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2001 Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />between future urban development and existing rural <br />development. It is the intention of this plan to assure <br />compatibility between future urban housing and existing <br />residential developments by establishing some form of transition <br />between existing single family homes and future (new) urban <br />development. Areas where transitions are necessary are <br />primarily (but not exclusively) located along the edges of the <br />urban services boundary and are to be served by municipal sewer <br />and water. <br /> <br />Land uses within the urban residential area include: <br /> <br />[] Low and high density housing including predominantly <br /> single-family housing but also multi-family housing and <br /> accessory apartments <br />[] Limited, small-scale home occupations <br />[] Education and institutional services limited to schools and <br /> churches <br />[] Park & open space <br /> <br />The principles of affordable housing and preservation of open <br />space are addressed in the urban residential areas through the <br />provision of density bonuses and density credits. These are <br />voluntary provisions that provide incentives to developers who <br />provide affordable housing or preserve significant natural <br />resources and open space. <br /> <br />Density bonuses for affordable housing should be based on a <br />definition of affordable housing that reflects average wages and <br />incomes of the region. In 1999, the Metropolitan Council defined <br />affordable housing as housing which costs $134,250 and rent of <br />$715 per month for a two-bedroom unit. It is intended that a <br />density bonus formula may be established as part of the City of <br />Ramsey zoning ordinance update. <br /> <br />Subject to City Council approval as part of the PUD process, <br />density credit may be given to areas of the greenway (see <br />Chapter XIII. Environmental Protection and Natural Resource <br />Management for a further description of the Greenway) that are <br />significant environmental areas, which are not protected by <br />ordinance or other legal means. For example, if a 40-acre parcel <br />contained no major road right-of-way and no wetlands but <br />contained 10 acres of land within the greenway6, the developer <br />may receive density credit for the entire 40 acres as net <br />developable acreage. A maximum density of 5 units per net acre <br />(for example) would then yield 200 units. The developer may be <br />allowed to reduce lot sizes or mix housing styles in order to <br /> <br />6 Lands within the Greenway may include significant natural resources, vegetative cover or habitat worth <br /> <br />preserving or simply may be vacant land which should be preserved as open space to connect other pockets <br />of open space, parkland, wetlands etc. <br /> <br />Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />Page V-18 <br /> <br /> <br />