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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 5: Land Use <br />2. The site or sites can support two septic drain fields in <br />accordance with Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080. <br />3. Owner/developer agree to on -site septic system inspections <br />in accordance with City requirements. <br />4. The plan reflects a strong sensitivity to protecting and <br />enhancing natural resources (wetlands, tree canopy, ponds, <br />drainage ditches, rivers, etc.) particularly in relation to the <br />greenway corridor system. <br />5. The site uses landscaping and natural vegetation (such as <br />planting of windrows or shade trees) to improve the energy <br />efficiency of housing. <br />c) Urban Residential <br />All future (new) urban residential development will be served by <br />public sewer and water according to the development staging <br />plan as further described later in the future land use plan. <br />Exceptions to this rule may occur in areas where pre-existing <br />large lot development surrounds vacant urban lands and soils are <br />well suited for on -site septic systems. Densities within the urban <br />residential area may vary by district; however, an average gross <br />density of all future urban residential development is targeted at <br />3 or more units per gross acre (a goal consistent with regional <br />growth policy). Overall, the plan encourages a higher density of <br />development in the urban area to provide a wider variety of <br />housing opportunities including single family and multi -family <br />housing affordable to a range of household incomes. <br />Furthermore, higher density development increases land use <br />efficiency. <br />A concern expressed by many residents living in the rural areas <br />of Ramsey and on large lot developments within the existing <br />Metropolitan Urban Services Area involved the transition <br />between future urban development and existing rural <br />development. It is the intention of this plan to assure <br />compatibility between future urban housing and existing <br />residential developments by establishing some form of transition <br />between existing single family homes and future (new) urban <br />development. Areas where transitions are necessary are <br />primarily (but not exclusively) located along the edges of the <br />urban services boundary and are to be served by municipal sewer <br />and water. <br />Land uses within the urban residential area include: <br />Cite of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 5-20 <br />