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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Mears Park Cedtre. 230 East Fifth Street. St. Paul. MA' 55101-1634 61'. 291-63.59 VL FAX 612 291-6550 773' 612 291-0904 March 30, 1993 RECEIVED Ryan R. Schroeder City Administrator City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 RE: Rum River Hills Golf Course Outiot C, Lot 1, Block 2 MAR 3 1 993 AR 'd ............ Dear Mr. Schroeder: This letter is in response to your February. 8, 1993 correspondence regarding the Rum River Hills Golf Course, specifically the use of o~tlot C and Lot 1, Block 2. It is my understanding from material provided by you that Wilbur Dorn and Torff Anderson own as partners outlot C, Lot 1, Block 2 and propose to develop the property as 12 twinhomes. It is my understanding tltm the project site is approximately 4.6 acres and planned for multiple-family dwelling units as part of a Plann~ Unit Development (PUD) agreement. This PUD agreement states that development may occur on the subje4t property at a density of up to 10 units per acre when municipal sewer and water services become available. It appears that the project site is approximately 1.5 miles from the city's urban service area. The Metropolitan Land ~lanning Act requires the use of comprehe~ive planning to coordinate the planned, orderly and staged development of the metropolitan area. Minn. Stat. § 473.851 (1992). In particular, a local community's public facilitties plan must 'describe the character, location timing, sequence, function, use and capacity of existing and fu[3ure public facilities of the local government,' Minn. Stat. § 473.859, subcL 3 (1992). The PUD for Rum River ~Iills indicates that future high density development can occur at the time sewer and water service become available. The city of Ramsey has indicated that development of Rum River Hills as proposed at this time is premature because sewer and water are not available. To allow such premature development would be inconsistent with the timing and sequencing of public facilities as indicated in the city's comprehensive plan and ~ould not ensure the orderly anti staged development of the metropolitan area. T~is would be inconsistent witlh the city's comprehensive plan and with several Metropolitan Council policies. The project site is outside the city's urban service arm and is not planned to receive urban services at least until the year 2000. MetrqPolitan Council and city of Ramsey policy for residential development in the rural service area allow densitieS of no more than one unit per 10 acres. Council policy, speazifies that the density is computed on a 640-acre basis. The Council makes no commitment to providing urban services to densities exceeding one unit per 10 I~cres in the rural service area. The Council's rural service~area policy is based on several factors. Development in the rural arm results in increasing demands for local services, and can change the character of rural communities. While existing service levels may be low, n~w residents are likely to demand additional services. Development can result in erosion of the natural and tnan-m~cle environment that attraet~ resiclQnt~ in ~he fir~ plaoe, Conflicts often develop between new exurban residents and residents who depend on agriculture for all or part of their livelihood. Recycled Paper