Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 10/15/2018

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9. Land Use Describe current and recent past land use and development on the site and on adjacent lands. Discuss project compatibility with adjacent and nearby land uses. Indicate whether any potential conflicts involve environmental matters. Identify any potential environmental hazards due to past site uses, such as soil contamination or abandoned storage tanks, or proximity to nearby hazardous liquid or gas pipelines. The City of Ramsey 2001 Comprehensive Plan, as amended in 2002, contains land use maps for both existing (fall 1997) and future (2020) conditions for the site and adjacent lands. Figure 9.1 shows the existing condition, while Figure 5.4 in Item 5 illustrates the 2020 expectation. Metropolitan Council 2000 Land Use was used to portray existing land use. The information that follows characterizes the individual land uses on the Ramsey Town Center site under current conditions and future conditions based on the City of Ramsey Plan. Details of compatibility with the City's Plan occur in Item 27. Current Land Use (2000 Met Council Land use) Commercial: 5.3 acres Industrial 13.4 Railway 12.4 Major Vehicular Roadways 1.4 Mixed Use 1.9 Single Family Residential: 6.0 Farmstead: 2.8 Undeveloped 19.2 Agricultural: 307.1 Total 369.5 acres Future (2020) Land Use, from Ramsey Comprehensive Plan, as amended in 2002 Low Density Residential 23.4 acres Medium Density Residential 10.2 Mixed Use 205.1 Places to Shop 24.4 Places to Work 44.3 Railway 15.7 Roadway 30.7 Wetlands 15.7 Total 369.5 AUAR guidelines also call for an assessment of compatibility of the project with adjacent and nearby land uses, including potential impact on environmental resources. Figures 9.1 and 5.4 clearly illustrate the land uses surrounding the project site now and in 2020. Following are the narrative summaries: 9-1