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there wil] also be an expansion of the principle building for office spsce, <br />and this expansion will also involve that Ramsey lot. <br /> <br />Mr. Stephenson stated that the materials h~ve been delivered and he is afraid <br />of theft problems as the property is easily accessible. Mr. Stephenson stated <br />that his firm had talked to Ramsey City Hall several times and there was no <br />indication of any special process to be followed. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that Ramsey Council cannot grant a variance as we are <br />dealing with State building code. Mr. Schnelle stated that City Attorney <br />Goodrich will review oonditional use criteria and if it is determined that no <br />variance is needed for storage use in a B-1 zone, the issue will only have to <br />deal in b~o areas which can be handled at City Staff level: 1) building <br />plans and 2) site and design plan. <br /> <br />COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />Discussion Of ~ural Residential Density Standards: <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Co~nission Chairman Ken Peterson and Commissioners <br />Zir~perman, Deemer, Johnson and Hendriksen were present. Mr. Jim Barton of the <br />Metro Council was also present. <br /> <br />Mr. Barton stated that Ramsey was provided with a cab interceptor and in <br />exchange, agreed to a 1 unit/10 acres density requirement. ~hese density <br />discussions have opened up because the oomplexion of Ramsey development is <br />more to rural than urban. Metro Council arrived at a 1 in 10 as a general <br />th(~ne to maintain rural character that will not require urban services and to <br />encourage develoI:ment in the urban area. ~here are variations to the 1 in 10 <br />where smaller lot sizes of 2-1/2 to 5 acres have been allowed, but the overall <br />density has been 1 in 10. Rural develo~:ment and urban develol:ment oompete <br />with each other and Ramsey has made an investment in municipal services with <br />the ass~ption that a certain portion of develoI~ent will occur in the urban <br />area in order to amortize that investment. Now Ramsey has a situation of <br />trying to implement the plan, which is not easy. If the City feels there is a <br />real justification, there is nothing preventing that City from initiating a <br />Comprehensive Plan review, but suspect the response will be that the Metro <br />Council also has a vested interest in making sure that sewer capacity is used. <br />Mr. Barton advised Ramsey to make every effort to work with the Comprehensive <br />Plan, r~nain with a rural character and not get in a situation of needing <br />urban services without having the where-with-all to provide those services. <br /> <br />Mr. Barton also stated that there is nothing preventing a oon~nunity from <br />promoting itself and offered to put Ramsey in touch with oor~nunities that are <br />accomplishing this. ~he Metro Council can assist in putting together a <br />promotional program because there is a con~0n interest, but the responsibility <br />of promotion and development lies with the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Ben Deemer irguired as to how the Metro Council arrived at a figure of 1 <br />in 10 and wasn't it intended to stop development in Ramsey's unsewered area. <br /> <br />Mr. Barton replied that it was intended to stop rural development and 1 in 10 <br />was considered generallly rural. <br /> <br />Mr. Ben Deemer stated that at the time of a critical plat, Ramsey expended <br />oonsiderable funds to come up with a comprehensive plan that had the rural <br /> March 7, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />