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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, 1990 <br />The City requested as part of this plan amendment adding 405 <br />acres to the MUSA. On July 31, 1989, the Metropolitan Council <br />approved adding 200 acres to the MUSA, and committed to adding <br />the remaining 205 acres to the MUSA after the City adopted three <br />policies that: <br />1. Regulated rural residential development density. <br />2. Prohibited on-site sewer systems in the MUSA. <br />3. Required connecting residential and commercial uses in the <br />MUSA to the municipal sewer system when it became available. <br />The City of Ramsey amended its comprehensive plan and adopted <br />ordinances to implement these development policies in 1989. As <br />part of these policies, the City adopted four development <br />districts as shown in figure 5. These districts included: <br />1. Metropolitan Urban Service Area, where the City committed to <br />providing the full range of public services, and employment <br />and business opportunities. The City committed to <br />supporting and encouraging growth and development in this <br />development district. <br />2. Urban Reserve Area, is the area between the MUSA and the <br />City's designated urban area boundary. This is the area <br />where future MUSA expansions would logically occur. The <br />City committed to preserving this area for the orderly and <br />economic expansion of urban services. <br />3. Rural Transition Area, is the area abutting the urban <br />reserve area and is predominantly one to two and a half <br />(2.5) acre residential lots. It is not anticipated that <br />sanitary sewer would be extend to this area for the <br />foreseeable future. <br />4. Rural Service Area, is the remainder of the City. This area <br />provides for long term, large lot (1 unit per 10 acres) <br />residential use and agricultural or open space areas. <br />Working Paper #1 <br />City of Ramsey Comprehensive P1 an Update <br />Land Use Element 14 <br />