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<br />DEC-01-'94 THU 09:14 ID:METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TEL NO:612/291-6550 <br /> <br />1:11 92 P05 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />REVIEW OJ: RAMSEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Ramsey is a developing community in Anoka County. The city has nearly 30 square mites of land <br />area with approximately 2 112 square miles of land in the southeastern part of the city within the <br />MUSA. '!be remaining area or 2'1 112 square miles in the northwestern portion of the city Is <br />currently in the rural service area. The Council expects urban expansion in the rural area to be <br />planned, ataled and contiguous to existing development. The land uses proposed by the city for <br />MUSA expansion area are primarily residential and industrial. <br /> <br />The proposed MUSA expansion contains 1,455 gross acres which includes National Wetlands <br />Inventory (NWI) protected wetlands, the closed Ramsey landftll. an existing 5Choo~ the <br />abandoned Gateway airport and other already developed land uses. The proposed MUSA <br />exp8ftlion contains 442 acres of vacant land "suitable" (NWI wetlands and other lands restricted <br />from development excluded) for development. <br /> <br />Council and Ramsey staff held extensive meetings during late 1993 and early 1994 to evaluate <br />. exfstlng land use and the supply of vacant land suitable for urban development within the current <br />Ramsey MUSA. Metropolitan Council revised 1990 land use figures show a supply of vacant land <br />suitable for development in the current Ramsey MUSA of 800 acres. The 1990 to 2000 urbaD <br />land demand is for 1,242 acrea. Thii demand is based upon the past ten year growth trend and <br />uses Council forecasts. As a result of these sessions Councll and Ramsey staff agreed that based <br />on Blueprint pollcy, Ramsey could expand the city's MUSA by 442 acres of land suitable for <br />development to accommodate forecasted growth. Council and city staff are in agreement <br />regarding the size of the proposed MUSA expansion. <br /> <br />During the plan review Ramsey and other agencies submitted additional information a8 Collows: <br /> <br />. Letter dated November 23, 1993 from Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator providing <br />information requested by Council staff regarding transportation, aviation, wastewater, <br />stormwater, urban land use and housing. <br /> <br />. Letter dated January 27, 1994 from James D. Gromberg, Project Manager providing <br />further information on Wastewater, forecast data for transportation planning, airport <br />helaht restrictions and undeveloped land in the MUSA <br /> <br />. Letter dated February 15, 1994 from James D. Gromberg clarifying the location of the <br />current MUSA line in the city; River Bluffs POO is in the current rural service area. <br /> <br />. Letter dated March 16, 1994 from Ryan R. Schroeder which discusses the city of <br />Ramsey's Nral4 per 40 density policy. <br /> <br />. Letter dated March 23, 1994 from Donald S. Bluhm, Municipal Services Manager <br />Municipal Services MWCC commenting upon the Ramsey plan contents and requesting <br />additional wastewater information. <br /> <br />4 <br />