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� Mr. Bill Malinen Monday, April 26, 2010 3 � While not as alien of a land use as a"metal foundry" would be in a residential district, the absence of "agricultural" uses from the residential zoning ordinance speaks for itself. Here, the affected neighborhood is not proposing that a"community garden" should be deemed "not permitted" in the residential scheme, like a metal foundry would obviously be. Rather, the affected neighborhood strongly believes that the proposed agricultural use should, at the very least, require a conditional use permit. Moreover, it is plainly obvious after careful review of the Administrative Determination that the planning division; as evidenced by its equivocal references to "garden" in the residential scheme and the "garden" label placed on NCPC's project;� completely ignored the substance of NCPC's proposed land use. The planning division apparently overlooked the illuminating property classifications of section 273.13. But, more significantly, the planning division ignored that the designation of "community garden" carries a specific definition different than that of a residential "garden."g Indeed, a quick sampling of "community garden" definitions provided by some of the larger municipalities around the country reveals that "community garden" has a particular meaning that is synonymous with "urban agriculture:i9 Boston Cleveland San Francisco SECTION 33-8. Community Garden 336.02 DEFINITIONS (Community Garden Policies § 2.0) Open Space Subdistricts. (a) "Community garden" means an Community Garden open space (OS- area of land managed and Community garden — a site operated G) subdistricts shall consist of land maintained by a group of individuals and maintained by committed appropriate for and limited to the to grow and harvest food crops volunteers where: cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, and/or non-food, ornamental crops, • A publicly owned parcel of or vegetables, including the such as flowers, for personal or land is used for growing cultivation and tillage of soil and the group use, consumption or donation. ornamentals and/or produce production, cultivation, growing, Community gardens may be divided for non-commercial use and harvesting of any agricultural, into separate plots for cultivation by through individual or floricultural, or horticultural one or more individuals or may be shared plots, and commodity; such land may include farmed collectively by members of . Demonstration gardening or Vacant Public Land. the group and may include common other instructional areas maintained and used by group programming may be members. offered, and • Shared tools and common expenses are covered through the collection of membership fees and/or donations. ' See Bryan Lloyd April 14, 2010 email. 8 See Roseville City Code § 101.07 CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS: Common Usage: All words and phrases used in this Code shall be interpreted and understood in accordance with the common and acceptable usage, but anv technical words and phrases or such others which have acquired a specific or neculiar meaning shall be interpreted and understood in accordance with such technical s�ecific or neculiar meaning. (emphasis added). 9 See supra note 2.