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3.O SUMMARY OF SUGGESTED ACTION � Sy motion, support the requested REZONING and GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT � DEVELOPMENT (with conditions) of the properties at 1126 Sandhurst Drive and 2167 � Lexington Avenue; see Section 10 of this report for the detailed action. _ 4.O REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN _ 4.1 Although the proposed development appears to be consistent with Roseville's 2030 _ Comprehensive Plan, which would apply a land use designation of Neighborhood _ Susiness to both of the subject parcels, that document has yet to be approved by the _ Metropolitan Council and ratified by the City Council. This proposal, therefore, must be _ evaluated within the context of the existing Comprehensive Plan. _ 4.2 The proposed business use is to be located on the parcel at 2167 Lexington Avenue, _ which has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Susiness (S) ; this allows for a wide _ variety of residential, retail, restaurant, office, and other commercial uses consistent with _ the parcel's existing General Susiness zoning — Roseville's most intense business � district. � 4.3 The property at 1126 Sandhurst Drive has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Low � Density Residential (LR), which corresponds to the kinds of uses allowed in R-1 and R-2 � zoning districts. Given that the proposal only puts parking and an accessory structure (for � the trash handling equipment) on this parcel and that storage buildings and off-street � parking and loading areas are allowed in the zoning districts associated with the LR land � use designation, no change to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map is necessary for � this proposal. � 4.4 The Cornerstone Neighborhood Mixed-Use Project, adopted into the Comprehensive � Plan in 1998 as a conceptual master plan of sorts to redesign key, under-utilized retail F and commercial intersections, determined that a redesigned Lexington Avenue/County F Road S intersection would have great potential for positive community impact. The F document indicates that "careful attention to the concerns of the neighborhood could F inake this corner fulfill the wishes of its adjacent residents [and] it could become the F touchstone for establishing an appealing balance of structure, open space, design and F use." F 4.5 The Cornerstone report stresses the importance of locating at least modest buildings at F the corners of the intersection to frame the public space and "create a sense of place and F closure," and it expresses optimism for a successful redevelopment of this intersection as F a whole despite the challenges presented by the lack of structures in the corners of the E park and gas station properties. And although Cornerstone explicitly makes no E recommendation of a preferred density or scale of development, the report frequently E advocates a mix of office and retail uses on a"ground floor" with residential or office E uses "above." The report also touts this specific intersection as being: "located in a prime E spot to provide community linkage. The attraction of the open space, the convenience to E neighborhood retail, and access to transit are part of its potential. As a centrally-located E intersection of major arterials, the intersection could serve as the hub for the spread of E new resident friendly design ideas throughout the community." PF09-003 RCA 051109.doc Page 2 of 5