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CASE # <br /> <br />DISCUSS ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />FOR THE R-1 RURAL DEVELOPING DISTRICT; <br /> CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> By: Amy Geisler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At their May 11th, 2004 meeting the City Council adopted a 90-day moratorium on all subdivision <br />and platting in the R-1 Rural Developing District. The moratorium is effective June 14, 2004 <br />through September 12, 2004. The pm'pose of the moratorium is to provide time for the Planning <br />Commission and City Council to consider additional development standards for the Rural <br />Developing District. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Moratorium map exhibit <br />b) City Council meeting minutes dated April 27, 2004 <br />c) Draft City Council meeting minmes dated May 11, 2004 <br />d) Rural Subdivision Report for the City of Inver Grove Heights, prepared by Hoisington <br /> Koegler Group, including sample ordinances <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />A public hearing will be held at the July Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />A major impetus for the development moratorium is concern that the cun'ent 2.5-acre minimum lot <br />size in the Rural Developing district does not adequately plan for future urban development. The <br />City has processed several 2.5~acre subdivisions in the past couple of. years; there is concern that <br />additional 2.5-acre developments may complicate planning for the possible extension of urban ~ <br />services beyond their cun'ent location. The City Council has directed the Planning Commission <br />and staff to consider new development standards for the Rural Developing district that address <br />these concerns. <br /> <br />Types of Subdivision Standards <br />There are two general types of subdivision standards that may be used to preserve land for future <br />urban develop~nent: cluster/open space standards and ghost platting. Under cluster-type <br />ordinances, the units permitted by the underlying zoning are clustered on smaller lots on one <br />portion of the property, with the remainder typically left as one parcel. The remainder parcel may <br />be placed under an easement for permanent open space purposes, or may be reserved for future <br />development. Under ghost platting, current and future lots, streets, and parks'may be laid out on a <br />concept drawing during the development reviexv process. The formality of this process can vary. <br /> <br />-20- <br /> <br /> <br />