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yard setback (20 feet) would have no greater visual mass than a three story building at 150 feet which is the accepted standard. 10. All of the above supports the conclusion that the subject property is a commercial office site that is capable of being developed in a manner that is compatible with the adjoining Oellwood Heights residential area, which development would be consistent with the City's standards governing commercial-residential land uses relationships. Preliminary Concept Plan (attached) Item 20C of the Application form indicates that proposed plans are required to be submitted with the application. For the record, we object to any requirement of the plan submittal in connection with an Application to Amend the Comprehensive Plan, where the application, as here, is not project specific and does not include a current rezoning application. We believe an applicant has the right to submit and process an Application for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment independent of specific project plans, as the amendment of the comprehensive plan can and should be "project neutral". Nevertheless, in an effort to meet the submittal requirement, attached and submitted with this application are copies of a preliminary, conceptual site plan depicting a potential 3-story office building of approximately 51,100 square feet. This preliminary site plan is submitted solely for the purpose of providing one depiction of how an office building might be developed on the subject property, consistent with a redesignation of the land use to Limited Business under the Comprehensive Plan. The applicant acknowledges and states for the record that no specific office building plan has been applied for in connection with this application, and that the attached conceptual site plan is submitted only for illustrative and discussion purposes. The applicant is fully aware that more detailed plans would be required for submittal, review and consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council in connection with a future rezoning application. ~xpected Impacts of "Project" Again, applicant objects to the requirements set forth in Item 200 of the application, requiring a project narrative, including an "explanation of the site planning, landscaping, and architecture of project in detail including the need for the project, any physical hardships. and the expected noise, air, drainage, lighting, waste management, parking, and traffic impacts. ~ We object to this submittal requirement on the same basis that an Application to Amend the Comprehensive Plan need not involve or include a specific project proposal. Nevertheless, we will set forth a response to this item, as follows: The potential future redevelopment of the subject property for business or professional office uses would meet an acknowledged need in the marketplace. The area of the subject property is considered by many Roseville citizens and business professionals 11..