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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 6: Transportation <br />in Big Lake, Elk River, Anoka, Coon Rapids -Riverdale, Fridley, and <br />Minneapolis. As stated in the Existing Conditions section of this Chapter, the <br />City of Ramsey continues to pursue a rail station on the corridor. Approval to <br />proceed with final design of the station with cost share between the City and <br />the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority was given in 2009. The City <br />continues to pursue potential funding sources for construction of the station. <br />The preferred location of the rail station in Ramsey is south of the existing <br />municipal parking ramp adjacent to the Ramsey Municipal Center in Ramsey <br />Town Center. <br />F. Aviation <br />There are no aviation facilities in the City of Ramsey since the closing of the Gateway <br />North Airport in the early 1990's. However, the City is within the region's general <br />airspace which needs to be protected from potential obstructions to air navigation. The <br />nearest airport facilities for the City of Ramsey include the Anoka County airport in <br />Blaine and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport near Richfield. <br />Under Minnesota Statues 360, the state regulates the height of structures as they are <br />defined and enforced under Aeronautics Rules and Regulations 8800.1200 Criteria for <br />Determining Air Navigation Obstructions. Subparagraph 4(B) states: <br />"objects more than 200 feet above the ground or more than 200 feet above the established <br />airport elevation, whichever gives the higher elevation, within three nautical miles of the <br />nearest runway of an airport, and increasing in the proportion of the 100 feet for each <br />additional nautical mile of distance from the airport but not exceeding 500 feet above <br />ground", is a general obstruction. <br />Notification to Mn/DOT Aeronautics is required when any object as defined above would <br />affect general airspace. <br />Notification: Any sponsor who proposes any construction of alteration that would exceed <br />a height of 200 feet above ground level at the site, or any construction or alteration of <br />greater height than an imaginary surface extending upward and outward at a slope of <br />100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport shall notify the <br />Commissioner at least 30 days in advance <br />Local reporting is in addition to any Federal permitting/review process (FAA Form 7460- <br />8) involving a sponsor/proposal. <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Pg. 6-22 <br />