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Page-2 <br />The co°rdination between the Ramsey comprehensive plan and <br />the critical area plan has also been the subject of discussion. <br />The Governor's Executive Order states that local critical area <br />plans must be consistent with Metropolitan Council policies. <br />These policies are outlined in the Council's Development Frame- <br />work and Water Qualit~ Management planS. <br /> The critical area in Ramsey is designated as both ,,General <br /> , vice" area according to Development <br /> Rural Use" and urban~r_~,~,~ critical area pla~ does not <br /> ework. However, ~u ~ -~ ~..~=~ Use and which are <br /> Fr~m ~ - -~ are Genera~ <br />delineate wh~c~ a~ The plan also proposes 2.5 acre lot <br />Urban Service area~, river corridor, which the Development <br />sized throughout the <br />Framework defineS as urban density. In addition, the council <br />advocateS one-in-10-acre use in General Rural Use regions. <br />The Ramsey critical area plan is inconsistent with Council <br />policies as the Council determined in its April, 1980 review. <br /> The Critical Area Interim .Development regulations, which <br /> apply to Ramsey,-require a minimum-five-acre lot size' <br /> s, However, the~Interim Regulations~are <br /> in_unsewered-area .... ~ ~.citv adoptS its critical <br /> automatically rev°~e~.w~=~i~ .~litv Board-approves tne-~ <br /> area plan andthe Envlronm~=~ <br /> regulationS. <br /> Dayton) has been designated <br /> The river corridor in Ramsey .(and as part of the Minnesota <br /> by Department of Natural Resources <br /> wild and Scenic Rivers. The area extends from St. Cloud to <br /> the Anoka boundary and thus coincides with the Critical <br /> · · ~ NR minimum lot size under wild <br /> Area deszgnatl°n' .Th~ D ..... ~ acres. The DNR has agreed <br /> and Scenic River~ ~.~s~U~w~ld and Scenic ~i¥~r s~ards <br /> not to require a~op~un ~ ~ are more restrictive w~ <br /> where.Critzcal Area requirements <br /> respect to lot sizes and densities. <br /> I sincerely hope this articulates the Metropolitan Council <br /> policies and positions. My staff and I are eager to work <br /> with ~ou to solve problems which may arise. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br />Charles Weaver <br />Chairman <br /> <br />cW/kg <br />cc': Roger scherer <br /> <br /> <br />