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-3- Land Use Plan (Cont.) Staging and timing of urban service area within the urban planning district should be indicated. Growth staging proposals in the land' use plan should be consistent with sewer service schedules identified in the Comprehensive Sewer Plan. b. Environmental Protection Element (none currently prepared) Describe and map significant environmental resources present in the city and provide standards and policies .to manage and protect them. Environmental areas that should be considered include: wetlands, groundwater recharge areas, erodible slopes, forests and woodlands, soils with limitations for development, natural watercourses and floodplains, prime agricultural lands and mineral extraction areas. Areas unsuitable for installation of on-site sewer systems should also be identified. Specific questions on the protection element should be directed to Marcel Jouseau, 291-6402. c. Housing Element (none currently prepared) A housing element should be included which addresses the matters indicated in the Plan Content Guidelines and in the Housing Plan Review Guidelines found in the Housing chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. Because Ramsey does not currently have metropolitan sewer service, the housing plan need not include specific subsidized housing goals at this time. However, the plan shou.ld indicate a general subsidized housing strategy 'that the city will follow when metro sewer service becomes available. It is possible the Metro- politan Council will allocate a smaller amount of subsidized housing that what is presently allocated, after sewer is available. Without metropolitan sewer service the city's modest-cost housing efforts will be primarily limited to establishing reasonable housing stan- dards, such as the elimination of minimum house size and garage requirements, which can contribute to lower housing costs in the non- sewered area. Ramsey should record modest-cost housing occurring prior to the provision of metropolitan sewer service so these units can be subtracted from the city's modest-cost housing allocation when sewer service does become available. Specific housing questions should be directed to Jim Cosby, 291-6527. Outline of Housing Element Content Requirements (see housing review guidelines for detailed requirements): - Data summary and analysis. - Numerical goals and objectives (see modest-cost housing considera- tions noted above). - Housing policies (see modest-cost housing considerations noted above). - Existing and proposed development-land use. - Implementation program.