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R1J�SEN+hhE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION Dep ment Approval Item Description: Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area Discussion Date: 11/18/2013 Item No.: 14.c City Manager Approval INTRODUCTION For almost a year and through continued conversations with the City Council, the Community Development Department has been working toward developing a new plan for the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area (Twin Lakes). This process, however, has taken longer than anticipated and there has been increasing interest to develop /redevelop areas other than properties east of Fairview Avenue. This, in and of itself, is not all that alarming since the development community has been experiencing a growth spurt of sorts, but the fact that we are no closer to having a solid 8 plan and text amendments in place does provide staff with some concern. 9 The Planning Division has visited with the City Council on four occasions to communicate 10 thoughts and to receive feedback on a number of topics related to Twin Lakes. Through these 11 discussions there has been one central theme that seems to be constant: the need to address 12 inconsistencies in land use and zoning definitions, which have been brought up in the past by the 13 City Council. 14 For your reference, below are the four Comprehensive Plan land use and zoning designations 15 that generally guide Roseville's commercial districts: 16 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATIONS: 17 Community Mixed Use (CMU) 18 Community Mixed Use areas are intended to contain a mix of complementary uses that 19 may include housing, office, civic, commercial, park, and open space uses. Community 20 Mixed Use areas organize uses into a cohesive district, neighborhood, or corridor, 21 connecting uses in common structures and with sidewalks and trails, and using density, 22 structured parking, shared parking, and other approaches to create green space and 23 public places within the areas. The mix of land uses may include Medium- and High - 24 Density Residential, Office, Community Business, Institutional, and Parks and Open 25 Space uses. Residential land uses should generally represent between 25% and 50% of 26 the overall mixed use area. The mix of uses may be in a common site, development area, 27 or building. Individual developments may consist of a mix of two or more complementary 28 uses that are compatible and connected to surrounding land -use patterns. To ensure that 29 the desired mix of uses and connections are achieved, a more detailed small -area plan, 30 master plan, and /or area- specific design principles is required to guide individual 31 developments within the overall mixed -use area. 32 Regional Business 33 Regional Business uses are commercial areas with a collection of businesses that provide 34 goods and services to a regional market area. Uses found in Regional Business areas 35 include regional -scale malls, shopping centers of various sizes, freestanding large format Page 1 of 8