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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 5: Land Use <br />not occurred in this area due to the numerous wetlands and poor soil <br />conditions, which largely prohibit development. In 1989 the City adopted <br />an ordinance intended to preserve large tracts of land for future orderly <br />expansion of urban services. This policy was consistent with regional <br />growth management policy. The City also adopted an ordinance that <br />established a maximum density of 1 unit per 10 acres and limited lot <br />sizes to 10-acre minimums in the Urban Reserve and Central Rural <br />Reserve areas and 2.5-acres in the Rural Developing area. Densities of <br />existing rural subdivisions generally range between 0.2 units per gross <br />acre to 1 unit per gross acre. <br />b) Commercial <br />The commercial development has been primarily focused along the <br />Highway 10 corridor and the Highway 47 corridor south of 155th <br />Avenue. These two corridors generate a high volume of traffic, which is <br />attractive for retail businesses. The commercial activity that dominates <br />Highway 10 is primarily retail and wholesale trade oriented with several <br />used car and recreational vehicle sales businesses. Several sites along <br />Highway 10 are unimproved and in some instances operating out of <br />single-family homes. Commercial activity located around the Bunker <br />Lave Boulevard and Highway 47 intersection is a more service -oriented <br />shopping area consisting of fast food restaurants, a hair salon, a video <br />store, a real estate office, a gas -convenience store, two day care centers <br />and two banks. <br />A commercial node in the rural area at the intersection of Highway 47 <br />and 167th Avenue consists of a grocery store, hardware store, video store, <br />a bank, hair salon and other small businesses situated in a strip mall <br />development. Because low -density development surrounds this strip <br />mall, retail stores tend to struggle; however, the site does have good <br />visibility and accessibility making it somewhat conducive to commercial <br />activity. The site is not served by municipal utilities and has had <br />problems with on site septic system operations. <br />Other commercial development exists on Highway 10 adjacent to Elk <br />River. There are also some home occupations scattered throughout the <br />community <br />A unique development mixes business and residential land uses along the <br />south side of 149th Avenue. These long narrow lots were developed <br />outside the MUSA adjacent to industrially zoned property. They were <br />intended to act as a buffer between industrial and residential land uses. <br />Within the Town Center Master Plan area, some commercial <br />development has occurred near the corner of Armstrong Boulevard and <br />Sunwood Drive. Additional commercial development is planned <br />throughout the Town Center area. <br />c) Industrial <br />Recent industrial development has consumed a large portion of the <br />undeveloped land within the MUSA. Development of the AEC Energy <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 5-2 <br />