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C' .1 REVIEW OF RAMSEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT BACKGROUND Ramsey is a developing community in Anoka County. The city has nearly 30 square miles of land area with approximately 2 1/2 square miles of land in the southeastern part of the city within the MUSA The remaining area of 27 1/2 square miles in the northwestern portion of the city is currently in the rural service area. The Council expects urban expansion in the rural area to be planned, staged and contiguous to existing development. The land uses proposed by the city for MUSA expansion area are primarily residential and industrial. The proposed MUSA expansion contains 1,455 gross acres which includes National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) protected wetlands, the closed Ramsey landfill, an existing school, the abandoned Gateway airport and other already developed land uses. The proposed MUSA expansion contains 442. acres of vacant land "suitable"" (NWI wetlands and other lands restricted from development exCluded) for development. Council and Ramsey staff held extensive meetings during late 1993 and early 1994 to evaluate existing land use and the supply of vacant land suitable for urban development within the current Ramsey MUSA Metropolitan Council revised 1990 land use figures show a supply of vacant land suitable for development in the current Ramsey MUSA of 800 acres. The 1990 to 2000 urban land demand is for 1,242 acres. This demand is based upon the past ten year growth trend and uses Council forecasts. As a result. of these sessions Council and Ramsey staff agreed that based on Regional Blueprint policy, Ramsey could expand the city's MUSA by 442 acres of land suitable for development to accommodate forecasted growth. Council and city staff are in agreement regarding the size of the proposed MUSA expansion. During the plan review Ramsey and ,other agencies submitted additional information as follows: . Letter dated October 21, 1993 from Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator submitting the initial Ramsey proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment and MUSA addition. . Letter dated November 23, 1993 from Ryan R. Schroeder, providing information requested by Council staff regarding transportation, aviation, wastewater, stormwater, urban land use and housing. . Letter dated January 27, 1994 from James D. Gromberg, Project Manager providing further information on Wastewater, forecast data for transportation planning, airport height restrictions and undeveloped land in the MUSA . Letter dated February 15, 1994 from James D. Gromberg clarifying the location of the current MUSA line in the city; River Bluffs PUD is in the current rural service area. . Letter dated March 11, 1994 from Ryan R. Schroeder submitting a revised MUSA/Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment addressing the year 2000 MUSA changes. 4