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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, 1990 The City requested as part of this plan amendment adding 405 acres to the MUSA. On July 31, 1989, the Metropolitan Council approved adding 200 acres to the MUSA, and committed to adding the remaining 205 acres to the MUSA after the city adopted three policies that: 1. Regulated rural residential development density. 2. Prohibited on-site sewer systems in the MUSA. 3. Required connecting residential and commercial uses in the MUSA to the municipal sewer system when it became available. The City of Ramsey amended its comprehensive plan and adopted ordinances to implement these development policies in 1989. As part of these policies, the City adopted four development districts as shown in figure 5. These districts included: 1. Metropolitan Urban Service Area, where the city committed to providing the full range of public services, and employment and business opportunities. The City committed to supporting and encouraging growth and development in this development district. 2. Urban Reserve Area, is the area between the MUSA and the City's designated urban area boundary. This is the area where future MUSA expansions would logically occur. The City committed to preserving this area for the orderly and economic expansion of urban services. 3. Rural Transition Area, is the area abutting the urban reserve area and allows a density of one unit per 10 acres with a minimum lot size of two and a half (2.5) acre residential lots. It is not anticipated that sanitary sewer would be extend to this area for the foreseeable future. 4. Rural service Area, is the remainder of the City. This area provides for long term, large lot (I unit per 10 acres) residential use and agricultural or open space areas. Working Paper #1 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update Land Use Element 14