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City is successful in encouraging development in the urban area rather than rural areas, 75% of the new homes will be developed in the urban area. At 3.0 units per net developable acre, 22 acres per year would be absorbed by residential development. PROPOSED 1990 MUSA EXCHANGE The four developments of Windemere Woods, Cedar Hills, Chestnut Hills and Juniper Ridge have been in the plat approval process for up to a year pending expansion of the MUSA area. These developments are desired by the City, and comply with the requirements of plats within the urban service area. All of the 342 lots within the four developments would be served by sanitary sewer. In order to expedite the process, the City of Ramsey is proposing a land exchange which would add approximately 163 acres to the MUSA area, and at the same time, remove approximately 165 acres from the 1990 MUSA area. The proposed MUSA exchange is shown on Figure 4. Approximately 20 acres is proposed to be added to the MUSA southwest of Juniper Ridge in order to provide a continuous MUSA area within the City. Each of these developments anticipate summer construction in 1989 pending approvals. The areas proposed to be removed from the MUSA are either opposed to City sewer or are not scheduled to receive sewer for at least five years. The first area proposed to be removed is the Ramsey Terrace and Flintwood Hills subdivisions. Residents of these subdivisions are served with on -site systems and have expressed strong opposition in the past to connecting to the City 's sanitary sewer system. As a home rule charter City, it is highly unlikely that these residents could be forced to connect to the sanitary sewer system. The City Council, however, has indicated a favorable view towards requiring connection of residences in this area to the system if and when a significant threat is posed to the public health, safety and welfare. The northerly area of the MUSA which is proposed to be deleted under this amendment is partially developed on the westerly side. This development, known as Pondvale Estates, is configured for urban lots when sanitary sewer is extended. In the interim, development is limited to one lot in three. The easterly portion of this area is predominantly undeveloped with less than 10 large lots (greater than 2.5 acres). This entire area is ultimately proposed to be served by City sewer. The current staging plan, however, indicates that this would riot- occur until 1998. It is anticipated that this area would be brought back into the MUSA under the MUSA expansion for the year 2000.