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,..� ,._, Page 1 of 2 <br />Larry Leiendecker, J.D. <br />From: "Bryan Lloyd" <bryan.11oyd@ci.roseville.mn.us> <br />Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:18 PM <br />To: <spear.kimberley@mayo.edu>; <larrylesq@comcast.net> <br />Cc: "Pat Trudgeon" <pat.trudgeon@ci.roseville.mn.us>; "Thomas Paschke" <br /><thomas.paschke@ci.roseville.mn.us> <br />Subject: North Como community garden <br />Dear Ms. Spear and Mr. Leiendecker, <br />I have reviewed North Como Presbyterian Church's "community garden" plan with other <br />members of Roseville's Planning Division staff: the City Planner and Community <br />Development Director. The plan is consistent with my initial impression of the proposal <br />from having viewed it briefly several weeks ago, and Planning Division staff has <br />unanimously determined that implementation of such a plan would not be in conflict <br />with Roseville's zoning ordinances if the "tool shed" and composting facility are located <br />to the side/rear of the principal church structure as required by the City Code and as I've <br />previously indicated in a letter sent to Ms. Spear. <br />The only additional specific comments I would make based on further review of the plan <br />are: 1) five of the trees in the "orchard" are shown in the public right-of-way and would <br />need the specific approval of Roseville's Public Works Department; and 2) installation of <br />the proposed sign at the southern side of the community garden could only be allowed <br />through approval of a Master Sign Plan which addresses all signage (existing and future) <br />on a property like this. <br />More generally, I would encourage Church representatives to continue to engage <br />neighbors of the property, both in Roseville and St. Paul, in an attempt to address their <br />concerns with respect to the project. The City Code and Comprehensive Plan both make <br />references which assume the presence of gardens, although neither document clearly <br />defines or regulates gardens. Nevertheless, Planning Division staff believes that personal <br />and "community" gardens are consistent with the community goals established in the <br />Comprehensive Plan and intends to propose ordinances in the updated zoning code <br />which better define and regulate such uses; while no language pertaining to gardens <br />has yet been drafted, the proposed "community garden" seems to be in line with what <br />we would expect the forthcoming ordinances to allow. <br />Bryan Lloyd <br />Associate City Planner <br />City of Roseville <br />651-792-7073 <br />bryan.11oyd@ci.roseville.mn.us <br />4/19/2010 <br />