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Planning Commission Minutes January 10, 1996 opportunities, and improve property values. 2) Transportation: Create safe, efficient, convenient circulation for pedestrians, bikers, cars, trucks, and transit. 3) Infra-structure: Provide adequate, efficient, public services including water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer. 4) Environment: Create healthy and attractive business environment. 5) Tower Place Preservation: Recognize the role of Tower Place as a unique small business center and incubator preserving its buildings that meet code. The role of the City in this long term improvement process could include parking issues, storm water issues, and to develop and enforce design standards such as those that are in place in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment area to upgrade the area over time. Member Rhody indicated that there was a lot of concern and discussion in the Subcommittee concerning pipeline setback requirements which were contained in the Pipeline Safety Committee report. Welsch stated that potential setback requirements would impact future development and redevelopment in the area. City staff is developing design standard alternatives to setback requirements. Welsch pointed out that a consultant hired to study the issue has stated that fully developed communities such as Roseville, there is no real safety gain by setback requirements where buildings already exist. Chairman Wietecki summarized the conclusions of the study, including that land use remain the same, that there be no wholesale changes in use, and that the mixed use character would be maintained. Wietecki also stated that design standards would be used to upgrade to a more modern look to improve the appearance and that infra-structure needs to be looked at include better access in both the commercial and residential areas and that redevelopment would occur on a parcel by parcel basis over time through the PUD process. Chairman Wietecki pointed out that the Roseville PUD process is designed to accommodate development on all types of properties including small parcels. Member Thein asked if the Fire Department had been consulted concerning their Fire Station in the area. Welsch reported that the Fire Department has evaluated that location and determined that access is not good because the busy street is difficult for volunteers coming to the site and for getting equipment in and out of the station. The Fire Department has done some preliminary investigation regarding alternative locations for the fire station. Member Rhody stated that he was impressed with the process and the interest and willingness by businesses and staff to participate in the study. Member Rhody stated that there were two important points in the study: 3