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ATTACHMENT B December 1, 2022 – PC Meeting Memo – Zoning Code Update Project – City of Roseville Sustainability Incentives The proposed sustainable building incentives/bonuses point system is intended to increase developers’ incorporation of sustainability building features into new development projects. A developer can request some type of zoning incentive by incorporating sustainable building features into a new development project. The sustainable building incentives/bonuses is proposed as a new section (1011.13) in Zoning Code Chapter 1011 – Property Performance Standards. This new section will establish the sustainable building incentives/bonuses points system as a development option and refer to a more detailed sustainable building incentives/bonuses worksheet that is located outside of the zoning code. Locating the detailed worksheet outside the code will provide more flexibility over time to amend and adapt the details of the incentives as it is implemented and as sustainability efforts evolve and become more mainstream. While located outside the code, any revisions to the worksheet would still be subject to Planning Commission review. Attachment C shows the proposed Sustainable Building Incentives Point System Worksheet. The worksheet will have two primary components: Zoning Incentives Sustainable Building Features. The worksheet identifies 12 zoning incentive/bonus options, consisting of the following: Density – dwelling units per acre, lot area, lot width Building intensity – building height, improvement area, impervious surface Building setbacks – front, corner, rear Building design – horizontal façade articulation, exterior materials, window & door openings The worksheet also identifies 12 sustainable building feature options that developers could incorporate into new development projects in order to gain approval of desired zoning incentives/bonuses, consisting of the following: Building energy efficiency Electric vehicle charging stations / EV-ready infrastructure Stormwater management Natural open space / landscaping Bird-safe buildings The worksheet includes proposed points for each zoning incentive/bonus (points needed) and each sustainable building feature (points earned). The intent is to keep the points system method as simple as possible. Some details will be added to the final version of the worksheet, such as use instructions and definition of the components where needed. In order to ensure long-term compliance with the commitments made via this sustainable building incentives/bonuses point system, the property owner will have to agree to attach the worksheet of sustainability building features and zoning incentives to a property covenant that gets recorded against the property title. The concept and language of the covenant, assuming the Planning Commission and City Council wish to advance this effort, will need to be drafted by the City Attorney. 3