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I. BACKGROUND Land Use The City of Ramsey has experienced significant growth over the last two decades. Rapid growth was experienced in the 1970's throughout the Community. The 1980's have seen steady moderate growth at a rate lower than in the 1970's. The City has identified an urban area boundary, shown on Figure 1, which encompasses approximately 4000 acres of the City's total gross land area of 18,450 acres (22%). Lands within this urban area boundary that are not within the current MUSA line are designated by Ordinance 89-33 as urban reserve. City planning envisions future phased extension of the MUSA boundary into the urban reserve lands delineated by the urban area boundary. Development controls have been placed on urban reserve lands by Ordinance 89-33 to minimize intense development which will enhance ultimate orderly MUSA expansion. These controls include a 10 acre minimum lot size and a 4 lot per 40 acre maximum development density. The City of Ramsey has designated the area that is south of Trott Brook, but outside of the urban area boundary asa rural transition area. The Trott Brook line approximately conforms to the MWCC District No. 3 boundary. The development controls on this area are not as restrictive as on lands within the urban reserve area, nor as restrictive as on lands beyond the District 3 Boundary which outlying lands are in the City's rural service area. The lands in the City of Ramsey that are beyond Trott Brook are designated as a rural service area with developmental control appropriate to rural land use including 10 acre minimum lot size and 4 parcel per 40 acre development density. Population/Households The City's 1989 Comprehensive Plan Amendment submitted population, employment and household information which exceeded Metropolitan Council's (MC's) estimates and forecasts. Based on MC staff review, the MDIF forecasts for each of these factors were revised to more accurately reflect the current situation. The following table outlines MDIF and revised city-wide population and household forecasts for the City of Ramsey: TABLE 1 FORECASTS 1990-2010 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS 1990 1970 1980 MC Revised Pop. 2,360 10,093 13,000 * Hsld. 647 2,660 3,700 Employ. 102 310 800 2OOO MC Revised 16,000 4,700 1,200 2010 Revised 19,800 6,000 2,000 '1990 final census 12,408.