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PUBLIC HEARING <br /> City of RamseY <br /> Anoka County <br />State of Minnesota <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Ramsey City Council held a <br />public hearing regarding Paragraph 8 of Section 170.015I of the City Code <br />Pertaining to Housing Size on June 16, 1980, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey,' Minnesota 55303. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec <br />Councilman Sorteberg <br />Councilman Reimann <br />Councilman Mickelson <br />Councilman Cox <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Engineer Raatikka <br />City Assessor Wirz <br />City Administrator Schnelle <br />Ron West, P & Z Commission <br />Dick Carson, Carson Homes, Inc./Economic Development Committee <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the meeting to order at 10:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec said as far as lots in Ramsey, the city has looked into decreasing <br />housing size because of the economy at this time. <br /> <br />Dick Carson of Carson Homes, Inc. said he brought some pictures of houses <br />of smaller sizes which would built in the early 1970's. He said the <br />subcommittee of the Economic Development Committee recommended that the <br />city reduce the size of the housing and leave out the garage requirement. <br />He said he was presently doing a lot of building in Coon Rapids of ramblers, <br />splits and two-story houses. He said he has found with the high cost of land <br />now, it is extremely difficult to build housing in the city like Ramsey for <br />under $60,000. He said there are only a couple of ways to reduce that cost <br />and that is to reduce housing size and eliminate garages. <br /> <br />Mr. Carson showed slides of smaller-type housing. <br /> <br />He said it is his experience that people who can afford, a house and who buy one <br />will rapidly put up a garage. He said when he was driving around, he found <br />just as much junk laying around with people with garages as without gamages. <br /> <br />He commented on double housing, with "zero lot line" concept. He recommended <br />Ramsey consider doubles on a limited basis. He said doubles save on land <br />cost by putting two parcels on one lot. <br /> <br />Mr. Carson said he felt small houses are energy efficient and affordable <br />as far as cost. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Reimann to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br />June 16, 1980 <br /> Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />