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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />ISSURES POSTED WITH DISCUSSION NOTES <br />August 22, 2007 <br />ISSUE: Change/Amendments in Comp Plan & Zoning Property Owners Requests vs. <br />Adjacent Owners Desire to Keep as is. Erica Sitz <br />• Does Comp Plan have any purpose for residents (landowners who do not own large amounts <br />of land) to use as a decision source if they wish to continue to live there for the next 10 years <br />or it is time to move or is it merely a document for large landowners and potential <br />developers? <br />ISSUE: 2'/z /1 '/z Acre? Eric Zaetsch <br />• Diversity (both high-end& affordability) <br />• Don't settle for mediocrity <br />• Transition =size of lots <br />• Urban development should respect rural development <br />• Transition definition <br />1. Space <br />2. Landscape buffer <br />3. Lot size <br />4. Berms <br />5. Trees <br />• Density bases on what the land is capable of sustaining (septic) <br />• Sewer (options) water <br />• What is reasonable density transition? <br />• Real vs. Cosmetic <br />• Screening is not density transition <br />• Sewer and water ~ one wants it, others don't <br />• 2.5 lot size vs. 2.5 acre density, how do we calculate density? <br />• Incentive for high-end housing <br />• What are high-end developers/purchasers looking for? <br />1. 3/4 to 1 acre lots (sewer & water usually) <br />2. Large lots (5+ acres) <br />3. Custom grading (hills, trees, natural features) <br />4. Good schools (we have that) <br />5. Good services (Target, restaurants, conveniences) <br />6. Why choose Ramsey over Minnetonka, because it is affordable, rural land. <br />7. The expensive (high-end) homes take advantage of amenities that are naturaUpreserved. <br />o Back lots up to amenity or <br />o Preserve it entirely for all to enjoy <br />ISSUE: Establish a Method of Compensation when Restricting the Use of a Landowners <br />Property. Merlin Hunt <br />• Dedicated City tax fund for changes for the common good of the community <br />• Establish a method to determine the monetary value of green space <br />5 <br />