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RPCA Attachment A City of Roseville ORDINANCE NO. ________ 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGIMPROVEMENT AREA REGULATIONSOF CHAPTER 1004 2 (RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS) OF TITLE 10 “ZONING CODE” OF THEROSEVILLECITY 3 CODE 4 THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: 5 SECTION 1. Purpose: The Roseville City Code is hereby amended to further clarify the intent 6 of Improvement Area regulations in Low-Density Residential Districts, and eliminate technical detail 7 from the zoning code in order to minimize redundancy and to prevent inconsistencies with the relevant 8 regulations maintained elsewhere in the City Code. 9 Section 1004.08 (Low-Density Residential-1) SECTION 2. is hereby amended as follows: 10 C. Improvement Area: Improvement area, including paved surfaces, the footprints of principal and 11 accessory buildings, and other structures like decks, pergolas, pools, etc., shall be limited to 50% of 12 the parcel area. The purpose of this overall improvement area limit is to allow for rather liberal 13 construction on a residential property while preventing over-building. Within this improvement area 14 limit, paved surfaces and building footprints shall be limited to 30% of a parcel; for parcels within a 15 Shoreland or Wetland Management District, paved surfaces and building footprints shall be further 16 limited to 25% of the parcel area. The purpose of these further limits on paved surfaces and building 17 footprints within the overall improvement area allowance is to prevent problems caused by excess 18 storm water runoff. 19 1.For the purposes of this section, “improvements” does not include yard ornaments, fences, 20 retaining walls, gardens, planting beds, or other landscaping. 21 2.Within this improvement area limit, impervious surfaces shall be limited to 25% of the parcel 22 areafor parcels within a Shoreland or Wetland Management District to mitigate surface water 23 impacts caused by excess storm water runoff. This impervious surface limit may be exceeded, 24 within the allowed improvement area and in compliance with pertinent regulations in Chapter 25 1017 of this Title, by receiving approval(s) from the City Engineer to mitigate excess storm water 26 runoff, generated by additional hard surfaces, through technical analysis of building materials, 27 soils, slopes, and other site conditions. 28 1.3.Within this improvement area limit, impervious surfaces shall be limited to 30% of the parcel 29 area for all other parcels. The purpose of these further limits on paved surfaces and building 30 footprintsimpervious surfaces within the overall improvement area allowance is to prevent 31 problems caused by excess storm water runoff.This impervious surface limit may be exceeded, 32 within the allowed improvement area, by receiving approval(s) from the City Engineer to 33 mitigate excess storm water runoff, generated by additional hard surfaces, through technical 34 analysis of building materials, soils, slopes, and other site conditions. 35 Page 1 of 3