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will have to be made to TH 47 and additional local road needs. If the city determines that commercial development is desirable in light of associated road improvement costs, it should obtain adequate right-of-way for needed highway improvements as a part of individual commercial development project approvals. E. Timing of the Rum River bridge crossing It appears that growth assumptions for the urban planning district may be predicated in part on improved access that would be provided by the proposed bridge across the Rum River east of County Road 57. The Urban Planning District report assumes this bridge will be built within the next five years. The Anoka County Highway Department is currently seeking a federal highway aid designation for the 4 million dollar bridge and is also preparing an environmental impact statement for the facility. Since construction of this bridge appears to be contingent on the receipt of both a changed federal aid designation and subsequent federal funding, it would seem Ramsey's assumptions on the timing of the facility may be overly optimistic and should be reevaluated. F. Proposed 2½ acre density standard in the transition area Previous Metropolitan Council reviews of the Ramsey Urban Planning District report indicated the proposed one unit per 2½ acre density proposed for the transition area was inconsistent with the Development Framework. During the review of Ramsey's comprehensive plan by the Metropolitan Council under the Land Planning Act, the proposed 2½ acre density standards will be evaluated both with respect to its apparent consistency with the Development Framework and its conformity with metropolitan system plans. Under the Development Framework the 2½ acre density is considered an urban level of development and inappropriate for an area which would not be receiv- ing urban services until after 1990. For this density to be considered acceptable from a Development Framework perspective, the Ramsey plan must document that local, county and school district facilities and services ~ould be adequate to serve the area with no increase over' current service levels. It would appear that continued development at the 2½ acre densities in the transition area is not consistent with the city's apparent objective of encour- agir~g future development to locate in the urban planning district where it could receive sewer service and be more efficiently provided with other urban services. It also seems inconsistent to permit further development with septic tal~ks, with the possibility of premature demands for local sewer service, in an area which is not scheduled for local sewer service for some time beyond 1990. Reviews for conformity with metropolitan system plans and for impacts on metro- politan systems will also look at the 2½ acre density standard. These reviews will primarily assess the cumulative affect of (1) the density standard, (2.~ the city's proposed on-site sewage disposal management system, and (3) how the city will restrict development from occurring in areas which are not physically suited for on-site disposal systems on the potential need for pre- mature metropolitan sewer service in the transition area. If the review