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A Proposal for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Roseville Land Use WSB has developed an iterative and responsive process for land use planning. WSBÕs experience as municipal planners, municipal engineers, and private land development professionals allows us to develop land use analysis that is accurate, realistic, and implementable. Based on the goals developed during the Vision Parks, Open Space and Recreation chapter, our team will evaluate properties that are available for development including vacant and Roseville has already expressed its commitment to underutilized sites that may be ripe for transitioning to its Parks and Recreation System through the Master other uses. This task will include identiÞ cation of parcels Planning process and the Parks and Recreation with inappropriate land use designations in the existing Renewal Program (PRRP). We anticipate that this comprehensive plan, as well as an evaluation of land chapter will directly reference that work and primarily use category descriptions in general to determine if new re ect recent developments as needed. However, we categories are needed. may also want to consider necessary updates, including Next, WSB will prepare a land use scenario to meet both ADA-related policies or other topics. the MetCouncil projections for growth and density, as Resilience well as the CityÕs desires for community character. The scenario can be used to evaluate transportation and The Resilience chapter will include metrics, policies, infrastructure impacts, thereby informing other chapters and practices to help the City adapt to climate change, of the plan update. The land use plan will be vetted as well as resilience strategies that emphasize exibility with the public to garner comments from residents, land in adapting to unknowns of climate change. Resiliency owners and developers. The land use mix and land use strategies will address not only environmental impacts, locations can be adjusted at each point in the process but social and economic impacts as well. to ensure that the plan can, and will be constructed Through the GreenStep Cities program, the Minnesota cient Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has established 29 ective, and that it achieves the goals of best practices for resiliency in Þ ve broad categories: the community. WSB is currently developing both the Buildings and Lighting, Economic and Community Mahtomedi and St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plans Development, Environmental Management, Land Use, using this iterative process. and Transportation. Our team congratulates Roseville The land use scenarios will also be developed with an eye for achieving Step 2 status in June of 2015 and plans on design that promotes walkability, access, and potential to integrate additional best practices into RosevilleÕs form-based approaches. When discussing the scenarios Comprehensive Plan to assist in achieving Step 3 with the public, we will also gather input on potential status. Particular attention will be paid to the 29th best community gathering spaces throughout the City.practice: Climate Adaption and Community Resilience. Finally, the WSB/LHB team will reassess existing To complement the best practices, the team will also Planning Districts to determine if a new structure collect seven years of city-speciÞ c data for energy, would be appropriate. During that process, we will also water, travel, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions. identify neighborhoods or small areas that may need These metrics will provide a baseline for goal-setting, more intensive planning and public investment. Such inform the prioritization of policies and programs, and areas may include Southwest Roseville, areas for inÞ ll, support future climate action planning. Additionally, this and areas with an aging building stock.data collection will support Step 4 recognition through GreenStep Cities. Proposed Work Plan and Tasks 23