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2001 Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />visibility and accessibility making it somewhat conducive to commercial <br />activity. The site is not served by municipal utilities and has had <br />problems with on site septic system operations. <br /> <br />Other commercial development exists on Highway 10 adjacent to Elk <br />River and near City Hall. There are also some home occupations <br />scattered throughout the community. <br /> <br />A unique development mixes business and residential land uses along the <br />south side of 149th Avenue. These long narrow lots were developed <br />outside the MUSA adjacent to industrially zoned property. They were <br />intended to act as a buffer between industrial and residential land uses. <br /> <br />There are currently 142 acres of existing commercial development within <br />the MUSA. Based on current zoning and platted lots, roughly 260 acres <br />of vacant land are available for commercial development, 75 acres of <br />which are located outside the MUSA in Alpaca and Tooth Acres Estates <br />along Highway 10. <br /> <br />c) Industrial <br />Recent industrial development has consumed a large portion of the <br />undeveloped land within the MUSA. Development of the AEC Energy <br />Park and the City of Ramsey Business Park 95 has created over 500,000 <br />square feet of new construction since 1996. This new development has <br />occurred all within the MUSA and has intermingled with older, existing <br />industrial developments. Redevelopment of underutilized industrial sites <br />needs to be studied for future industrial development opportunities and in <br />order to preserve the quality of the existing development that is in place. <br />There are currently 340 acres of developed industrial land within MUSA <br />and roughly 25 acres of developed industrial land outside the MUSA. <br />Based on existing zoning, 161 acres of vacant industrial land remains <br />within the current MUSA. Outside of the MUSA, approximately 423 <br />acres of vacant land is zoned industrial. This land is currently being <br />farmed but is being marketed for industrial development. <br /> <br />d) Park and Recreation <br />The City of Ramsey has two regional parks within its boundaries, <br />Mississippi West Regional Park and the Rum River Central Regional <br />Park. The Mississippi West Regional Park is proposed to develop as a <br />regional park in the years 2006-2007 while the Rum River Central Park <br />is currently under development. These two regional parks encompass an <br />area of over 500 acres. There is a State Wayside Rest along Highway 10 <br />and the Mississippi River that has camping facilities, restroom facilities, <br />and picnic tables. Several community and neighborhood parks ranging in <br />size from less than one acre to over 50 acres are scattered throughout the <br />City. On the private side, Ramsey has two 18-hole golf courses open to <br />the public, the Links at Northfork located in west Ramsey just north of <br />Highway 10 and Rum River Hills Golf Course located near 167th Avenue <br />and Highway 47. An additional outdoor recreation facility that is <br />privately owned and operated but open to the public is the St. Anthony <br /> <br />Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br /> <br />