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.. " . . . . . public service requirements approval process current zoning designations(ie. amount of land zoned for medium & high density housing) city participation in available housing programs other city efforts to expand affordable housing and housing diversification The Council may use members of the development community to assist it in assessing which items in particular affect the cost of residential development in Ramsey. The goal of these negotiations is to develop a housing agreement between the city and the Council to identify appropriate measures to undertake in Ramsey to address housing diversity in both type and cost. Staff will develop information on housing practices in cooperation with Ramsey as a basis for the discussion. Aviation (Chauncey Case) The city of Ramsey comprehensive plan has correctly removed all references to the former Gateway airport which has been abandoned. However, the city is still part of the region's general airspace which needs to be protected from potential obstructions to air navigation. The Aviation chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide (MGD) included policies and text on protection of the region's airspace resource. The airspace policies support the need to include both Federal and State safety standards, which must be a major consideration in the planning, design, maintenance and operation .of air transportation facilities and services. A community has a responsibility to include airspace protection in its comprehensive plan. There are three types of communities involved in airspace protection: . Communities without any aviation facility within its area (Ramsey); . Communities partially within an airport zoning district; and, . Communities within which an airport is located. Communities without any aviation facility within its jurisdiction are affected by requirements to protect the region's general airspace. Under Minnesota Statutes 360, the state regulates the height of structures; and they are dermed and enforced under Aeronautics Rules and Regulations 8800.1200 Criteria for Determining Air Navigation Obstructions. Subparagraph 4 identifies general aviation airspace obstructions; item B states "objects more than 200 feet above the ground or more than 200 feet above the established airport elevation, whichever gives the higher elevation, within three nautical miles of the nearest runway of an airport, and increasing in height in the proportion of 100 feet for each additional nautical mile of distance from the airport but not exceeding 500 feet above ground", is a general obstruction. All communities affected by general airspace should include local codes/ordinances to control the height of structures, especially when conditional use permits would apply. These local controls should include a notification to MnDOT as defined under these criteria and repeated as follows: 11