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1 Extract of Draft Minutes, Plannilll! Commission Meetine, June 5, 2002: 2 3 f. Plannine File 3359: Request by the City of Roseville to rezone the Twin 4 Lakes Business Park from R-l, Single Family Residential, B-1, Limited 5 Business District, B-4, Retail Office Service District, 1-1 Light Industrial, 6 and 1-2, General Industrial to B-6, Business Park 7 8 Chairman Duncan opened the hearing and requested Community Development 9 Director Dennis Welsch provide a summary ofthe project report dated June 5, 10 2002. 11 12 The City of Roseville is proposing a rezoning within the Twin Lakes Master Plan 13 area from the existing mix ofIndustrial (1-1, 1-2), Business (B-4, B-1) and 14 Residential (R -1) land use zones to Mixed Use Business Park (B-6). The 15 rezoning would provide land use consistency within the Business Park. It will 16 also provide consistency between the Comprehensive Land Use Plan "Mixed Use 17 Business Park" and the City Zoning Code "B-6" zoning district. The Twin Lakes 18 Master Plan area is generally bounded by County Road C2 on the North; 19 Cleveland Avenue on the West; County Road C on the South; and just west of 20 Snelling on the East. (Refer to site map attached and legal description of parcel 21 affected). 22 23 The current proposal, to rezone the Twin Lakes Master Plan Area to "B-6", 24 assures that future land uses are compatible with the Comprehensive Plan Mixed 25 Use Business Park designation. 26 27 The Twin Lakes Master Plan is consistent with commercial industrial goals and 28 policies of the City of Rose vi lIe as described in Section 3 of the Comprehensive 29 Plan (as revised in January, 2001). The Twin Lakes Plan includes the following: 30 31 a. Create a buffer to protect and enhance the public enjoyment of Langton 32 Lake. 33 b. Protect the residential neighborhoods with less intrusive land uses. 34 c. Create a livable environment with a mix of compatible uses. 35 d. Create compatibility between uses and building designs in order to 36 encourage new investment, protect and enhance existing value. Minimize 37 the impact of commercial traffic onto residential streets; reduce 38 congestion at main intersections; clean up soil and groundwater 39 pollution.f. Clean up soil and groundwater pollution. 40 g. Provide a range of quality jobs. 41 h. Diversify the tax base. 42 1. Provide a flexible land use plan. 43 J. Locate uses in areas where they can best take advantage of necessary 44 market forces. 45 46 Merle Goodmanson, 2630 Fairview Avenue, stated that the plan would be good 47 for Roseville businesses. How much more traffic will this create? Will mass 48 transit be placed on the railroad line? There are eleven houses in the area. 49 50 Dennis Welsch explained the environmental and transit plan. 51