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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 26, 2010 Page 16 Councilmember Ihlan opined that, for policy planning purpose, the City Council should follow the narrative guidance of the Comprehensive Plan for future redevelopment of this pazcel, similar to that done for the Twin Lakes area, with this site having less pollution on site, and suitable for mixed use to serve as a buffer between the more industrial azea in the west part of Roseville and adjacent residential areas. Councilmember Roe opined that the Comprehensive Plan guidance was in place, and that it didn't make sense to pursue a different land use designation until a specific proposal until a specific proposal was brought forward seeking a change. Residential Lot Size Councilmember Ihlan spoke in opposition to the proposed reduction in mini- mum lot size from the current 11,000 squaze feet to the proposed 9,500 squaze feet. Councilmember Ihlan, in the previously referenced bench handout, pro- vided examples from other communities and their approach to diverse lot siz- es depending on the chazacter and topography of a neighborhood. Council- member Ihlan spoke in support of preserving lazge lot neighborhoods where appropriate, and questioned the policy reason for reducing the minimum lot size and where it originated from, alleging that it had been included in pro- posed zoning changes by staff, but was not indicated by any zoning ordinance changes. City Planner Thomas Paschke advised that, from staffs perspective and through its land use consultant, the proposed reduction in minimum lot size was in order to achieve lot size compliance for approximately 93% of the Ci- ties pazcels, through reducing the minimum lot width to 75 feet. Mr. Paschke noted that this affected the City's housing stock, with the existing minimum lot size in place since 1959 and not formally followed with many subsequent subdivisions created in Roseville in the 1970's and 1980's, making them non- compliant with the City Code. Mr. Paschke advised that one of the changes to staff was to look at how to create greater conformity rather than non- conformity for single family residential properties, and that the proposed re- duction in lot size and width accomplished this goal. Councilmember Ihlan referenced the Lot Split Study performed in 2007 by a Citizen's Advisory Group (CAG) and their review of lot sizes; with no ulti- mate recommendation from that group to reduce lot sizes, but rather recom- mending creation of an overlay district to address those properties not in com- pliance. Councilmember Ihlan provided her calculations on potential prob- lems with future subdivision with this lot reduction; and questioned how such a policy would be consistent with the City's desire to pursue green policies, such as addressed by the HRA in their previous discussions. Councilmember Ihlan opined that such a reduction in lot size was not environmentally sound;