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

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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Chapter 16: Implementation and Strategy 16. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY The Comprehensive Plan establishes what the City wants to strive to become over the course of the next 20 years. The implementation strategy identifies and describes the programs and procedures the City will need to initiate and carry out to successfully achieve its vision for the future City of Ramsey. Without an implementation strategy the plan becomes only a guide to measure public and private development proposals. Implementation does not occur over night. Some projects may take priority over others. Some may need to occur immediately, while others would be expected to occur 10 or 15 years from now. Others might be triggered by the economy or political actions taken at a regional, state or federal level; however, the main objective of the implementation strategy is to identify a course of action that allows Ramsey to be at the forefront of change rather than simply reacting to change. The following elements are included as implementation strategies: • Zoning Ordinance • Subdivision Ordinance • Capital Improvements Program • Corridor Studies • Housing Programs • Area Master Planning • Public Services and Facilities A. Zoning Ordinance The zoning ordinance will require significant revisions and updating. The primary effort should be in bringing the ordinance into conformance with the new Comprehensive Plan. This will require revising some zoning districts and creating some new districts. The following revisions should be considered at a minimum: 1. Create a new zoning district to correspond to the new Office Park designation. 2. Revise any ordinance dealing with density transition between new and existing residential lots. This may require more detailed study. 3. Revise all chapters accordingly to conform to the new Comprehensive Plan. City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 16-1