feet of a proposed Planned Unit Development and/ar a proposed Planned Unit Dvelopment Amendment. PF07-061_RPCA_120507.doc Page 3 of 4