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CITY OF RAMSEY URBAN PLANNING DISTRICT REPORT SUMMARY The report which was first published on March 15, 1976 is an amendment to the 1973 comprehensive plano It deals primarily with the southeast area of the city generally bounded on the west by Sunfish Lake Boulevard and on the north by 153rd Avenue N.W. The report and amendments which have been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission since March 15, 1976 is designed to provide a policy framework for urban use develop- ment in the designated 1990 Urban area° Combined with the proposed ordinances, it als° establishes development limitations on land'in other areas of the city %o promote urban density development in the designated area and to maintain the semi-rural ~and rural atmosphere in those parts of the city designated as "tranSition''' or "rural". The amendment to the comprehensive plan appeared necessary because of the following outside forces and factors which had developed since 1973: 1. Significant change in the birth rate and resulting need for housing and schools; 2. Development of a regional policy designed to limit and carefully direct development on the fringes of the metropolitan area, primarily through the mechanism of sewer staging; 3. Major changes in the economics of housing; 4o Changes in boundaries due to incorporation and annexation decisions; and 5. Changes in transportation plans. The area was chosen for review for the following reasons: 1. An indication of actual demand for commercial develop- ment;