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ORDINANCE NO. 03-27 <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOIC4~ COUNTY, STATE OF 5'HNNESOTA <br /> <br />AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE <br />DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION I. AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to that authority ~anted to the City by MSA 462.355, <br />S ubd. 4, entitled "knterim Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 2. PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Mn/DOT has developed an Interregional Corridor (IRC) System <br />wl~ich identifies 2,930 miles of key transportation corridors that account for [/3 of the <br />vehicle miles traveled in the State; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, traffic volumes on this IRC are expected to double by the year 2020 <br />and without careful planning and protection of the function of these roadways, the ability <br />to continue to provide efficient movement of goods and people is threatened; and. - <br /> <br /> · WHEREAS, this increased traffic congestion along these corridors has been <br />recognized as a regional priority in the Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />(Mn/DOT) Metro Division 2005 - 2025 Transportation System Plan, Metropolitan <br />Council's Transportation Policy Plan; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Mn/DOT prioritized the various corridors and selected seven for <br />further study, one of which is T.H. 10 from T.I--I. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W, including the <br />T.H. 10 corridor through the City of Ramsey; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, as a result of the study, Mn/DOT released a document known as the <br />T.H. 10 Corridor Management Plan: T.H. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W, dated January, <br />2002; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on January 18, 2002, the City of Ramsey City Council adopted <br />Resolution #02401-007 to: a) endorse Mrs'DOT's vision and corridor management plan <br />for the T.H. 10 corridor; b) commit to worlcing in partnership with M_n/DOT and other <br />partners along the corridor to implement the recommendations of the T.H. 10 Corridor <br />Management Plan; c) support the freeway design option from Thurston Blvd. in Anoka <br />to the western boundary of Ramsey; and <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br /> <br />