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III. IV. STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF CITY OF RAMSEY -- COMMENTS ON METROPOLITAN COUNCIL STAFF ANALYSIS -- RAMSEY PLAN AMENDMENT Background -- Personal -- Ramsey representatives present Background -- General Information -- Incorporated November, 1974 -- Area -- Population -- General Location -- General Geography -- State of development Background of planning process A. Why this area B. Why one-thir~d C. Relationship to CAB study committee -- data similar to systems statement D. Timing was right -- then Some basic considerations B o People in Ramsey don't want to pay for sewer extensions until they need them. We cannot wait to zone until sewer is in -- we must zone. J~To developers,Z/the development must be in the form proposed and it must be on_~ :when sewer arrange- ments are appropriately made ~or the proposed develop- ment form. In the transition area -- we don't believe that lot size is the appropriate control -- perhaps density also is not because of the state of development; a good on-site sewer maintenance system is the appro- priate control. D. In view of the staff comments, we will work on either density control or a strict on-site maintenance pro- gram or a combination of both; this must be combined withal incentives. E. The form of control or incentives should be just right to keep as much development in the urban area as possible without having it jump over to Sherburne County, Burns and Oak Grove Townships, etc. The increasing costs of single family development probably will resolve the problem of the trans~ion area by itself. At requestT'we can pull zoning in the urban area back to a transitional residency and to non-commercial; we are attempting to create the opportunity for an urban density town center. It appears that the demand is there or will be there and we should plan the opportunity for it to happen. We can revert it back