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Mr. Tim Prinsen February 17, 2000 Page 5 extra setbacks when abutting dissimilar zoning districts; height restrictions; screening requirements for outdoor activities; landscape requirements within setback areas; and additional setback / buffer requirements when loading docks abut residential areas, The combined effect of these standards outweighs the need for an isolated standard, such as lot coverage, particularly when the standard is overly restrictive. 6. New SC District / 24-hour Restrictions The city has been fairly exhaustive in reviewing impacts of 24-hour uses and has adopted new ordinance provisions. These new standards extend protection to residential areas by establishing additional screening / landscaping requirements and restricting the types of activities that may occur during the hours of 10:00pm and 7: OOam. It does not appear that the issue of lot coverage was examined or debated, The clear focus of the city's recent zoning amendments was to establish new restrictions to mitigate impacts of late night SC District activities on residential uses, Eliminating the lot coverage provision is not counterproductive to the moratorium study or the ordinance amendments, On the contrary, modifying or eliminating the lot coverage standard is consistent with that process. A real or perceived problem has been identified and a remedy is needed, 7, The Non-Conforming Status of SC District Uses Requires a Remedy Non-conforming uses and structures are not uncommon. The whole concept of creating non-conformance throughout zoning fulfils a community objective of limiting or eliminating certain uses and structures within certain zoning districts, The concept goes awry, however, when all structures within a zoning district become non- conforming, Clearly, it is not the objective of the City of Roseville to force all , shopping center buildings in all SC Districts to become non-conforming. Yet, this is the situation at the present time, because of the existing lot coverage standard. The non-conforming status has the potential of affecting property financing, sales, building expansions; and the ability of a shopping center damaged by a fire or other casualty to more than 50 percent of its replacement cost to be rebuilt to its current size within the SC Districts, If the current standard is not met by any existing structure within any SC District, an argument may be made that any potential new development will have similar compliance issues. This is not a minor problem, Literally any future expansion to SC District structures will be dependent upon city variances, unless this standard is modified. It does appear to be in the city's best interest to leave the situation as is, As I have noted earlier, the city's collective ordinance provisions in the SC District provide a safety net of performance standards that will function effectively without a lot coverage standard. The simplest way to resolve the current problem would be to repeal that standard. The repeal of the lot coverage standard would have no negative