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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 13, 2010 Page 12 District that would create challenges for any proposed expansion or redevelop- ment of Har Mar Mall, alleviating residential concerns. Gary Grefenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lake 1001. Introduction Mr. Grefenberg expressed appreciation to staff for their extensive work and their recommendations while offering several minor revisions and/or additions. Mr. Grefenberg expressed minor concern in the INTRODUCTION chapter, Sec- tion 1011.03 in his review and comparison of current and proposed code lan- guage; and provided recommended language as a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof Mr. Grefenberg noted that his proposed language had come as a recommendation of the former Lot Split Study Group; and opined that it was very consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and saw no reason to elimi- nate it from the purpose statement. Mr. Grefenberg further addressed the recommended setback, as previously raised by Councilmember Roe, related to Medium Density Residential and staff's pro- posed additional land use designation for High Density Residential -2 and pro- posed side yard setback of ten feet (10'); and asked that it be increased to twenty to thirty feet (20 -30'). In previous discussions related to monolithic buildings, Mr. Grefenberg expressed appreciation that the zoning code was incorporating references to design stan- dards; however, he advised that citizens were taking the City at its word that the new code was a "living document" and if its execution began to be laborious for residential neighborhoods, it would be addressed while considering the overall goal to improve the character and vitality of neighborhoods. Mr. Grefenberg expressed his appreciation to Councilmembers for the way they conducted meetings and for improving the civic atmosphere of Roseville. Councilmember -Elect Tam McGehee, 77 Mid Oaks Lane Ms. McGehee suggested that Chapter 1004 Residential Districts was an applica- ble place to insert Mr. Grefenberg's recommended language, as it set the tenor for those residential districts. Ms. McGehee expressed concern in the document for DESIGN STANDARDS that appeared to be "cut and paste" among commercial, industrial, and residential districts; and as they were also applied to INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICTS, they were too restrictive. Ms. McGehee spoke in support of a broad outline for design standards that would provide various users as investors of their money in im- provements and development, whether residential or otherwise to bring forward their creative and innovative designs rather than being restricted by design stan-