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. ~ MEMORADUM DATE: December 22, 1993 FROM: Paul M. Colton TO: Steve Schwanke, and City of Ramsey RE: 1.1 of Outline (Review of City materials currently received and review of adjacent communities land use issues in relation to Ramsey.) RLK Staff has met with the following communities: Oak Grove, Dayton, and Champlin, and will be meeting with the following cities before December 29th: Anoka, Bums Township, and Andover. The following is a summary of these meetings as they pertain to land use issues and the City of Ramsey. City of Oak Grove: Visited by Paul Colton Contact: Sam Lucast, City Planner. Date: Monday, December 20, 1993; 11:00-12:00 Sam was very informative and provided me with a Land Use Plan Map, and an official City Map. Oak. Grove officially became a city on December 20, 1993, thus giving itself greater decision control than a township has in planning matters. The primary land use issue that may impact both Oak. Grove and Ramsey is that Oak. Grove would like to limit development along the west side of the Rum River due in part to a poor road network (there is only one east-west road that crosses the Rum River.) Providing fire service to this area is 'a difficult challenge for the City at this point as is financing new roads and bridges in this section of the community. This is a difficult task for a city that is under the 5,000 population threshold. Currently two development proposals are under consideration west of the Rum River. The impact of this policy is that growth that would have occurred in this area may potentially be diverted elsewhere including the northwest portion of Ramsey. Oak. Grove will most likely be designed to be a predominantly large lot residential community with very little commercial andindU$trial development. Citizens have indicated that they would like to see the community remain as a very low density area with 5 and 10 acre lots and 300 ft. minimum width lots in order to preserve the rural character. Citizens have also indicated that they are not that interested in having a municipal sewer and water system. The city is permitting 2.5 acre lots for some developments. A comprehensive plan and map were approved last week (week of December 13th by the Metropolitan Council) and will be available officially after the first of the year. Oak. Grove has natural limitations to development including the Rum River, vast areas of wetlands, agricultural preserve areas, the recently closed sanitary landfill, and Cedar Creek.