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Councilmember Van ~agner introduced the fo]lowing resolution and Irovefl for its a~ol~ion: RESCI~JTIC~ 184-223 RESOLUTION REITERATING ~E CITY'S POSITION OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1984 GIVING PRELIltlI~R¥ APPI~OVAL FOR HJlt RIVER BTT.1.~ P.U.D. ~EPIRS, base~ on finfings of fact, the Ra~ey City Council approved of a density of ! unit per 8 acres for the R~ River Bills P.U.D. on Rugust 23° 1983 for a Wtal of 20 single f~ily residences; and ~, the developer for R~ River Bills l~v is requesting a change in density fro~ 1 unit per 8 acres to 1 unit per 6.9 acres which allo~s for the acldition of 3 residential units. ~he developer is justifying this increase for the following reasons: 1) Be is reducing his rural ~a,ercial area by 3 acres. 2) Be is increasing the public area with the addition of a driving range. ~BRE~, the developer for R~ River Bills PUD is reducing the high commercial use of land to a high recreational use for ~hich the land is suited; ~2E~S, the Comcil hereby feels that the o0nfiguration of the ~ is uniqoe in that t. he parcel encompasses ~any types of terrain. Consequently, the developer has enhance~ the best use of this lar~ ar~ ~ain~ainefl the integrity o[ the rural density by mixing recreational passive uses with residential uses. Consequently, this development does not co~pro~ise the intent of the C~prehensive Plan an8 is in the best intsrests o~ the citizens o~ Rar~sey~ and III~ERE~, the l~'usey City Council feels that d~e to land availability and nost-effectiveness, this develot~ent will be unique; and ~, the Ra~sey City Council supgorts this develol~ent due to the unique ct~aractsr as it is the only parcel that will lend itself to both passive use (9olf course) and residential use and be fiscally sound enough to be devel- oped by the p~ivate sector and still maintain public use (in lieu of private use). ~his develol~-nt is in keeping with the quality develol~r~_nt the citizens of Ra~ey d~and fro~ the City; and ~ep4~S, the Ramsey City Council feels that the intent of the PUD is to enoourage innovative use of lan8 in keeping with the Ra~sey Comprehensive Plan and the ~etro Guide Plan and will note that the rationale for approval of this ~uD will in no way o0~pro~ise the City's position of one residential unit per 10 acres, N~ 'mFS:FORE, BE IT RESCX,VED BY ,me. CITY ODDNC~. CE' ,mR CITY OF RRMSEY, AN0~ CRON'F/, S~,~. CF NI.I~O~, as follows: 1) ~he City Council hereby gives preliminary approval based on the above oonsiderations and ~e innovattveness of this developer to ~axi~ize use of land without compromising the City's high standards. Resolution 184-223 Page 1 of 2