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North Heights Hardware, Case No. 2199 Page 3 a. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Although it is not a significant amount of land and will not cause the reduction of any units, this request does involve the conversion of some single-family residential land to serve a commercial purpose. There has been considerable discussion about this policy issue in the community and many would argue against such an action at a basic policy level. However, this may also be shown to be a good reason why each proposal should be judged on its unique merits. There is an existing single-family home on this oversized lot, and this home will remain on a smaller lot. The residential lot to be created will exceed the area required for single-family lots, although it will be 2 feet narrower than the required lot width. On the other side is North Heights Hardware, a small business that has been in Roseville for 25 years and they have outgrown their lot. This business has built a strong neighborhood clientele, who supports North Heights Hardware's plans for expansion. Also, there are not many fronting on Rice street increasing traffic levels., location for single-family Other lots to the south are up to city park land. other single-family lots and with its steadily it is not as good a homes as it once was. very large and they back b. Rezoninq Much of the same discussion that applies to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment relates equally to the rezoning issue. Rezoning is a very significant step and it should never be done casually. The facts in this case are that North Heights Hardware has expanded to the extent that they are spilling out onto their parking lot with outdoor display and the temporary storage of lawn mowers and other equipment that is in for repair. We have encouraged them to put this display and storage within a building. To add building space and the parking to serve it requires space. The space that is adjacent to them happens to be zoned R-1 Single-Family Residential.