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for industrial or commercial structures. If 1,978 new housing units as projected are constructed by 1990 it is estimated that at least 200 new commercial and industrial permits will be issued. At an average population equiva- lence of 10.6 per permit, the proposed additional in- dustrial /commercial P.E. will be 2,120. This figure may be low since the lowest P.E. /permit is estimated to be 10, while one industry which is presently planning on . moving to Ramsey would require a building with 30,000 square feet and would provide 200 jobs. To obtain this goal the City must also provide low /modest cost housing for the employees to fill the jobs created by the industrial /commercial growth. The City of Ramsey is planning for its commercial/ industrial growth along S.T.H. 10 and its residential growth along the Rum River as shown on proposed zoning map (Map 10). Reasons for keeping the residential growth separated from the industrial growth are as follows: 1) The topography along the Rum River and within the Rum River Watershed is rolling and wooded which makes it more conducive to residential development. 2) Residential development is not compatible to in- dustrial development and should be separated. 3) Residential development would not be subjected to the noise created by rail traffic, S.T.H. 10 traffic and the air traffic from the airport if it were lo- cated in the Rum River Watershed. 4) Current zoning does not provide for residential growth along S.T.H. 10 other than for that directly adjacent to the Mississippi River (see Map 10). With the planned separation of the commercial /industrial from residential development the need for the second sewer connection is critical if Ramsey is to attain its development goals. Presently the City of Ramsey is projecting an average growth of 4.2 percent per year over the next decade, pro- vided the second sewer connection is constructed in the near future. This growth of 4.2 percent per year is somewhat higher than the Metropolitan Council's projec- tion of 3.2 percent per year for the following reasons: 1) In 1978, the City of Ramsey adopted a City Code, which placed more stringent regulations on subdivi- sions without municipal utilities. 70b 9 -114 -81 1 -7 -82 4 -1 -82