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- 19- The City's Urban Service Area is'planned to accommodate over 8,000 persons by 1990 plus commercial and industrial' activity while the metropolitan sewer system is planned to accommodate only 5,000 persons and no industrial flow by t990. Se The City's policies for its Transition Area supports Continued. residential development on the 1,000 or so existing platted lots of 1+ acre in size. Unplatted land would be subject to a 5 acre minimum lot size and an overall density of four housing units per forty acreSo These policies for developu: ment of the Transition Area are !nadeq{~ate for insuring that ' improved metropolitan and local services will not be required prior to 1990. The City's plan is premised on construction of a RUm River bridge at an early date (within 5 years) while the Anoka County Highway 'Department has not yet scheduled such construction and has indicated that the bridge will not be built.for at least 10 years° The City has reserved 160 acres for development of a major retail shopping center while the Development Framework has not indicated any location in Ramsey as a potential Major Diversified Center. The MinnesOta Highway Department 'has also indicated that any major s,hopping facility at this location would tax the capacity of the highway system. The City has also assumed this commercial area will be served directly by a metropolitan sewer interceptor while no such facility is planned to be extended through Ramsey. The City assumes a metropolitan sewer service outlet near its border and TH 47 while no such outlet is currently provided in the Waste Management Policy Plan or Development Program. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amendment be found inadequate in its analysis of the City's proposed Urban Service Area and inconsistent with the Metropolitan Development Framework and Metropolitan System Plans. It is further recommended that the issues in this review be resolved through discussions between the City of Ramsey and the Metropolitan Council con- cerning the City's Metropolitan System Statement and the requirements of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act.