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E�ibit B Extract of the December 3, 2oi4 Roseville Planning Commission Minutes b. PI.ANNING FILE i4-o29 Request by HR LLC for approval of a preliminary plat at 275o Cleveland Avenue Vice Chair Boguszewski opened the Public Hearing for Planning File o9-029 at 6:35 p.m. City Planner Thomas Paschke summarized the request and staffs analysis as detailed in the staff report dated December 3, 2014, for the remainder of the former "Old Dominion" property in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area for development of two hotels on the site, a ioo unit, five story Hampton Inn and a lo5-unit, five story Home2 Suites. Mr. Paschke pointed out a typographical error in the staff report, page 2, line 10, advising that the Hampton Inn would be 5 stories as well, so both hotels would be of five stories. Mr. Paschke further advised of an additional condition recommended by staff after distribution of the staff report, and as discussed before tonight's meeting with property owners and their representatives. Community Development Director Paul Bilotta read the additional Condition G as follows and related to access easements: "The applicant will dedicate access easements across the property to serue adjacent parcels in a form as approued by the Cify Attorney and Community Deuelopment Director." Discussion At the request of Member Stellmach, Mr. Paschke advised that the exact location for potential access point requirements may not be identifiable through the planning process, but they would be defined by engineers and the traffic study as part of the process; with any changes available before or at the time of final plat approval, along with rights-of-way easement dedications, public improvement contracts as needed, and other documentation as required as part of the process. At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Paschke advised that Community Mixed Use zoning (CMU) had no height limit or number of stories. Member Murphy requested what the governing documents were, since the AUAR had expired, noting mention of the EAW waiver request. Mr. Paschke advised that, in September of 2oi2, the AUAR guiding document (Alternative Urban Area-wide Review) had expired, and in its place in October of 2oi2, the City Council had established a policy that all developments would go through the process of a voluntary Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) following Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) guidelines. Mr. Paschke noted that this applicant, as well as the applicant on the parcel sough of this one had requested the variance from the Ciry Council. Mr. Paschke advised that staff was in the process of working through that waiver request; with a presentation planned before the City Council at their next regular business meeting seeking their support for a different process, or seeking direction from them related to development in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. Mr. Paschke advised that they may determine that this project be required to complete a voluntary EAW or provide them with another option. Mr. Paschke advised that the formal EAW process can be lengthy and require a lot of information running through the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) EQB, but was similar to the voluntary EAW administered by the city and tied into the former AUAR, which he opined was still a useful document. Mr. Paschke noted that many items hadn't changed: traffic was still a concern with an project or development as well as the clean-up of the land, both issues the City wanted additional information on. Mr. Paschke advised that it was stafE's hope to have a consistent process established for developers aware of the process they're required to complete prior to any permit approvals. At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Bilotta advised that typically a Phase I Environmental Study was required by banks, and was basically a database search of various sources and aerial photos to make a determination about environmental conditions or anything that may have prompted any