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around the storm water management pond and portions of the preserved wetland. The landscape plan must be revised to provide a greater mix of shrubs and perennials in both planting beds to accent the condominium and town home developments and to augment the storm pond and wetland. 6.0 POLICY (ComprehensivePlan Consistency) & FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: 6.1 The Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies include the following direction: Roseville Comprehensive Plan (2002) — Goals and Policies - Page 7 of 21. The review of these portions of the Comprehensive Plan is necessary to determine if there is policy direction to change the Plan's map of future uses to allow a moderate or higher residential density designation. C, RESIDENTIAL POLICIES The City will: I. Adoptflexible standardsfor new single family and multi family housing developments to allow for innovative development and more efficient densities. It is not the goal of the City to significantly increase overall residential densities. a) Encourage higher quality mixed developments by allowing planned unit developments as guided by the goals, policies, andperformance standards of the community with more dedication of park and open space. b) Where feasible or practical, integrate neighborhood oriented retail/,�er�vice businesses (within walking distance) into the mixed used project. Consider such mixed use developments in areas where change is already underway. c) Encourage innovative high quality planning and design in residential developments that cater to the life style/life cycle ofpresent and future residents. Higher quality development may include such improvements as masonry exteriors, higher window and wall insulation packages, undergroundparking, more usable open space than normally required, porches, landscaping, underground parking, and amenities packages within each unit. 7. When approving a residential Planned Unit Development, require better quality with established criteria for open space, a"sense ofplace ", and quality n2aterial�. 8. Encourage the development of well-designed multiple family dwelling projects which are compatible with adjacent uses. The following criteria should be considered when reviewing proposals for multiple family dwelling construction within the City: a) Structures should have access to at least one collector level street so that trafftc generated by the complex will not exceed environmental and trafj'c thresholds of minor residential streets described in the Transportalion Plan �'�`3575_�CA. GeneralConcept_022$OS.doc Page 5 of 10