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2001 Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />Figure XI-3 Critical Area Corridor/MNRRA Historical and Cultural Features <br /> <br />Oki barns ~'m~ni~n <br /> <br />Critical Nrec Boundary <br />Existing Park Lands <br /> <br /> MNRRA Corridor <br />Historicall Cultural Features <br /> City of Ramsey <br /> <br />3. Overview of current management efforts <br /> <br />The Mississippi River, as it stretches through Ramsey, is the northern most stretch of <br />the Mississippi River designated as a Critical Area and one of the southern most <br />stretches of river north of the metro area regulated by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. <br />Development along the river has been carefully managed and regulated since the early <br />1970's through such programs as the Critical Area Act (1973), Wild and Scenic River <br />Act (1973), the Floodplain regulations and local zoning controls. The following <br />summarizes each program: <br /> <br />a) <br /> <br />Critical Area Plan and Ordinance <br />Ramsey completed a plan in collaboration with the communities of Anoka and <br />Champlin in 1979 to meet the requirements of Executive Order 79-19. At that <br />time the State Environmental Quality Board was the responsible agency for <br />reviewing local Critical Area Plans. According to Metropolitan Council records, <br />the Ramsey Critical Area Plan never received approval from the EQB because of <br /> <br />2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />Page XI-6 <br /> <br /> <br />