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CASE # <br /> <br />1)ISCC55 ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />FO R. THI; R-1 RURAL DEVELOPING DISTRICT; <br /> CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> B~;: Amy Geisler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At their May 1 l~l', 2004 n~eeting thc City Council adopted a 90-day moratorium on all subdivision <br />and platting h~ the R-1 iL~.~ral '.)eveloping District. The moratorium is effective June 14, 2004 <br />through Scpterr~ber 12, 3004. Tte l)urpose of the moratorium is to provide time for the Planning <br />Commissio~ and City Counci co consider additional development standards for the Rural <br />Developing Dislrict. <br /> <br />The fl}llowing items arc encloso, d for your information: <br /> <br />a) Mo~'~to~'mm map exhibit <br />b) City Council meeting mi~ ~utcs dated April 27, 2004 <br />c) Dral"t Cii. v Council rneeti~g ~ninutes dated May 11, 2004 <br />d) Rural Sttl0division Repo, t l;)r the City of Inver Orove Heights, prepared by Hoisington <br /> Koch. let (.koup, including sample ordinances <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />A public head%' ,,viii be hc[d at t;xc .inly Ptarming Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Obscrvatim~s: <br /> <br />A maj,)r impetus; for th,.- &:velop~ ~cr, t moratorium is concern that the current 2.5-acre minimum lot <br />size in the Rural Develoging dis rict does not adequately plan for future urban development. The <br />City has processed several 2.5-a,_:rc subdivisions in the past couple of years; there is concern that <br />additional 2.3-acre deveiopment; t~ay complicate planning for the possible extension of urban <br />set'vices b~:wmd their cut-rent lo, ation. The City Council has directed the Planning Commission <br />and stal!~[: [() cot]sider new de. vel~>p:]~cnt standards for the Rural Developing district that address <br />these conc~rl~s. <br /> <br />There are tw() general types of su ;division standards that may be used to prese~e land for ~mre ' <br />urban develo pm~:m: clust,zr,"o pen ;pa,:e standards and ghost pla~ing. Under cluster-type <br />ordinances. ~lte traits permitted b,. iht_ Lmderlying zoning are clustered on smaller lots on one <br />portio~ of thc property, witl~ ~he r:m~tainder typically le2 as one parcel. The remainder parcel may <br />be placed tracer an easement fi~r i ernmncnt open space pu¢oses, or may be reserved for ~mre <br />developmc~t. [.;~.te~' ghost plattin,5 c[~rrent and future lots, streets, and parks may be laid out on.a <br />concept dra,..vhqg during tl~u dcveh )preterit review process. The ibtmality of this process can vary. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />