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Single-Family Residential Lot Split Study Report May 14, 2007 again, and solicited specific comments. One-hundred ninety-seven surveys were sent and 64 were returned, for a response rate of 32 percent. Recurrent themes in the survey results included the following: ■ Concern over open space, trees, and wildlife; ■ Ability to bring new families to Roseville; ■ Favoring new single-family homes over new multifamily homes; and ■ Property values. (The cumulative and individual survey results are included in Appendix 3—Neighborhood Survey Results.) 3. Community Open House On March 15, the CAG hosted a Community Open House at City Ha1L The group publicized the event by placing an advertisement in the Koseville Kevie�ar, placing posters in community public spaces and businesses, posting an announcement on the City's webpage and community access television station, and hand delivering flyers to some residents. Approximately 35 people attended the event over the course of the evening. Information presented at the Open House included the history of residential development in Roseville, current code standards for single-family residential development, four lot split case studies (those projects that were subjects of the survey described above), and physical impacts of development. The event offered a number of inethods for participants to provide their input—interactive questions, a lot design activity, and a comment sheet as well as conversing with CAG members as well as Community Development and Public Works staf£ (Materials from the Open House are included in Appendix 4.) Outcomes of the questions that were asked indicated that stormwater management and decreased open space were the physical impacts that attendees were most concerned with as a result of lot splits; there was a preference for the community to continue creating both new multi-family and single-family housing; and that new public streets should only be built when serving a large number (11-15) of new homes. Information gleaned from the design activity included the following: ■ Context is important; ■ Density should not be assumed to be bad; ■ Private roads can be acceptable; and ■ Current grid zoning does not address the preferences indicated in the exercise. 4. Public Presentation and Discussion of Recommendations The CAG made a public presentation of its draft recommendations on May 2. Approximately twenty people attended the presentation and four people provided input into the recommendations. Of those who made comments, one resident commented on being disappointed that the CAG did not make a recommendation to "protect" existing large residential lots; one resident voiced a position against lot splits generally; one resident spoke generally on lot recombination and subsequent re-divisions; and one resident brought forward the inevitability of neighborhood change.