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:' / 448 Member Felice opined that, with no setbacks and more density, it served to make 449 the City of Roseville more livable for transportation and walkability. Member 450 Felice opined that it was her understanding that zero setbacks were for businesses 451 with the intent of targeting huge parking lots versus buildings right up against the 452 sidewalk without pedestrians having to navigate a lot of cars, creating some 453 advantages and making the community much nicer and pedestrian friendly. 454 455 Member Seigler opined that he was concerned with residents willing to put 456 hundreds of dollars in their homes and being told n hile high-density housing 457 is permitted right next door. 458 459 Mr. Schwartz advised that cities typically set up zoning areas for higher density, 460 while other large lot residential areas stay that way to avoid changing their 461 character. 462 463 Member Seigler expressed concern that the City may be in a nic to pass this 464 GreenStep program and inadvertently ch e eve ing. 465 466 Mr. Johnson clarified that it is not the goal of the reenStep program to do that, 467 but to have something to work toward; and by sharing data with other cities, it 468 was recognized that everything in Roseville was not applicable to some of those 469 other communities (e.g. septic system requirements). Mr. Johnson advised that it 470 was the intent of this program to make it broad enough to allow a number of 471 different and unique cities to meet the goals and move through the process. Mr. 472 Johnson noted that everything as not going to be checked off, and the City of 473 Roseville intended to work through the things that could be accomplished, but not 474 with the intent of changing the character of Roseville, but simply to take credit for 475 the grobn steps already being accomplished. If things were modified in the future 476 (e.g. Complete Streets) as other things were implemented, Mr. Johnson opined 477 that they could provide additional benefits; however, he did not realistically see 478 the City being able to check off every one of the items on the inventory. 479 480 Member Seigler opined that he did not think the City should attempt to do so 481 either. 482 483 Member Wozniak opined that the GreenStep Cities template was intended for any 484 city to see how they compared, and since the City of Roseville was almost fully 485 developed and a mature suburb, a lot of things wouldn't apply to it while it may 486 apply to other cities having more growth potential (e.g. new cities and new 487 developments). Member Wozniak opined that he didn't see that happening in 488 Roseville. 489 490 Member Seigler noted that even recently, some zoning districts have been 491 changing from R-1 to R-2, serving to allow for that increased density; opining that 492 it looked to him like an intentional step in meeting this program's goals. Page 11 of 16