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A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 23,2011 Page 15 Mr. Trudgeon and Mayor Roe recalled that both ADU's were attached. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of remaining flexible in regulating re- habilitation of existing structures or new construction; and defining the purpose of allowing ADU's, whether to provide infill development or to accommodate prop- erty owners who have adult children or aging parents needing housing nearby. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the original intent of allowing ADU's in Roseville was to address the needs of elderly parents or returning adult children; noting that providing alternative housing was not typically considered, as there were more af- fordable traditional family settings in apartment buildings. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he did not anticipate a number of applications coming forward; however, it may serve as an option to accommodate aging baby boomers and indicated that a good measure of its success will be if the City could accommodate residents and remain fresh with housing trends. Mr. Trudgeon noted that demographers were pushing ADU's as an alternate housing option, and opined that it could be a good option as long as there were good procedures and checks/balances in place. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City was not short of affordable apart- ment housing in Roseville at this time; and further opined that if ADU's became common in LDR zoned areas, they would significantly change those neighbor- hoods; and such ramifications should be kept in mind as the City moved forward, and require additional input should they prove more popular than staff anticipated. Mayor Roe noted that City Code could always be revised for what was or was not permitted, as had been done in the past. Mr. Trudgeon sought a directive on Council preferences for attached or detached structures. Councilmember Johnson spoke in support of both with tighter regulations. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of attached ADU's. Mayor Roe suggested keeping them as currently stated, subject to final approval; noting that this would change the charts of uses permitted in LDR-1 zoning, but would not allow ADU's in other districts where currently permitted or not; and would remove CU's from that section as well, with inclusion of the new ADU provisions. Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff would proceed to draft language in ordinance form for City Council review again prior to taking it before a public hearing at the Planning Commission level.