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ATTACHMENT B December 1, 2022 – PC Meeting Memo – Zoning Code Update Project – City of Roseville th As required by the City Code, an open house was held on November 17 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. There were about 25 people who attended the open house. Generally attendees did not express significant concerns about the changes. One property owner did express concern about the impact of the change to the maximum impervious surface limit as he is in the process of a building improvement process and may have to exceed the limit. Staff discussed options with the resident and will continue to work with him as the improvement project is developed. Since the September Planning Commission meeting, Staff has formatted the proposed revisions into the zoning code. As shown in the attached Exhibit A, the shoreland overlay district is proposed to be created as Section 1012.03 in Chapter 1012 (Overlay Districts). Attachment A shows the proposed Shoreland Overlay District Ordinance. Electric Vehicle Charging Ordinance The new electric vehicle (EV) charging ordinance will be located in Chapter 1019 – Parking and Loading Areas. The existing Minimum Parking Requirements (Sec. 1019.04) will be amended to become the Minimum Parking Spaces and Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements, sub-section D. See the proposed ordinance in Attachment B. The new ordinance is based primarily on St. Louis Park’s EV ordinance. Other ordinances researched and used in developing the proposed Roseville EV ordinance include Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, Lakeville, Golden Valley, St. Paul, and Duluth. The proposed ordinance incorporates the Planning Commission’s input at the July and September PC meetings. Definitions To support the new electric vehicle charging ordinance, 11 definitions will be added in the Definitions section of the Zoning Code (Sec. 1001.10). There are also three definitions related to shoreland that are proposed to be updated in Sec. 1001.10. See the definitions in Attachment B. Landscaping Standards The proposed sustainability-related changes to the existing Landscaping and Screening Ordinance will be located in Chapter 1011.03. The three changes include the following: 1. The minimum tree requirement for multi-family residential dwellings would change from one canopy or evergreen tree per dwelling unit to “1 canopy tree and 1 evergreen tree per two thousand (2,000) square feet of the site not occupied by buildings.” This standard was confirmed appropriate by the City’s consultant forester. 2. Additional plant material standards: a. All plant materials shall be selected based on zone tolerance in accordance with the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. b. No new landscaping shall contain plant materials that are listed on the MN Dept. of Agriculture Noxious Weed List or the MN DNR Invasive Terrestrial Plants List. See Attachment B for where these three changes would be located within the existing Landscaping Ordinance. 2