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Appeal Letter to the City of Roseville September 15,2006 Page 9 City of Roseville Comprehensive Plan, Section 3, Goals and Policies, Paragraph III, Part B (emphasis supplied). The above quoted sections of the Comprehensive Plan indicate an overriding desire in the City of Roseville to allow the type of residential development that tlie Applicants are ultimately seelciz�g here. In this case, the lot in question is an unusual shape, but is extremely close in size (approximately 93%) to the minimum required for a corner lot. It only mal{es sense to allow the building of a traditionally designed home on this parcel. A traditionally designed home (as opposed to a unique or "i'ur�cy" triangular building) will meet the criteria identified above �oz�� the Comprehensive Plan and will be in the best interest of the City and the neighborhood. For example, as described in the Comprehensive Plan, if a traditionally designed home can be constructed on the parcel, the City's stated goals of striving for better aesthetic appeal will be more easily met. A traditionally designed home will be more lilcely to be aestheticallypleasing and consistentwith other homes in the neighborhood. Furthermore, allowing the current variance request will allow for the maximum potential of development of this parcel but yet remain consistent with good planning and development practices. Also, t��e City's expressed desire is to emphasize quality design and aesthetic appeal. There are not too many vacant, buildable residential parcels of this size in the City of Roseville. The Comprehensive Plan states that this little remaining land needs to be "carefully" used. As stated in the Comprehensive Plan, it only malc�s sense to allow the maxirnu.7n potential of this parcel, while maintaining good planning and development practices. Denying the request and forcing the construction of an abnormal, unconventional and potentially whacky house on this lot would clearly n_7� further those stated goals. Moreover, the City's residential goals include, protecting single family home areas by keeping incompatible uses (such as icppky or offbeat triangular home designs) out of residential neighborhoods. The City also strives to create neighborhood continuity and scale and to improve aesthetic and visual effects. The foregoing will certainly be accomplished if a traditionally designed home structure is placed on this lot. `��aese laudable goals will lilcely not be met if an abnormal or even bizarrely designed triangular home is built on this lot. The allowance of a traditionally designed home will be good for the City and the neighbors as a traditionally designed home will be more consistent with existing structures in the neighborhood. Such a plan will thus be less likely to allow an