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-2- both of which have been delineated by the U. S. Geological Survey and the Corps of Engineers for the portion of the River included within the City of Ramsey. It should be noted, that flood plain and shoreland zoning requirements that are now or will be applicable to the City of Ramsey deal with a boundary line similar to the one recommended above. In the interest of simplicity for people who must deal with official controls imposed by the City of Ramsey, the State of Minnesota, or the new Critical Area requirements, it would seem important thai a common boundary be developed which could then be utilized by both the local community and property owners in making zoning and development decisions in the future. The City Council seriously questions the validity of an acreage minimum as recommended by the Metropolitan Council staff for unsewered areas. The purpose of the regulation is protection of water quality and aesthetic values. We submit that a minimum lot width would be the proper mechanism to protect the aesthetics of the river front area. We submit that appropriate setbacks of on-site sewer systems would be the appropria-te mechanism for control of water pollution. An arbitrary acreage requirement simply cannot be supported and does not accomplish the desired end. The Council strongly urges that this matter be re-examined. The mixing of highway service uses and river oriented uses in the area proposed to be designated within the City of Ramsey creates some very complex land use questions. We believe that the reduction of the area proposed for inclusion would reduce the complexity significantly. However, if the total area proposed is designated, notwithstanding this local input, then the City Council strongly urges that the area within the City of Ramsey be included in the urban developed district designation rather than the rural open space desig- nation. (It should be noted that there is an inconsistency in the description of the rural open space district contained on page 5 and page 6 of the Metropolitan Council recommendations as compared to the Map No. 3 on page 62. The Map shows the boundary between rural open space and urban developed districts as the extension of County Road #57, northwest of the Anoka/ Ramsey city boundaries. The text materials on pages 5 and 6 delineate the boundary as the boundary between the two cities. This inconsistency should be corrected and the City Council would favor a boundary designation as indicated on the Map.)