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� Goa14: Protect, improve, and expand the community's natural amenities and environmental quality. Policy 4.1: Promote the use of energy-saving and sustainable design practices during all phases of development including land uses, site design, technologies, buildings, and construction techniques. Policy 4.2: Seek to use environmental best practices for further protection, maintenance, and enhancement of natural ecological systems including lakes, lakeshore, wetlands, natural and man-made storm water ponding areas, aquifers, and drainage areas. Policy 4.3: Promote preservation, replacement, and addition of trees within the community. Policy 4.4: Existing and future development of busi- ness and industry, shopping, transportation, housing, entertainment, leisure, and recreation opportunities shall be in harmony with the commitment Roseville has made to its environment and quality of life, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Goal 5: Geate meaningful opportunities for com- munity and neighborhood engagement in land-use decisions. Policy 5.1: Utilize traditional and innovative ways to notify the public, the community, and neighborhoods about upcoming land-use decisions as early as possible in the review process. Policy 5.2: Require meetings between the land-use ap- plicant and affected persons and/or neighborhoods for changes in land-use designations and projects that have significant impacts, prior to submittal of the request to the City. 1 Policy 5.3: Provide for and promote opportunities for informed citizen participation at all levels in the plan- ning and review proccsscs at both the neighborhood and community level. Policy 5.4: Ensure adequate and diverse representation of the appropriate stakeholders in land-use studies and advisory bodies. Residential Area Goals and Policies Goal b: Preserve and enhance the residential chazacter and livability of existing neighborhoods and ensure that adjacent uses are compatible with existing neighborhoods. Policy 6.1: Promote maintenance and reinvestment in existing residential buildings and properties, residential amenities, and infrastructure to enhance the long-term desirability of existing neighborhoods and to maintain and improve property values. Policy 6.2: Where higher intensity uses are adjacent to existing residential neighborho�ds, create ef�ective land use buffers and physical screening. Goa17:Achieve abroad and fle�ble range ofhousing choices within the community to provide suf�icient alternarives to meet the changing housing needs of current and future residents throughout all stages of life. Policy 7.1: Promote flexible development standards for new residential developments to allow innovative development patterns and more efficient densities that protect and enhance the character, stability, and vitality of residential neighborhoods. � Policy 7.2: Encourage high-quality, mixed residential developments that achieve the community's goals, policies, and performance standards, encourage parks and open space, and use high-quality site design features and building materials. Policy 7.3: Consider increased densities in new residential developments to reduce housing costs, improve affordability, and attract transit-oriented development. Policy 7.4: Promote increased housing options within the community that enable more people to live closer to community services and amenities such as commercial areas, parks, and trails. Policy 7.5: Consider the conversion of underutilized commercial development into housing or mixed-use development. Goal 8: Promote a sense of community by cncouraging neighborhood identity efforts within the community. Policy 8.1: Seek opportunities to plan, design, and develop inter- and intra-generational, multipurpose neighborhood gathering places. Policy 8.2: Where feasible, provide or improve connections between residential areas and neighborhood amenities such as parks, trails, and neighborhood business areas. 2030 Comprehensive Plan Adopted: October 26, 2009 Land Use � 4-3 � t