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METRO['OLITAN COUNCIL Park C~'ntre. 230 'Eflsl Ft[fll~ Street, SI. Paul, MN 55101-1634 March 30, 1993 Recycled Paper 612 291-6359 Vt_ FAX 612 291-6550 TTY 612 291-0904 Ryan R. Schroeder. City Administrator: City of Ramsey ~ 15153 Nowthen BI '. N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303~- RE: Rum Rive~Hills Golf Course Outlot C, ~l.~ot 1, Block 2 Dear Mr. Schroeder: RECEIVED MAR 3 11993 ............ This letter is in response to your February 8, 1993 correspondence regarding the Rum River Hills Golf Course, specifically the use c~f outlot C and Lot 1, Block 2. It is my understanding from material provided by you that Wilbur Dorn and Eom Anderson own as partners outlot C, Lot 1, Block 2 and propose to develop the property as 12 twin$omes. It is my understandirjg that the project site is approximately 4.6 acres and planned for multiple-family dwelling units as part of a plaOned Unit Development (PUD) agreement. This PUD agreement states that development may occur on the s~bject 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 L~nd Planning Act requires the use of comprehensive planning to coordinate the planned, orderly and staged d~velopment of the metropolitan area. Minn. Stat. § 473.851 (1992). In particular, a local community's pubIic ~acilities plan must "describe the character, location, timing, sequence, function, use and capacity of existing a~d future public facilities of the local government.' Minn. Stat. § 473.859, subd. 3 (1992). The PUD for Rum R, iver Hills indicates that future high density development can occur at the time sewer and water service becom~ available. The city of Ramsey has indicated that development of Rum River Hills as proposed at this ti~e is premature because sewer and water are not available. To allow such premature development would lie inconsistent with the timing and sequencing of public facilities as indicated in the city's comprehensive plan ~nd would not ensure the orderly and staged development of the metropolitan area. This would be inconsistenjt with the city's comprehensive plan and with several Metropolitan Council policies. ,' The project site is ogtside the city's urban service area and is not planned to receive urban services at least until the year 2000. ~etropolitan 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 specifies that the density is computed on a 640.acre basis. The Council makes no commitment to providing urban services to densities exceeding one unit p~r 10 acres in the rural service area. The Council's rural ~rvice area policy is based on several factors. Development in the rural area results in increasing demands for local services, and can change the character of rural communities. While existing service levels may be!low, new residents are likely to demand additional services. Development can result in erosion of the natura~ and man-made environment that attraet~ residents in the first place, Conflicts often develop between new exurban residents and residents who depend on agriculture for all or part of their livelihood.