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Improvement Plan exist. The City has eight Urban Area Zoning Districts. Th,.e Planning <br />Commission's tasks are: 1) to protect and manage environmentally sensitive areas such as soils, <br />woodlands, wetlands, natural water courses, and topography; 2) to encourage orderly urban <br />development which minimizes serious environmental or economic damage; 3) to meet the needs <br />of the community with regards to commercial land use; 4) to plan industrial development in <br />areas where it is compatible with surrounding uses and to provide sufficient provisions for <br />expansion; and 5) to encourage housing for a variety of income levels and to allow flexibility in <br />design and site planning. <br /> <br />Being part of the Metropolitan area will ensure the City of continued growth and development. <br /> <br />EXISTING LAND USE TABLE (ESTIMATED BREAKDOWN BY ACRES) <br /> <br />ZONING DISTRICTS TOTAL ACRES VACANT ACRES <br /> ACRES DEVELOPED DEVELOPABLE <br />RESIDENTIAL <br />Low Density Residential 15280 <br />Urban Residential 1500 800 700 <br />Urban Multiple & Business 520 4 0 480 <br />Medium Density <br />Urban Multiple & Business 65 0 65 <br />High Density <br />Urban 4650 <br />2 Water Sheds 409 266 143 <br />COMMERCIAL <br />Urban Business-Convenience 45 5 40 <br />Urban Business 270 70 200 <br />Retail Business 545 190 355 <br />2 Water Sheds 342 138 204 <br />I INDUSTRIAL <br />Industrial 1395 295 1100 <br />2 Water Sheds 266 87 179 <br /> <br />ACREAGE SUMMARY FOR SEWER SERVICE AREA <br /> <br /> DEVELOPED UNDEVELOPED NET GROSS <br />Industrial / Commercial 269 491 760 876 <br />Residential 266 440 706 996 <br />Total 535 931 1466 1 872 <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey has a well established infrastructure with a transportation system that has <br />been successfully constructed and maintained. Most major streets and highways are adequately <br />spaced and sized and meet the community's needs. In addition, the City's Comprehensive Plan <br />includes a thoroughfare plan which is used to determine the location of additional streets as new <br />development ocours. <br /> <br />ROADS AND HIGHWAYS <br /> <br />Access to Interstate 1-94 is 15 miles away. Federal Highways #10 and #169 are immediately <br />accessible from Ramsey along with State Highway #47. U.S. Highway #10 is a major <br /> <br /> <br />