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Darrel LeBarron commented that when comparing Roseville's minimum lot size to the average in the metro area, Roseville's area requirement is approximately 30 percent greater than the average. In response to a question, city staff inember Joel Koepp reported that approximately 32 percent of existing single-family lots do not meet the current minimum lot standards. "Slidin� Scale" Re ul� ation As proposed in the memorandum describing "sliding scale" regulation, which was prepared by Councilperson Ihlan, a lot in Roseville could only be subdivided if it met the median width, depth, and area of the properties within 500 feet of its boundary. Jamie presented information on how a"sliding scale" regulation could be applied, in practice, to lot divisions. She and Joel Koepp, the GIS Technician in the Community Development Department, had applied the 500- foot neighborhood buffer to five properties that had recently either been subdivided or applied for replatting, including Art Mueller's property on Acorn Road and the four "case study" projects—Burke Avenue, Chatsworth Court, FulhamB, and Oakcrest/Hamline. Councilperson Ihlan responded to the Advisory Group's questions regarding her proposed ordinance. Community-Wide Code Uniformity The Advisory Group began to discuss some of the positive and negative attributes associated with developing a non-uniform city code for single-family residential lots. Currently Roseville has only one single-family zoning district and the rules and regulations for that district apply to all single-family lots. As another option, the group discussed the potential of creating additional single-family zoning districts that would require differing minimum standards. The Advisory Group will develop a list of pro's and con's for uniform (one zoning district) and non-uniform (new zoning district, sliding scale, and overlay zoning districts) code for their next meeting. Desired Outcomes: During the course of this discussion Advisory Group members, City Council meeting attendees, and staff identified potential desired outcomes from the lot split study. The following is a summary of the desired outcomes articulated during the meeting: ■ "Character" of neighborhood ■ Density transition not jarring ■ Traffic ■ Allow for diverse lot sizes ■ `Burden" shared in the community ■ "Fair" application ■ Not mechanical application ■ Minimize environmental impacts ■ Ease of understanding ■ Affordable housing ■ Council has flexibility ■ Cover City costs ■ Council has standards to apply ■ Outcome be unambiguous ■ Politically feasible (neighborhood ■ Property tax impact reaction� ■ Consider expectations of all homeowners March 28 Meeting Summary Page 2 of 3