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Potential Carryover Goals and Strategies from the 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />The below is a copy of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Goals for Land Use. Many of these items have been <br />transferred to Mission, Vision, Core Values, and proposed goals/initiatives. Staff has highlighted some <br />strategies that might make sense to carry forward. Many of these strategies were actually carry over from the <br />2020 Comprehensive Plan, created nearly twenty (20) years ago. <br />The needs and rights of existing residents are balanced with the needs and rights of those who wish <br />to develop [Staff note: most is now covered in Core Values, etc.] <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Encourage a developer -led public involvement process for new development that <br />solicits feedback from the public at the beginning of the process <br />2. Develop a meaningful density transition ordinance that incorporates lot size, <br />transitioning, screening, space, berms, landscaping, or buffers <br />3. Protect Ramsey's rural character while providing opportunities for urban growth <br />A variety of housing densities and types <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Develop dense, mixed -use environments in The COR and other key locations <br />served by sewer and water <br />2. Assess the market for various housing types and densities and have the Land Use <br />Plan reflect appropriate opportunities to match market demand <br />Fair and consistent land use regulations <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Develop a policy for processing comprehensive plan amendments <br />2. Establish a rational, logical staging plan for extension of MUSA consistent with the <br />Comprehensive Sewer Plan and tied to Comprehensive Plan Amendment Policy <br />[should be in the wastewater chapter] <br />3. Re -assess the value of 4 in 40 (rural preserve and rural reserve) [complete] <br />Walkable neighborhoods <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Include a review of infrastructure, including parking for walking and other non -motorized <br />transportation modes when reviewing any transportation improvement projects. <br />2. Explore options for revising the City's sidewalk policy, including requiring sidewalks or trails on both <br />sides of some new public streets, different standards for public versus private roads, high -volume <br />versus low -volume roads, and issues related to long-term maintenance. [should be in the <br />transportation or parks chapter] <br />3. Locate residential development at appropriate densities near services to encourage walking <br />Efficient growth <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. New development should use existing infrastructure where possible <br />City of Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Land Use Plan <br />Page 7 of 26 <br />