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<br />SECTION 4. LAND USE AND PLANNING DISTRICTS. <br /> <br />To provide a closer look at neighborhood and small area planning, Section 4, the <br />Land Use Section of the Roseville Comprehensive Plan, includes an evaluation of <br />each of the City's 15 planning districts, as well as information on existing land <br />use and future land use designations for the entire community. In this section the <br />Planning Districts coincide with the Census tracts. The City has used these <br />Planning Districts as part of the updates to the Plan in 1959, 1969, 1978 and then <br />annually since 1994, primarily for ease of statistical comparison. These long-used <br />districts are not specific neighborhoods, but do describe the demography, and <br />land use and property value in each district. Approximately 38%) of Roseville <br />land is used for residential purposes. This equals 61 (% of the total property value <br />and generates 4m~) of the communities total property taxes. In Minnesota, <br />commercial and industrial (C/I) properties are taxed at a higher rate than <br />residential properties. 'Therefore, by comparison the CjI properties include only <br />slightly more than ITX) of the land area and contribute 31 %) of the total property <br />value and 580,{) of the total property tax. Community-wide, The total market <br />value of the City of Roseville in 2001 was $2.68 billion. <br /> <br />The Roseville Comprehensive Plan Land Use designations are defined in Section <br />4. The definitions help to describe each land use category and what relationship <br />these uses have to the zoning for housing and intensity of use. The residential <br />designations include: <br /> <br />LR Low Density Residential (34.5% of the land area) involves housing <br />units with a density of no more than 4 units per acre. <br /> <br />MR Medium Density Residential (2.04(Yo of the land area) involves <br />housing units from 5 to 10 units per acre. <br /> <br />High Density Residential (4.00% of the land area) involves housing <br />units from 11 to 36 units per acre. <br /> <br />SECTION 5. TRANSPORTATION. <br /> <br />The transportation section of the Roseville Comprehensive Plan contains average <br />daily trips, the ability of the road to handle those trips, and the time lines and <br />schematic plans for short-term and long-range construction or reconstruction of <br />within the community. In addition, this section outlines the 1):ans <br />from the Metropolitan Council and how they will be integrated into the Roseville <br />land uses, especially the commercial and industrial areas, and the multi-family <br />housing and senior housing areas. Rosedale, the regional shopping center at <br />Snelling A venue and Highway 36 has been designated as the regional transit hub <br /> <br />Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 200 I Update <br /> <br />Executive Summary -Page 6 of 15 <br />