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b~EREA~, due to existing development and de~sity levels in its rural area, the City of Ramsey finds that strict interpretation of the Netropolitan Council's rural residential density standard for remaining open land in the rural area is not realistic; and ~'IlERK~, in order to protect certain lands and control the demand on and for certain regional services and to maintain the rural character of the designated rural area, the City finds that controlliu~ development in the rural area is desireable; and WHER~ASj the City finds that it is desireable to use the existing densities as standards for development of remaining open spaces in those designated rural areas in order to preserve the rural character of those areas and to encourage development in the City's designated urban service area. NO~ THERI~O~, BE IT ~80LVED }¥ THE CITY COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF ~AI~SEY, ANOVA COUNTY, STATH OF MII~ESOTAj as follows= 1. That the City of ~amsey shall administer its rural residential density as follows: a. The remaining undeveloped area located in that part of the City outside of the City*s designated Urban Service Area and inside the Hetropolitan Waste Control Commission District No. 3 boundary including any planned unit developments or plats in the designated rural area which have received preliminary approval by the Ramsey City Council shall be limited to development at a density not to exceed one unit in 4 acres. b. The remaining undeveloped area located in that part of the City outside of the Hetropolitan l~aste Control Commission District No. 3 boundary excluding those planned unit developments and plats which have received preliminary approval by the Ramsey City Council shall be limited to development at a density not to exceed one unit in 5 acres. That in the designated rural area, the City shall vigorously enforce the minimum of lot size of 2.5 acres. That in the designated rural area, the City shall follow the Hinnesota Pollution Control Agency guidelines for the placement and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems. That in the designated rural area, the City shall allow subdivisions only where there are suitable soils for on-site sewage disposal systems. Subdivisions shall also be permitted only where on-site sewage disposal systems may be located above high water table elevations · That clustering in rural area developments shall be permitted; however, the average lot size aha11 be 2.5 acres and the overall density of the development shall not exceed the density specified for that area in Section 1 above.