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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBSERVATIONS FEBRUARY 22,1995 Seventy to eighty percent single family detached housing land uses are probably appropriate, given our current ratio to higher density housing. Both figures seven and eight provide limited single family land area with more extensive mixed residential and commercial/industrial uses. Perhaps we should attempt more balance. Our principle, single family, vacant land masses are west of Armstrong Boulevard N.W. If we place large areas of commercial/industrial uses in between that and the existing MUSA, this will effectively cause the properties to be undevelopable for a number of years unless the City funds extreme pipe extensions for sewer and water. In 1993, 25% of our housing stock was valued under $80,000, 52% was under $90,000, and 70% was under $100,000. Our median housing value is almost right at the Metropolitan area median. In Anoka, 87% of their housing is under $100,000; while in Andover, 55% is within the same measure. We need to provide for all choices of life cycle housing within Ramsey and adjacent communities. We are probably already meeting the need for middle and moderate income housing choices and should continue to do so. Land prices and lack of available public transportation will preclude significant inroads into more affordable choices. We should work with the Anoka County HRA and Metropolitan Council to provide for quadrant affordable housing. Figure seven has greater potential market value than figure eight. Both figures provide for commercial/industrial land well beyond expected development in the short or intermediate term. City property north of 153rd Avenue N.W. and west of Sunfish Lake Boulevard N.W. could be considered for mixed residential uses. Western alignment extends commercial/industrial uses in a linear fashion along the Trunk Highway #10 corridor. Eastern alignment provides more compaction. Eastern alignment is in the MUSA, western alignment is not. It is reasonable to expect that both areas will be within the MUSA by the year 2020. Both alignments connect to County Road #116. County Road #116 provides relief to east and west bound traffic on Trunk Highway #10. Connections to north/south arterials do not clearly provide for this. Connections to north/south arterials also have greater potential impacts upon existing and future residential uses.