Minutes - Planning Commission - 04/21/1994 - Special Meeting

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 1980 The city's 1980 Comprehensive Plan was prepared in response to the Minnesota Legislature passing the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (MLPA) in 1976. The MLPA required all local governments in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to prepare a comprehensive plan and that the elements of this comprehensive plan needed to be consistent with the regional plans prepared by the Metropolitan Council. The 1980 Comprehensive Plan was a massive undertaking. It encompassed over 100 pages of text, 20 tables of data and 14 maps. The plan was divided into three basis sections: land use; public facilities; and implementation. This summary of the 1980 plan will only include the land use component. Figure 3 identified the zoning and land use plans of the 1980 comprehensive plan. Identified Issues Past planning efforts in Ramsey have not included a traditional "timing element" nor a program for staging advance of residential, commercial, or industrial development. Ramsey presently has no land use plan, and relies on the zoning ordinance to prevent premature urban development. The existing zoning ordinance does not provide for Planned Unit Developments (PUD's). The Urban Development Permit allows clustering of housing units, and site plan services for commercial or industrial development. It does not, however, encourage innovate design or preservation of natural amenities. The City of Ramsey has only scattered pockets of prime agricultural and farm land of statewide importance. o Most residential development is scattered throughout the City. Much of the commercial and industrial development along TH 10 occurred prior to any development controls. Most of Working Paper #1 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Land Use Element P1 an Upda t e 11