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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 06, 2010 Page 20 a. Zoning Code Update Review Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon; City Planner Thomas Paschke; and Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd were present for this review of the DRAFT Zoning Map and Text Amendments to the City's Zoning Code; anticipat- ing that it would be formally presented at the December 13, 2010 regular City Council meeting. A bench handout was provided, consisting of a memorandum from Steve Enzler to the City Council and City Planner Paschke dated December 5, 2010, and at- tached hereto and made a part hereof Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon Throughout the review of the draft, staff highlighted provisions and /or changes to each existing district and new districts, incorporating Vision and Policy State- ments contained in the Imagine Roseville 2025 document and the 2030 Compre- hensive Plan; detailed in their Power Point presentation materials, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Mr. Trudgeon provided a background of the process, including public meetings; and focus on physical form and relationship to surrounding areas, and use of graphics and photos to supplement the zoning code text and provide examples for users of the code. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the City's original zoning code had been enacted in 1959 with multiple revisions through the years; and that starting over from that foundation with a new code had been a monumental task. Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that this task involved updating a large majority of the code, but that it was still seen by staff as a "living document" with staff estimating that 80% of the existing code language had been encapsulated in this draft; and unlike the Comprehensive Plan mandated by the Metropolitan Council for updat- ing every ten (10) years, with any changes taken seriously and processed as amendments; this zoning document needed to be reflective of City Council policy and functional. Mr. Trudgeon guaranteed that, once adopted and put into practic- al use, there would be multiple items found in the regulatory framework not work- ing in practice or function, or not anticipated when originally written; and requir- ing continual updating. Mr. Trudgeon advised that everyone needed to be aware that those improvements were welcome to make the document more effective, and recognizing ever changing styles, principles, and policies. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the additional work anticipated for completion in 2011 of the remaining chapters, a complete review of cross references in other chapters of code, and the Subdivision Code (Chapter 11), a vital chapter that would incorpo- rate discussion on lot sizes, but not proposed to be changed at this time. Mr. Trudgeon noted other chapters not yet done, nor included in this zoning code re- write including: 1010 sign regulations; 1017 shoreland, wetland and stormwater