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SeF:ember SNovember 8, 1999 Draft <br /> <br />Urban/Rural Residential Transition <br />A concern expressed by many residents living in the rural areas <br />of Ramsey and on large lot developments within the existing <br />Metropolitan Urban Services Area involved the transition <br />between future urban development and existing rural <br />development. The Urban/Rural Residential Transition land use <br />designation is very similar to the Mira~d--R--~Low Densi.ty I <br />Residential designation provided above. However, the <br />Urban/Rural Residential Transition is intended to place greater <br />emphasis on ensuring compatibility between future urban <br />housing and existing residential developments. These areas are <br />primarily, but not exclusively located along the edges of the <br />urban services boundary and will be served by municipal sewer <br />and water. Exceptions to this rule may occur in areas where pre- <br />existing large lot development surrounds vacant urban lands and <br />soils are well suited for on-site septic systems. The primary <br />intended uses within this category are low and medium density <br />residential (single family detached and attached housing such as <br />townhomes or twinhomes) with densities being dependent on <br />adjacent residential properties but not exceeding 3 units per net <br />acre. In order to ensure that future development contiguous to <br />existing residential development can be made viable and <br />acceptable in the face of public opposition, all projects located <br />within the Urban/Rural Residential Transition area shall be the <br />subject of a PUD. <br /> <br />Urban/Rural Residential Transition Performance Criteria: <br />Projects within the Urban/Rural Residential Transition area as <br />shown on the Future Land Use Plan shall be evaluated on the <br />basis of the following performance criteria: <br /> <br />~"'~ ,~,~ ..... ~ planned ,~ '~ .... ,,,,vr,,,,,,,~.~ ...... + New development that is <br />adjacent to existing single-family detached development <br />shall be compatible in density and _type with existing and <br />planned development. New residential development shall <br />place single-family detached lots directly abutting existing <br />single-family detached lots. Furthermore, in such cases, unit <br />_types within I000 feet of the boundaries of existing single- <br /> <br />family detached neighborhoods shall reflect a densi_ty <br />transition from single-family to higher density residential <br />uses. The density transition shall be consistent with the <br />intent of the Ramsey Charter and shall be approved by the <br />Ci _ty. <br /> <br />Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page V-19 <br /> <br /> <br />