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Single-Family Residential Lot Split Study Report May 14, 2007 processes, which included a"fair" application process, ease of understanding, standards by which the City Council can make decisions, and unambiguous outcomes, and conversely they gave criteria with qualitative standards low marks, including criteria regarding a non-mechanical application process and Council flexibility. Figure Z: CAU Kanbcing ot Uesired Vutcomes � - - � • • - � . Council has standards to apply 4.2 4.0 Minimize environmental impacts 4.1 5.0 Character of Neighborhood 3.7 4.0 "Fair" application 3.7 4.0 Allow for diverse lot sizes 3.6 4.0 Ease of understanding 3.5 4.0 "Burden" shared in the community 3.4 3.5 Property tax impact 3.4 3.0 Outcome be unambi uous 3.3 4.0 Density transition not jarring 3.2 3.0 Consider expectations of all homeowners 3.2 3.0 Cover city costs 3.0 3.0 Affordable housing 2.9 3.0 Political feasibility (neighborhood reaction) 2.5 2.0 Not mechanical a lication 2.1 2.0 Council has flexibility 1.9 2.0 Traffic 1.8 2.0 General Subdivision Policv The initial point of agreement for the CAG was general subdivision policy. The group reached consensus that the City Council should continue to allow single-family residential lots to be subdivided or split if they meet the standards set forward by the Subdivision and Zoning Codes. Subdivision and Zoning Code Issues The subdivision and creation of single-family residential lots is generally governed by two separate set of ordinances within the Cit� Code-the Subdivision Code (Title 11) and the Zoning Code (Title 10). Each of these sets of ordinances deal with a specific set of regulations; the Subdivision Code determines the lot's "envelope"-its size, shape, and relationship to city infrastructure-while the Zoning Code sets a series of requirements as to what can takes place within the "envelope," such as the type of permitted uses, amount of buildable area, and location and height of the building(s). Therefore to discuss subdivision policy, it becomes necessary to not only understand and analyze the Subdivision Code but Zoning Code as well. When the Cit� adopted its Zoning Code on May 21, 1959, it created one R-1 Single-Family Residential Zoning District, which sets a series of standards for uses and buildings for all new lots created after that date. The City of Roseville Subdivision Code allows the creation of single-family residential lots as long as the newly created lots meet the following requirements (standard lot/corner lot�: ■ A minimum of an 85-foot front yard width/100-foot front yard width ■ A minimum of 110 feet in depth/100 feet in depth