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the intent and policy directives of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan encourages a diversity for housing styles to meet the needs of all age groups in a neighborhood— with that comes some changes in density. This is not unique — throughout Roseville housing densities vary and adjoin each other. It is a unique strength of Roseville, allowing residents to live a life time within one neighborhood, and near to their suburban families. 8.2 Since this proposed higher density residential project is isolated from the adjoining single-family homes and is located on a county collector road — as is encouraged in the Comprehensive Plan, the project will have little or no pedestrian or vehicular impact on the adjoining neighborhoods. In fact, for the neighbors to the east and west, the new housing which will parallel Lexington Avenue may reduce noise and light from Lexington retail areas. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: 83 On May 5,2004, the Roseville Planning Commission held the requiredpublic hearing regarding the Greenhouse Village request. At the hearing, Commission Members asked questions of staff and the developer. Neighboringresidents also asked questions and stated comments regarding the redevelopmentproposal A draft of the meeting minutes are attached). 8.4 Specifically, Chair Mulder asked for a review of the surrounding properiy zoning; Member Bakeznan sought information on fire protection; and Member Traynor requested further detail on traffic and parking, the orientation of the structure, and screening and landscaping. The City Planner, Mike Theis (developer) and Clark Wicklund (consulting engineer) provided the details. 8.5 Citizens that addressed the Commission had specific questions and concerns regarding water pressure, location of the town homes, screening, setbacks, construction dust & soil contaminants, and the existing green house proposed to remain. 8.6 The Planning Commission voted (5-0) to recommend approval of all aspects of the Greenhouse Village Properties proposal, subject to the conditions listed in Section 83 — 8.11, and including a modification to condition 8.7 to include soil contamination testing, condition 8.8 to include modifications to landscape plan for screening east property line, and a condition 8.12 to include a construction warker and deliveryplan to address construction traffic and parking. RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS: 8.7 The design of the two projects must complement each other and be compatible with the general context and human scale of the neighborhoodfor both architectural design and building materials. The cooperative proposals must include sloped roofs to lower over all height and other architectural elements to further enhance the structure and reduce the visual mass of the building. A similar exterior architectural treatment must be incorporated into the design of the town homes. PF3548 — RCA 052404 Page 11 of 13