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little more broadly to describe the straight line between the current end of Wheaton Avenue and 179 itsnearbyintersection with Dale Street, then the proposed new side lines of those lots would 180 conform to this requirement. 181 It is the opinion of Planning Division staff that the Planning Commission can reasonably 182 recommend approval of the right-of-way as proposed,finding that the side lines of the proposed 183 new lots meet the spirit and intent of this “perpendicularity” requirement, despite the undulations 184 inthis short section of street that is making an otherwise straightwest-to-east connection of 185 existing roadways.TheCommission could insteadreasonablyrecommend that the right-of-way 186 be straightened so that the side lines of the proposed new lotsare perpendicular to the right-of- 187 way itself.If the right-of-way is supported as proposed, it would perpetuate the curvilinear 188 character of, and the roughly north-to-south side lines of parcels along, the existing section of 189 Wheaton Avenue. Alternatively, if a straight right-of-way is supported, all of the proposed lots 190 along Wheaton Avenue would still meet or exceed the minimum lot size requirements, although 191 significant re-engineering of the grading and drainage plans may become necessary. 192 RL6–12,B2 193 EVIEW OF OTSLOCK As discussed in lines 103–126above, Planning Division staff believes that the minimum lot 194 size requirements of City Code §1103.06 are only intended to apply to the LDR-1 zoning district. 195 Consequently, the pertinent minimum size standards for one-family, detachedresidential lots in 196 the LDR-2 zoning district are established in Table 1004-4 (LDR-2 Dimensional Standards) of the 197 Zoning Code. All of the proposed LDR-2 lots meet or exceed the minimum required width of 60 198 feet and the minimum required lot area of 6,000 square feet. 199 Roseville’s Public Works Department staff hasbeen working with the applicant to address the 200 requirementsrelated to grading and drainage, street design, and the publicutilities that will be 201 necessary to serve the new lots.Even if these plans are not discussed in detail at the public 202 hearing, actions by the Planning Commission and the City Council typically include conditions 203 that such plans must ultimately meet the approval of Public Works staff. 204 City Code§1011.04Bspecifies thatthe current plat proposal triggers the applicability of thetree 205 preservation and restoration requirements. A tree preservation and restoration plan has been 206 submitted, and is included with this RPCA as Attachment D; the plan is presently under review 207 by Mark Rehder, Roseville’s consulting certified arborist.While this plan may continue to be 208 modified as a result of required changes to grading and storm water plans or conditions of 209 preliminary plat approval, Mr. Rehder has observed that the applicant’s current calculations are 210 correct, and that the proposed tree removal would obligate the developer to plant at least 23 211 replacement trees of a minimum 3-inch caliper. This replacement total may seem low, but that’s 212 the result of the fact that the existing tree cover is not a“high value”forest,as it is mostly 213 composed of Siberian elms and boxelder, with lots of downfall and poor quality trees. Mr. 214 Rehder’s teamdid not notice any specimen-type trees to potentially preserve,nor did theyfind 215 any potentiallyhazardous trees near the property lines. 216 At its meeting of February 29, 2016,Roseville’s Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the 217 proposed preliminary platagainst the park dedication requirements of §1103.07 of the City Code. 218 At the time this RPCA was drafted, the commission’s recommendation about whether to require 219 park dedication of land orcash in lieu of landhas not yet been made.Planning Division staff will 220 report on this topic as part of the presentation at the public hearing.Since the subject property 221 comprises three developable parcelsthe proposed 17-lot plat would create 14new building sites. 222 The 2016Fee Schedule establishes a park dedication amount of $3,500 per residential unit; if the 223 PF16-003_RPCA_20160302 Page 6of 8