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Rosedale as the dominant mall on the northern side of St. Paul solidified the pattern of land use in Roseville. Commercial and industrial land use dominates the west side and is associated with the I-35W corridor. Residential land use dominates in the eastern and central sections. High-density residential developments have been added where space permitted and the Rose Drive-In was converted to mixed retailing and service activities. Residents of Roseville have been encouraged to organize around Central Park. The area is about 220 acres and is slightly north of the actual center of the community. In 1981 a tornado devastated the landscape of the park. This disaster provided a new focus for life in the area. Thirty-five organizations and some 300 people became involved in the restoration of the landscape and a new band shell was constructed. In addition, a community festival was developed to commemorate "Replanting Our Roots". This traditional Central Park seems well suited to this grid-patterned, inner-ring suburb. In a city with few physical amenities and large numbers of people, the expanse of open space provides much needed social spaces for residents. The park's amphitheater and band shell clearly calls for music, which is provided each summer by the Roseville Community Bank. Thus, in many respects the suburb of the 1950s has captured the essence of community life in the 19"' century: large public recreation spaces, volunteerism and performances by members of the community in shared spaces. THE LAND AND ITS PHYSICAL CONDITIONS A. Topography and Water Drainage The glaciers helped form the current land surface of Roseville. More than 10,000 years ago, Roseville evolved into a series of bluffs and upland hills which also define the adjacent lowlands - a network of drainage ways, lakes and marshes. The topography of northern Ramsey County (and Roseville) is irregular with ground elevations varying approximately 150 feet: from 1,000 feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL) near County Road B-2 and Western Avenue to a low of 840 feet above MSL south of McCarron's Lake. Because of this topographic change, the City of Roseville lies within three major drainage districts: Rice Creek Watershed District in the western portion of the City, Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization in the northeastern portion of the City, and the Capital Region Watershed District (formerly Central Ramsey Watershed Management Organization) in the southeastern portion of the City (See figure 2). Roseville Comprehensive Plan — 2001 Update The Land and its People -Page 5 of 24