Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2014

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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Chapter 11: The Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Department of Natural Resources (DNR), National Park Service (NPS) and Anoka County Park Depaitment. 15. Require that riverfront development is compatible with riverfront uses10, and preserves a natural appearance while minimizing interference with views to and from the river. 16. Identify land uses within the corridor that are inconsistent with river related uses or are potentially hazardous to natural resources and establish a plan for amortization or replacement use. 17. Work with landowners in the corridor to identify alternative locations for continuation of a regional trail corridor and connections to the City of Ramsey trail system ensuring that trail locations minimize any negative affects on the natural resource base. 18. Encourage open space preservation throughout the entire corridor through transfer or purchase of development rights, purchase of conservation easements, or other land protection tools. 19. Require future development within the Critical Area Corridor to be completed through the PUD process, which ensures thorough review and allows flexibility in design to create developments more consistent with open space preservation, natural resource management, and provisions for scenic vistas, trails and walkways throughout the corridor. 20. Require park dedication (either land or cash) that is made consistent with City Park dedication policies to be used within the corridor either for improvements to parks and trails within the corridor or to purchase open space or parkland elsewhere within the corridor that enhances access to the river where possible. 21. Except for alterations to single-family homes or construction of one single- family residence, site plans shall be required addressing the policies and provisions within this plan and any other local, state or federal regulatory act or program. Site plans shall include, but not be limited to, submission of adequate and detailed description of the project, including activities undertaken to ensure consistency with the objectives of the Executive Order and maps that specify soils types, topography, and expected physical changes in the site as a result of development. More specifically site plans shall include the following: • New development and expansion shall be permitted only after approval of site plans that adequately assess and minimize adverse effects and maximize beneficial effects. • Site plans shall include measures which adverse environmental effects. io See page 17 of the Comprehensive Management Plan for the Mississippi River Recreation Area for criteria for compatible riverfront uses. City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 11-19