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Developmentof the Twin Lakes area began in the 1950s. It developed as a major concentration of over-the-roadtrucking companies and related businessesbecause sites were iar$e and inexpensive and the area was accessibleto the highway system and close to botll downtown Minneapolisand S� Paul. Witll the federal deregulation of the micking industry m 1980s, the trucking industry nationwide was dramatically affectad, which inevitably affected this portion of Roseville. It has resulted in trucking terminals reducing, moving or consolidating their operations, and in some cases, even going out of business. This in turn affected the businesses that support the trucking activities in the area Faced witll this change and potential deterioration of the area in 1988, the City designated the area as the Twm LakesRedevelopment Area and created a t�c incrementfinancingdistrictto assistwith its long- range redevelopment. The City, with the assistance of the cQnsulting firm of Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban, developed a land use plan, which called for the redevelopment of the area to provide a variety of office, retail, business and light industrial uses. (Refer to 1988 Twm Lakes Boundary Map). The City submitted it for review by the Metropolitan Council, and the Metropolitan Council asked for additional information conceming retail traffic and its impact on I-� S W, At the same time, community survey results indicatedtllat citizens felt that there was no need for more retail development in tl� City. As a result, the City withdrew its proposed Twin Lakes Plan from Metropolitan Council review and determinedthat there should be additional rnixed use office and light industrial in the area rather than retaiL This could be accamplished under the existing Comprehensive Plan and zoning. The City adopted the revised redevelopment plan as part of a major ComprehensivePlan amendment approved in 1994. IYI. Goals and Policies The commercial industrial goals and policies of the City of Roseville are described m Section 3 of the Comprehensive Plan. The �x�i planning principles that were u�d m the Twin Lakes Renewal Process include the following: �) Create a buffer to protect and enhance the public enj oyment of Langton Lake 2) Protect the residential neighborhoods with less intrusive land uses 3) Create a livable environment witll a rnix of uses 4) Create compatibility between uses and building designs 5) Minimize the impact of commercialtraffic onto residential �trce�s; reduce congestion at main intersections O Clean up soil and groundwater pollution 7) Provide a range of quality jobs �