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Land use planning assumptions utilized in the previous Comprehensive Sewer Plan were reviewed in conjunction with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation. The major changes from previous planning efforts are the increase in the average density for low density residential area from 2.5 to 3.0 units per acre and the reduction in the household size from 3.0 to 2.7 persons per unit by 2030. The City of Ramsey has been designated a "Developing Community" by the Metropolitan Council. The City can now extend sanitary sewer service anywhere within the City as long as the added flows do not exceed the City's current capacity allocation of 3.8 million gallons per day (mgd). The previous restriction that sewer service could not extend north of Trott Brook has also been removed. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan shows the 2030 MUSA extending north of Trott Brook. It also indicates that significant areas south of Trott Brook would remain rural residential with no municipal sewer service. The projected residential growth, as estimated by City staff, is 260 units per year from 2012 through 2031. This results in an addition 4,940 residential units by 2031. The estimated development of commercial, industrial and office land use property is presented in Table 5.4, Land Use staging in 5-year increments. This table projects a uniform development rate of 25 acres per year for the period 2012 to 2030, or a total of 475 acres. Based on the design criteria and current land use planning, Table ES.2 provides a summary of the projected sanitary sewer flow for the 2012 to 2020 growth, 2012 to 2031 growth and the flows for both the Rum River District and Mississippi River District 2030 MUSA at full development. City of Ramsey Page ES-2 Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan - 2012 Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc.