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Notification: The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on January 7, 2021. The Public Hearing Notice was advertised in the Anoka County Union -Herald, the City Official Newsletter. Since the district/impacted area is more than 40 acres in size, direct mailings are not required. Notification is not required for this step. During the State of Minnesota Rulemaking process (2015-2017) significant public outreach and notification was provided. Observations/Alternatives: The updated plans and rules represent a significant benefit to the City of Ramsey. Under the previous plan, a majority of the district was in a rural open space designation, significantly restricting future development potential and conflicted with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The updated rules better reflect the City's vision for future land use. The most relevant example is the current Riverstone South proposal. Under the previous plan, this current proposal would have needed to be processed as a Planned Unit Development with significantly more open space protection (50% of the site). Additionally, the updated rules remove a number of lawful, non -conforming uses for neighborhoods that were created prior to establishment of the Overlay District by the State of Minnesota. The Bowers Drive neighborhood is an example of the updated districts better reflecting actual built -environment, thereby removing non -conformities. Many of the rules that were recently added already existed in Ramsey's ordinance. The updated rules have minimal impact to Ramsey, where other communities were more significantly impacted. There are some updated vegetation management requirements and permitting requirements, but nothing significantly different than Ramsey's existing ordinance. Funding Source: This case is being handled as part of normal Staff duties. Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the ordinance. Action: Motion to introduce Ordinance #21-02 amending City Code Section 117-148 (Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area). Attachments Overview MRCCA District Map PREVIOIUSLY APPROVED: MRCCA Plan Comparison to Existing Ramsey Ordinance FMR Comments DNR Approval DRAFT Planning Commission Minutes dated January 7, 2021 City Council Minutes dated January 26, 2021 DRAFT City Council Work Session Minutes dated March 16, 2021 Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date