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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Chapter 7: Housing Plan <br />a. Tactic- Investigate the feasibility and desirability of allowing accessory apartments in <br />residential areas. <br />b. Tactic — Verify through the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update process that the City has <br />sufficient land designated for the development of medium- and high -density residential <br />development, to accommodate the construction of additional apartment buildings. This <br />development should be focused within the Ramsey Town Center. <br />4) Provide a balanced housing supply, with approximately 90% ownership housing and 10% <br />rental housing, to expand options for workforce housing and housing for young professionals. <br />a. Tactic - Support the development of quality rental housing and a variety of affordable <br />ownership housing options <br />5) Continue to develop more affordable single family housing such as condominiums and small - <br />lot single family homes. <br />a. Tactic - Support the development of quality rental housing and a variety of affordable <br />ownership housing options <br />6) Explore opportunities to attract executive level housing to provide a variety of housing choices <br />and opportunities in the City. <br />a. Tactic - Identify development areas to adequately accommodate executive level housing <br />b. Tactic - Evaluate the costs and benefits of various housing types to ensure that there is a <br />balance of housing choices <br />HOUSING GOAL #2: <br />Revitalize/rehabilitate areas where the housing is aging and in need of repair and where the land is <br />underutilized. <br />SUPPORTIVE FINDING: <br />The housing in some areas of Ramsey is aging. <br />According to the Anoka County Assessor's records, 32% of the housing in Ramsey was built before 1980. <br />While that is not a large percentage, the older housing is relatively concentrated in a few neighborhoods <br />within Ramsey. Neighborhoods in the central portion of the city such as Pineview Estates, Greenland Hills, <br />Whispering Pines Estates, Groham's Sandy Acres, Halland Acres, Woodland Green, Hall Anderson Acres, <br />and Hall's Dover Acres are examples of areas where the housing is starting to show signs of age. <br />Additionally, these areas were developed at a time before municipal services were available, and are <br />characterized by large lot development, with lots ranging from 1 to 2 acres. <br />SUPPORTIVE FINDING: <br />There are several areas where the land is underutilitzed and could become redevelopment areas that <br />positively contribute to the growth of the city. <br />The HRA has preliminarily identified several opportunity areas in the City as shown in Figure 9. These <br />opportunity areas are key nodes for infrastructure improvements, new housing development within core <br />transit areas of the city, or areas where the housing stock is aging and property owners may be interested in <br />rehabilitation and/or redevelopment opportunities. <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 7-17 <br />