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Minnesota Environmental Quality Board 100 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Phone (612) 296-2686 July 24, 1980 Mayor Thomas Gamec Ramsey City Hall 15153 Nowthen Blvd., N.W. Anoka, Minnesota 55303 Dear Mayor Gamec: The EQB staff has reviewed the City of Ramsey Plan and the Metro- politan Council recommendations to the EQB for changes to the plan. Two major issues are raised by this review; compliance with the lot size or development density requirements consistent with the Missis- sippi River Corridor Critical Area Designation Order and Metropolitan Council policies and compliance with other provisions of the Designa- tion Order. Although both are interconnected, I will separate them for discussion purposes. The Metropolitan Council identified several areas where the plan and regulations of Ramsey do not comply with the Critical Areas Designa- tion Order. The recommendations which pertain to lot size or develop- ment density are as follows: 1) Amend the plan to include a clear indication of the rural and urban service areas indicating appropriate land uses and densi- ties for each, and the timing and staging of'urban development consistent with the Metropolitan Development Guide and Critical Area requirement. 2) Amend the plan to include recommendations for appropriate changes in the location of the urban developed district boundary consis- tent with 1). 3) Include minimum lot sizes and permitted land uses in the proposed regulations to achieve consistency with Critical Area requirements and metropolitan policies for the rural service area. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER