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Ramsey will evolve through citizen -driven, collaborative processes that respect the balance and connectivity <br />between its unique urban, rural, and natural environment for current and future generations. <br />Emerging Suburban Edge <br />An Emerging Suburban Edge Community is characterized as transitioning from rural to developed. It should <br />be noted that although a portion of Ramsey certainly is transition in this manner, a significant portion of the <br />community remains guided for larger -lot, single-family development on private well and septic along with <br />goals to protect a significant amount of exceptional quality ecological resources. <br />The Emerging Suburban Edge includes cities, townships, and portions of both that are in the early stages of <br />transitioning into urbanized levels of development. Strategically located between Suburban Edge and Rural <br />communities, the Emerging Suburban Edge communities offer both connections to urban amenities and the <br />proximity to open spaces that characterizes a rural lifestyle. Often, the cities and townships in the Emerging <br />Suburban Edge are in more than one Community Designation. In the majority of Emerging Suburban Edge <br />communities, less than 40% of the land has been developed. <br />Figure 2: Emerging Suburban Edge Communities <br />Communities in the Emerging Suburban Edge have a mix of residential, rural, and agricultural areas, often <br />including lower -density single-family neighborhoods and small downtown service centers. The growth <br />patterns in these communities demonstrate the challenges of changing from rural to suburban. New <br />developments are typically built in a traditional suburban pattern, characterized by large curving streets, <br />limited through -roadways, and auto -oriented street design. Emerging Suburban Edge communities have <br />access to regional wastewater services (either municipally owned or regional services), access to the <br />metropolitan highway system, and include existing or planned Regional Parks System facilities. <br />The Emerging Suburban Edge communities provide a variety of commercial activities along the main <br />transportation corridors, and most encompass historic small downtowns with small town characteristics. <br />These communities benefit from their proximity to more developed areas while retaining their local rural <br />City of Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Land Use Plan <br />Page 4 of 25 <br />