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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 />character and protecting natural resources. Commercial areas in the Emerging Suburban Edge tend to be <br />individual large employers and smaller -scale commercial centers serving the local population. <br />Although these communities have some redevelopment potential in older areas such as historic downtown <br />districts, the focus in the Emerging Suburban Edge is on greenfield development. Greenfields present <br />opportunities to integrate natural resource preservation into site planning prior to development. Some of <br />these communities have land available within their jurisdiction staged for future development, while others <br />are expanding through orderly annexation agreements with neighboring townships. This mix of uses, <br />availability of undeveloped land, and rich access to natural resources is a characteristic unique to Emerging <br />Suburban Edge communities. <br />As of May 2014, the Metropolitan Council forecasts that the Emerging Suburban Edge area will add 201,000 <br />residents, 93,000 households, and 58,000 jobs between 2010 and 2040. This represents growth of 66%in <br />population, 87% in households, and 66% in employment over the three decades. Because most Emerging <br />Suburban Edge communities also have areas designated as rural, these numbers are approximations. These <br />numbers may change during the current comprehensive planning process, which will more precisely delineate <br />how much community growth belongs inside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area. <br />Diversified Rural <br />Figure 3: Diversified Rural Communities <br />Diversified Rural communities are home to a variety of farm and non -farm land uses including very large -lot <br />residential, clustered housing, hobby farms and agricultural uses. Located adjacent to the Emerging Suburban <br />Edge of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area, the Diversified Rural Area protects rural land for rural <br />lifestyles today and potential urbanized levels of development sometime after 2040. <br />City of Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Land Use Plan <br />Page 5 of 25 <br />