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7b RCA UPDATED Page 3 of 13 included with this RCA as part of Attachment D. Staff has also received additional emails from nearby 50 homeowners after the open house process; these emails are also included in Attachment D. 51 Planning Division staff has reviewed the proposal to develop the subject property with 20 single-family, 52 detached townhomes to determine if the proposed land use map change from LR to MR at 196 S 53 McCarrons Boulevard is supported by the Goals and Policies of Roseville’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 54 Chapter 4: Land Use 55 This chapter includes several goals and strategies that are essentially instructions to revise the City’s 56 zoning and other regulations to achieve particular ends. As such, a strategy might simultaneously 57 promote increasing housing density and preserving neighborhood character, which can seem 58 contradictory in light of a proposal like the one being reviewed. Nevertheless, applicable Land Use 59 strategies are as follows. 60 • Create flexible development standards for new residential developments that allow innovative 61 development patterns and more efficient densities that protect and enhance the character, 62 stability, and vitality of residential neighborhoods. 63 • Develop zoning regulations and policies to provide for a variety of housing types and densities to 64 support a wide range of housing alternatives for current and future residents. This includes 65 housing types that are sensitive to the cultural diversity of the city. 66 Chapter 5: Housing 67 The following housing-related goals and policies are relevant to the proposed development. 68 • Explore opportunities to encourage smaller housing units, “non‐traditional” housing 69 development (which could include culturally‐appropriate housing to reflect the population 70 demographics of the City), and opportunities to address the lack of housing in the “missing 71 middle” styles. 72 The proposal doesn’t address the non-traditional, missing-middle, or culturally-appropriate 73 aspects of this goal, but the smaller lots will limit the size of homes that can be built compared to 74 new homes on standard single-family lots. 75 • Meet increased demand for senior housing and opportunities for residents to age in place. 76 The proposed development is not necessarily restricted to seniors, but the anticipated residential 77 amenities tend to be particularly attractive to seniors. 78 In 2018, Roseville’s Economic Development Authority hired Maxfield Research, Inc. to update the 79 City’s Comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis to inform the housing policies in the 2040 80 Comprehensive Plan as well as the objectives in the City Council’s Policy Priority Plan. This housing 81 needs analysis includes following conclusions, which are relevant to the proposed project. 82 • There is an identified need for 110 new, for-sale single family units between 2018-2030 (page 83 131). 84 • Fifty-five percent of the 110-unit need will be for “twin homes, detached villas, townhomes or 85 condominiums” (page 113). 86 • There is “strong” demand for smaller lot, smaller home with walk-outs and slab on grade for the 87 empty-nester market. This also discusses that price is often the deterrent to realizing these units 88 (page 143-144). 89 The observed price deterrent reflects the fact that high development costs tend to prevent projects 90 from being brought to market if the prices for the resulting homes are higher than the market will 91 bear. By contrast, a project like the current proposal that survives to the completion of the 92