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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 26, 2010 Page 24 Councilmember Roe advocated for addressing it at this time; to determine how to achieve conformity and whether the 9,500 square foot minimum lot size should apply to all lots across the City. Councilmember Pust advised that she was open to look at where lot sizes were al- ready 9,500 square feet and memorializing that, but holding off looking at Large Lot Districts. Councilmember Johnson concurred with Councilmember Roe in reviewing the is- sue now if it did not create more complicated time constraints for staff to review it and give it justice. Mr. Paschke advised that, from staffs perspective, it would be more prudent to set the minimum lot size standard at 9,500 square feet rather than leaving it at 11,000 square feet, as that would be more problematic to leave larger lots. In or- der to preserve large lots in the community, Mr. Paschke advised that staff could look at creation of an "Estate District," but that the majority of Roseville's lots were less than the current minimum lot standard and always had been, creating challenges for staff and current property owners. Councilmember Johnson suggested looking at an additional zone, while reducing the minimum lot size to 9,500 square feet. Mr. Paschke questioned if that was an option on the table. Councilmember Roe opined that the nuance was on whether to do it now or later Mr. Paschke reviewed discussions of the Imagine Roseville 2025 community vi- sioning process as well as the Comprehensive Plan review as they related to larger or smaller lots and existing situations. Mr. Paschke advised that it was staff's be- lief that both documents guided toward reductions, but that creation of a larger lot requirement would be appropriate unless a broader policy discussion on large lots as a whole was amended in the narrative of the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Pust opined that more recent discussions were guided by the work of the Lot Split Study CAG, and that their process had been thorough, even if three years old, and had received a substantial amount of public input at that time separate from that of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, and pro- vided three recommendations: not make Large Lot zones; make smaller lot sizes where appropriate; and deal with shoreland lot standards. Councilmember Pust offered her willingness to hear, at a later presentation, why those recommenda- tions were not being followed. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of leaving minimum lot sizes at 11,000 square feet; and if there was a concern with non-conforming lots, the City Council