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17. Continue to regulate the location and number of street vendors with regard to visibility, neighborhood safety, maintenance, and City liability. THE LAND USE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE CORNERSTONE Surrounding the Cornerstone (and fundamental to the Cornerstone areas) are the mixed density residential developments with higher density housing nearer the intersection and with single-family development within 1 to 2 blocks of the corner. Without this concentration of residential users, neither the mix of uses on the corner nor integral transit/bus stop work well. The.�intersection is the visual access to the new or redesigned projects, parks, and the residential neighborhoods which surround it. The Roseville Cornerstone plan stresses the use of human scale development, transit stops, and connection to the residential community through visual corridors and sidewalk/pathways. The plan seeks to design uncluttered, well designed street edge development - a type of parkway image at each intersection-encouraging pedestrian access and entry to stores while providing immediate and convenient access into the interior of block. Building heights and mass should be considered within the architectural context of the first ring suburb. In the Cornerstone areas, buildings should not exceed 3 stories above grade except in planned unit developments. The taller buildings should be planned for corners where other multi-story buildings already existing such as along Highway 36, but not in the primary 1 and 2 story residential areas. PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE The public road network established in Roseville Cornerstones should provide for circulation through and within the Cornerstone intersections, but it also serves as a unifying corridor throughout the community. The roadway system is already pattern ed after a traditional grid system providing access to the compass directions. It should serve local trip traffic. Using the local roads, neighborhood 8