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SECTION I <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br /> <br /> Planning for the development of fringe communities in <br /> <br />the metropolitan area has been radically affected by a series <br />of outside forces and factors since the comprehensive plan <br />was prepared for the former Township of Ramsey and adopted by <br />its governing body in July of 1973. Examples of these factors <br />are: <br /> <br /> 1) Significant change in the birth rate and resulting <br />need for housing and schools; <br /> <br /> 2) Development of a regional policy designed to limit <br />and carefully direct development on the fringes of the metro- <br /> <br />politan area, primarily through the mechanism of sewer staging; <br /> 3) Major changes in the economics of housing; <br /> <br /> 4) Changes in boundaries due to incorporation and <br />annexation decisions; and <br /> <br /> 5) Changes in transportation plans. <br /> <br /> All of the above plus significant pressure for development <br />of commercial areas which were not provided for in the 1973 <br />ordinances and zoning maps, has led the Ramsey City Council <br />to re-evaluate the existing plan and to request this study as <br />an in-depth land use and planning process for the southeast <br />portion of the City. <br /> <br /> <br />