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building sites on the most desirable land and heaving the swamps steep hills and heavy woods in a natural state, allowing every resident to utilize and benefit from the natural amenities of the site. The total density (number of living units) can be kept the same for a given tract of land whether developed under tradi- tional platting methods or the Planned Unit Development, however, with a PUD it is possible to have smaller individual lots, fewer streets, and more open- space. This concept of clustering the units can function equally well in higher density residential areas. In fact a combination of densities - single- family, townshouses and apartments tend to contribute to the cohesiveness of the community. The following inventory describes existing conditions in the City of Ramsey. (See Existing Land Use Map 9). INVENTORY 1) There is very little productive agriculture except for the d. Residential north - central part of Ramsey. Land Use 2) There are only scattered pockets of prime agricultural and farm- ., land of statewide importance scattered throughout the community. 3) Part of Ramsey falls outside the MWCC Seder District No. 3. (See Map 7.) This rural area is not slated for major metro- politan investment regarding sewers, highway access, transit service and municipal services. 4) A portion of Ramsey is slated to become part of the Urban Service Area in the period 1981 -1990 (see Map 13A). This area will require investment in those services listed in the capital improvement program. 5) Within this Metropolitan Urban Service Area, Ramsey has defined the boundaries of its own Urban Area (see Map 6) which is slated for higher densities, smaller lots, and municipal services. Outside of Ramsey's Urban Area there are approximately 14,800 acres and 2,900 buildable parcels of land. The existing den- sity within the MWCC's Sewer District No. 3 is approximately 1 parcel /3.6 acres while the density outside the District is approximately 1 parcel /8.6 acre. 6) Most residential development is located on platted land. 7) Although there is some concentration of plats in the center of the community, most are scattered throughout the community. 8) Outside the Urban Planning District, new plats have lots of 2.5 acres or more. 9) Present zoning allows: a) 2.5 acre lots without sewer with a maximum density of one unit per 10 acres b) 10,800 sq. ft. lots with sewer c) development on every 3rd lot in the urban area prior to sewer (density of 1 unit per acre). 37 10 -13 -81 1 -7 -82 4 -1 -82