Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/12/2008 - Jt Session CC & Planning

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Ramsey Planning Commission and City Council August 6, 2008 3 Planning Area 0 is in the central part of the city, between Armstrong Boulevard and Nowthen Boulevard, south of Trott Brook and north of Town Center. Planning Area Eis in the west central part of the city, south of Trott Brook and west of Armstrong Boulevard, including all of. the North Fork neighborhood. Planning Area fis the southern portion of the city along either side of Highway 10, including Town Center, the industrial park, and the vacant and residential land along the Mississippi River. Planning Area G is in the southeast corner of the city, between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and the Rum River, comprising most of the sewered neighborho9ds in the city. Developable land The attached mapping analysis of lot sizesillustrates the location and extent of developable land in the city, We sorted every parcel of land in the city by size and shaded the ones that were greater than 5 acres, 10 acres, 20 acres, 30 acres, and 40 acres. Larger lots are more readily subdivided into urban lots served by sewer than are smaller lots of 1 to 3 acres in size. The analysis shows the concentration of available land that could be readily developed in three areas of the city: Town Center, Planning Area B (north central), and the west side of Planning Area F (southwest on either side of Highway 10). There are smaller, more dispersed areas of available land in Planning Area A and Planning Area C. If the city is to develop thousands of new units of housing in the next three decades the larger concentrations of land must be tapped for development. . Smaller subdivisions of lots here and there will not come close to meeting the demand. Scenario 1 - Rural Residential Expansion Under the first scenario we assume sewered development within the existing MUSA line - no expansion of MUSA. This would continue the development pattern that is established already in large parts of the city. Planning Areas A, B, C, D and E would see no additional sewered development. All future residential development in these areas would be on 2-1/2-acre lots or larger with individual sewage treatment systems. Planning Area F, currently within the MUSA, would hold almost all future sewered development. This scenario would require higher densities of residential development concentrated in the existing MUSA to meet the projected demand and leaves little area for expanded business park/industrial uses. Scenario 2 - Moderate MUSA Expansion The second scenario assumes sewered development within the existing MUSA line with significant expansion into a new neighborhood north in Planning Area B. There would be continued development in the existing MUSA in Town Center and in the areas west along Highway 10, but not as high as in the first scenario. There is room for significant expansion of business park uses along Highway 10. We assume modest neighborhood commercial redevelopment in Planning Area C at Highway 47 and 167th.