Agenda - Council - 03/24/1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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! ,I i I I I I I I '1 I I '1 I I I I I I Impacts associated with the Comprehensive Plan: Several issues are present with regards to how development of this property impacts the Comprehensive Plan or vice versa. The following list summarizes those issues: Cl Transitional Edge: The subject parcel is located in an area where industrially zoned property directly abuts existing residential property. One of the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan will be to determine how non-compatible land uses blend or transition into one another. We will be pursuing such ideas as buffer zones, design regulations, parkways, open space preservation, density requirements, etc... This property is a prime example of where conflict has the potential to exist as industrial zoning abuts existing residential developments. Urban vs. Rural Densities: Residential use may be a more appropriate land use for this site: however, a potential conflict exists with density. Urban services are adjacent to the parcel and a valid argument could be made to extend urban services to include this parcel. If urban services were extended to the site and the land use was to be changed to a residential use, a conflict may arise with how new residential development impacts existing residential developments particularly with lot sizes. The Comprehensive Plan will recommend a. solution (s) to this issue. Transportation Network: The City of Ramsey has identified a problem with traffic movement in an east/west direction across the City. The current transportation network includes several north/south arterials and collectors, but very few east/west arterioles and collectors, particularly in the central portion of the City. The Comprehensive Plan will recommend a solution or solutions to this issue. Traffic volumes typically determine locations for convenience stores. Provisions for east/west collectors within the community may in fact alter the use of that corner by alleviating some of the traffic on 149th Avenue. Mississippi Crossing: One element of the plan could involve the potential bridge crossing of the Mississippi River near the MississipPi West Regional Park. The crossing .at this location could impact traffic patterns, land uses in the general area of the subject parcel and the site itself. Recommendation: Given the above issues associated with the Comprehensive Planning Process, it would be appropriate to leave the moratorium in place for this parcel until the Comprehensive Plan has been completed and all of the issues have been resolved. 17/