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~he City of Ramsey Trunk Highway 10 (TH 10) development ~hx~y focuse~ on the core of the community. The study area encompasses a diversity of develc~ment and consti~ the nonresidential base of the city, although it is not the geographic canter of tha The ar~a has t_bre~ basic persormlities. ~he first personality is reflective of the city itself. A strong residential component frames the nonresidential core. The area generally south of TH 10 and north of the Mississippi R/vet embodies a number of the ir~ents which gives Ramsey its attractiveness. ~ese include: 2. 3. 4. ~e high amenity base of t_he Mississippi River ~he proposed Anoka C~unty park Thru proximity to and accessibility of TH 10 The mixture of large and smaller lot residential site_~ As a result, the area will continua to attract residential development.' A range of h~usir~ types with high quality rasidential lots is esser~ial to industrial-commercial expansion. The' availability of these sites ~m~diatalY adjacent to the ccmzmercial-~ial centar is a major asset. ~"Lne second ~ity is ~ 10 and its c~_rcial-service-hospitality business use orientation. The attrm~on for bus~ and inve~Lment in the corridor is driven by the accessibility of ~H 10, t_he regional or subregional traffic using TH 10 and t_he population ~ of the city. Those factors will continue to stimulate retail, co~,~ial and service developmant. One of t. he area's primary attractions has been the aw~ability of low cost land for extensive land users with modest s~=~e foot ~les relearn. The used automobile dealerships and v~hicle repair businesses offer an a~a~ive cc~o~, nent for the corridor. Properly organized, a conmotidatmd au~ marke~!ace could be created ~/=h w~.ld b.~dan t_bm appeal of O~-her o~m_-cial developm~ will be driven by markat araa pcuu!ati~n mhd ~'.breqior~! ~_ffic. ~"Lhe s~_~y area is at ~he edge of ~he ~.~.~.~? ~i'.b. its back ~o ~he F~ssimsippi River. C~n_~cl~n~ly, ~he local ~eogra~i~c an added si~Tr.~ic~unoe. Population and inccm~ project, ions for the nex~ 15 years indicate ~n expedition po~_n~ial for !50,000 ~o 200,000 sqjn~-~e feet of cummerciai devei~nt. This deveic~mm_nt could be a.~_~odated ~n 600,000 ~q.-~e feet or 50 additional! ~ %h/rd .oa.~a!i~-y of ~ ~d}.' ~_a is %h~ i~d~'trial d~*_~ict. This ~ea a~a~ has be~n influenced by ~he availability of re~i~l service: low cost, good soil, level Lndus~_-ial si~es, rail access and