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2001 Comprehensi~,e Pi-an <br />Amended Februa~? 26, 2002 <br /> <br />4. Existing Land Use <br /> <br />A varieW of business, residential, park and open space l'_and uses currently exist within <br />the River Corridor. Executive Order 79-!,9 lays out ~uidetines for the corridor <br />according to district desibmations that were defined by the character of the corridor <br />during enactment of the Critical Area'Act.. Through Ramsey, the river receives twvo <br />d~signations. The Rural Open Space District comprises the majori~ of land in the <br />corridor with the exclusion of the area generally east of Sunfish Lake Boulevard.. The <br />Rural Open Space District is'described as follows: <br /> <br />"the lands and waters within this dis~'ict shall be u~ed and developed to £reserve <br />their open, scenic and natural characteristics and ecological and economic <br />j~bnctions. Presently undeveloped islanClS shall be maintained in ~heir e:cisting <br />natured state. The transportation function of the river shall be maintained and <br />preserved." <br /> <br />The remainder of the corridor, generally east of Sunfish Lake Boulevard, is desigaaated <br />by Executive Order 79-[9 as the Urban Developed District defined as.follows: <br /> <br />"The lands and waters within this district shall be maintained largely as <br />residential areas. The expansion of existing and development of ne,v industrial, <br />commercial and other non-residential or non-recreational uses shall be limited to <br />preserve anct enhance the reside'ntial character of this. district." <br /> <br />The following provides a more detailed analysis of existing land. use patterns within <br />the corridor. <br /> <br />Existing Residential Use <br />Today, much of the riverfront property is deveioped as residential. [tasca Heights, <br />Bowers Mississippi. Acres and Alpaca Estates ~vere develope~ as rural residential <br />developments bet~veen the 1960s and 1990s consisting of 1 to 2.5 acre lots on <br />private septic and well systems. Rivenwick Subdivision ~vas platted in 1993 and <br />is served by municipal sewer and water. Rivenwick is'developed at more urban <br />densities of roughly 2.5 units per. neta acre. Because many properties Were <br />developed prior to the availability, of urban services to Ramsey, the Critical <br />Area/MNRP,,A Corridor contains several private well and septic systems, which <br />are within the current MUSA boundary. Overall, the Critical Area/MNRRA <br />Corridor contains approximately 120 private well and septic systems. To date, <br />there have been no serious health or environmental th[eatening problems <br />associated with ~'ailing individual septic treatment systems ~vithin the corridor. <br /> <br />b .I <br /> <br />Existing Commercial/Industrial Use <br />Business uses within the corridor are f'ocused at the southeastern tip of Ramsey <br />where the c,)rridor boundal.-y includes part o~' the Himh~vav I0 con'idor. A variety <br />,9/" in~lus[r,/, manufacturing and commercial/retail business uses have made their <br /> <br /> Acre i:~ established by [:tkin¢ a ?oss 5pure and subtracting out ;my lands dm[ which development ~s <br />p,'oliibited ~m h~clucling W~:rlands and major t'oad R-O-W. For C~ry planning puu~c: .:s. ~Im National <br />[n,/cnt~rv ~s uzcd [o 4etcrmin¢ ,,vethmds. Individual sites will be :'equired ~o be delineated co de[ermine <br />:reread7: ,~1:' we[lands. Err major ~'oad ~C>W use collectors and arreriaJs as illustrated on [he Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br /> <br />