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-306- 15~153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 42%5543 www.ci.ramsey, mn.us August 8, 2003 John Feges Ramsey Town Center LLC 4200 Central Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55421 Re: Preliminary Plat Review: Ramsey Town Center Addition Dear Jotm: We are in receipt of your preliminary plat to develop a plat of the Ramsey Town Center Addition consisting of a total of 100 sheets dated June 25, 200, Revised July 2, 2003, Revised July 21, 2003, prepared by URS, Close Landscape Architects, Polaris Group, and Glen Rehbein Companies. We offer the following comments: General. You are proposing to develop approximately 316 acres as a mixed-use Town Center that will include residential units, retail, commercial, office, medical, and educational facilities along with an extensive network of green space and trails. The property is currently mostly used for agricultural purposes and has two homesteads on the eastern portion of the development property along Ramsey Blvd. The submitted preliminary plat shows a total of two lots and 18 outlots as well as nine areas designated as parks. The preliminary plat also shows major right-of-ways throughout the plat. Zoning. The property is currently zoned a combination of BW Business Warehouse, I Industrial, and B-3 Highway Business. The development area of the Town Center is identified in the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan as being Mixed-Use, with the exception of the southeast portion of the property that is shown as Places to Work and the land north of Hwy. 116, which is shown as Low and Medium Residential Density. If either of these areas exceed the allowable densities or have different land uses, a Comprehensive Plan will need to be processed and approved by the City of Ramsey and Metropolitan Council. The City is currently creating a Town Center Zoning District that will allow for a mix of uses and higher densities in conformance to the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan. Density. The submitted preliminary plat shows two lots being created. Neither of these lots are planned to have .residential units upon them. However, you have provided a phasing plan that shows the'future lot configuration and have also provided information regarding expected densities within the development. In areas where residential units are planned, the density ranges from 8 units to 26 units per net I I I I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I