Roseville Working on Regulating Map for Twin Lakes

Roseville is in the midst of preparing a regulating map for a 175-acre parcel that is a part of the city’s Twin Lakes redevelopment area.  

But whether the city’s draft development guidelines will mesh with the needs of developers remains an open question.

That was a major issue emerging from a meeting Wednesday night hosted by the Roseville Community Development Department. Twin Lakes  Sub Area One is generally bounded by Cleveland Avenue, Fairview Avenue, County Road C and County Road D.  

The regulating map, when ultimately approved by the City Council, will set development guidelines for the area that is zoned as community mixed use including commercial, office and residential buildings, according to a Roseville official. 

Pat Trudgeon, city director of community development, said the proposed regulating map is a “form-based” code whose goal is to ensure that building design and types are compatible as opposed to focusing solely on the uses of those structures.  He said Wednesday’s meeting was aimed at getting feedback on the draft map.

Trudgeon said he hopes to send the regulating map  to the City Council next month  for adoption. No new development can occur in the Sub One Area until the Council adopts a regulating map,  he said.

The Sub One Area also includes Langton Lake and a city park.  “We are looking to enhance the public entity and if we could do that it would be a win-win for the city the landowners,” Trudgeon said.

The draft regulating map shows some segments of the planning district with commercial buildings butting close to streets and parking areas along side or in back of buildings.  

But some landowners in the Twin Lakes area cautioned the city to assemble development guidelines that are realistic.

“Will this regulating map add more layers of requirements for developers?”  asked Mark Rancone, vice-president at Roseville Properties. Management Co. “If it is the intent to be flexible, that is one thing. But if it gets to being inflexible, it could increase the prospects of diminishing development.”

The Twin Lakes area has a long, storied history. Within the last decade, some developers proposed putting a Costco at the site. But that plan got derailed by legal challenges, Trudgeon said.

Parts of the Twin Lakes area were formerly home to trucking terminals.