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425 Paul Johnston, 1406 Burke Avenue 426 Mr. Johnston expressed his concerns with the process, in proposing designated zoning and then 427 later specifying regulations. Mr. Johnston expressed further concerns in the verbiage of the post 428 card notice related to changing zoning district names; advising that he almost threw the card away 429 with junk mail after only reading the first paragraph, and opined that the statement on the card 430 was deceptive. Mr. Johnston expressed additional concern regarding legislating "style" related to 431 pedestrian- friendly or unfriendly, and opined that the proposed intent or purpose of codifying 432 styles was not a good idea. 433 Commissioner Boerigter advised that Mr. Johnston was talking about residential design standard 434 specifics, that would be addressed later on tonight's agenda, suggesting his comment at that time, 435 but not part of this specific hearing. 436 Allison Nicoli, 1349 Ryan Avenue W 437 Ms. Nicoli expressed concern about the possible expansion of Har Mar Mall; noting the current 438 residential area enjoyed by the neighborhood, and concerns with increased traffic with such an 439 expansion, whether or not additional access roads were opened. 440 Anne Collopy, 3155 Old Highway 8 441 Ms. Collopy reviewed the current peaceful, pedestrian friendly nature of her area and expressed 442 concern that the five -(5) intersection triangle parcel proposed for land use designation as HDR 443 and potential redevelopment, would seriously impact traffic in a negative sense. Ms. Collopy 444 advocated keeping the zoning designation as current, R -1. 445 Peggy Verkuilen, 1123 Sextant Avenue 446 Ms. Verkuilen opined that it would have been more prudent to have rezoning completed prior to 447 adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Verkuilen sought clarification as to whether existing 448 easements would remain in place with rezoning. 449 Mr. Paschke clarified that Ms. Verkuilen was referring to setbacks, not easements; and advised 450 that the proposal was to change residential sideyard setbacks to five (5) feet throughout the City 451 of Roseville. Mr. Paschke further clarified that the front and rear yard setbacks remained at a 452 standard thirty (30) feet; and that the City rights -of -way would not change, nor would property 453 dimensions change, only regulations within designated zoning districts. 454 Ms. Verkuilen further addressed concerns that boulevard widths would change, allowing some 455 current diseased trees and their potential need for removal to go from public to private properties; 456 and further expressed concern with parking issues created by a group home in their neighborhood 457 restricting access to their mailbox. 458 Kathleen Deleo, 1246 W Highway 36 (Sherren Avenue) 459 Ms. Deleo questioned what this proposed zoning would do to the City's tax base; and questioned 460 why the proposed name changes for zoning districts. 461 Mr. Paschke clarified that taxes were based on land use, not zoning; and reviewed current 462 confusion with multiple districts, and the desire to simplify language to be consistent with the 463 Comprehensive Plan over the next twenty (20) years.