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ENVIRONMENTAL VISION Roseville shall be a community that has as its highest priority the quality of life--both for those who live here and for those who work here. Roseville shall be committed to preserve, promote, and improve the beauty, vitality, safety, and serenity of the total environment in which its citizens live and work. Further development of business and industry, shopping, transportation, housing, entertainment, leisure and recreation opportunities shall be in harmony with the commitment Roseville has made to its environment and quality of life. GOALS To postpone, until such time that the new Comprehensive Plan is in place, all new developmental proj ects that o Require a zoning change from Residential; or, o Diminish the amount of wetlands, woodlands, or undisturbed areas; or, o Make alterations to established drainage patterns which are deleterious to existing lakes, ponds, or wetlands; or, o Destroy substantial quantities of valuable trees; or, o Produce a sustained increase in the ambient noise level, or, o Require a zoning change on land that is now open space. It is assumed that the update of the Comprehensive Plan will include strict standards and criteria for the preservation and betterment of the environment of Roseville. The purpose of the above is to assure that adverse long-lasting environmental changes do not occur during the time when the Comprehensive Plan is being revised. It is not meant to stop development. The Environmental Issues Committee is not antidevelopment. We do support postponing projects that may produce long-lasting ill effects on the environment until they can be more fully evaluated in the light of a more forward looking Comprehensive Plan. To protect and improve air and water quality with pollution prevention as the primary focus. o Obtain comprehensive environmental inventories (surface waters, wetlands, groundwater, wildlife and habitat, air and water quality) and publish results to elicit community support and involvement, and to guide City plans and policies. o Develop standards for outdoor air quality, monitor that they are being met, and provide corrective action when they are not. o Develop and maintain standards for air and water emissions, including run-off from both public and private lands. (in progress with surface water mgt. plan) o Manage and reduce public and private use of fertilizers and pesticides. o Evaluate the condition of woodlands, lakes, wetlands, and grasslands; conserve and replenish them. o Phase out all tobacco smoking in public buildings, transportation vehicles, businesses and industries by the year 2000. o Study the consequences of road salt pollution and evaluate alternatives to minimize its use. o Increase greenery to absorb air and water pollutants. Vista 2000 Report Page 22 of 24