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C. GENERAL LAND USE POLICIES: The City Will: ] r Continue to be developed in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan for land use, housing, transportation, and community facilities. Where possible, all future developmentwill reflect the major proposals of the Comprehensive Plan. Wherever possible, the plan will be related to and aligned with the plans in neighboring communities, the I-35W 7 City Coalition, and with the most current Metropolitan Council plans and blueprints. 2. Maintain a Comprehensive Plan to reflect the ma�mum potential of undeveloped properties consistent with good planning and development practices. This includes the following activities: a. Review and amend the Comprehensive Plan, annually if possible, to ensure its usefulness as a practical guide to current and future development (but at a minimum every 10 years); b. Adhere to the Plan as closely as possible to ensure consistent development policy; c. Consider changes to the official zoning map based on the Plan only after submission of a Commission special study or after appropriate review of a specific developmentproposal; and d. Establish time frames for accomplishingmajor actions identifiedin the Comprehensive Plan. �. Emphasize quality design, innovative solutions, environmental protection and aesthetic appeal in community development through the adoption and use of site design standards, guidelines, and other criteria. �. Create adequate transitions and buffering between incompatible land uses by strengthening or establishing standards in the zoning ordinance. i. Plan for balanced land use development of the community to maintain and improve Roseville's image as an attractive place in which to live, worl�, and play. fi. Encourage quality business and industrial development where such business and industry contributes to the high social, economic, and aesthetic level of the community. �. Encourage the use of energy saving devices and energy efficient buildings and construction techniques.