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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 19 8 0 The City's 4980 Comprehensive Plan was prepared in response to the Minnesota Legislature passing the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (MLPA) ~n 1976. The MLPA required all local governments in the Twin Ci~ies Metropolitan Area to prepare a comprehensive plan and that th~ elements of this comprehensive plan needed to be consistent ~ith the regional plans prepared by the Metropolitan Council. ~ The 1980 Comprehensive Plan was a massive undertaking. It encompassed~over~ 100 pages of text, 20 tables of data and 14 maps. The ~lan was divided into three basis sections: land use; public facil!ities; and implementation. This summary of the 1980 plan will on3y include the land use component. Figure 3 identified ~he zoning and land use plans of the 1980 comprehensiv~ plan. Identified ~Ssues 1. Past planning efforts in Ramsey have not included a traditional "timing element" nor a program for staging advancei of residential, commercial, or industrial development. 2. Ramsey ~resently has no land use plan, and relies on the zoning 9rdinance to prevent premature urban development. 3. The existing zoning ordinance does not provide for Planned Unit Deyelopments (PUD's). The Urban Development Permit allows clustering of housing units, 'and site plan services for commercial or industrial development. It does not, however} encourage innovate design or preservation of natural~amenities. The city of Ramsey has only scattered pockets of prime agricultural and farm land of statewide importance. Most residential development is scattered throughout the City. Much of the commercial and industrial development along TH 10 occurred prior to any development controls. Most of Working Baper #1 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update Land Use ~ El~'nent 11