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LAND USE The City of Ramsey has experienced significant growth over the last two decades. Rapid growth was experienced in the 1970's throughout the Community. The 1980's have seen steady moderate growth at a rate lower than in the 1970's Figure 1 illustrates the existing zoning in the City. As illustrated, the greatest land area is zoned R -1R, rural residential. The 1990 and the conditionally approved 2000 Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) lines are shown on Figure 1. The MUSA lands are situated in two watersheds. The eastern portion is in the Rum River Watershed and the western portion is in the Mississippi River Watershed. Table 1 indicates that 311 acres (23 %) of the gross acreage within the 1990 MUSA are undevelopable. 491 acres are currently developed with industrial, commercial, or residential development. Undeveloped acreage within the 1990 MUSA totals 506 acres. Table 2 indicates that 406 acres (22 %) of the gross acreage within the 2000 MUSA are undevelopable. 535 acres are currently developed and 931 acres are undeveloped. The City has identified an urban area boundary, shown on Figure 1, which encompasses approximately 4000 acres of the City's total gross land area of 18,450 acres (22 %). Lands within this urban area boundary that are not within the current MUSA line are designated by Ordinance 89 -33 as urban reserve. City planning envisions future phased extension of the MUSA boundary into the urban reserve lands delineated by the urban area boundary. Development controls have been placed on urban reserve lands by Ordinance 89 -33 to minimize intense development which will enhance ultimate orderly MUSA expansion. These controls include a 10 acre minimum lot size and a 4 lot per 40 acre maximum development density. Figure 1 also shows the line designated by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission as the "District No. 3 Boundary ". This boundary has been utilized in regional and local planning and has been incorporated in studies and reports leading to design and construction of regional and local sewer facilities. It is not practical to extend sewer service beyond Trott Brook. The City of Ramsey has designated, via Ordinance 89 -33, the area that is south of Trott Brook, but outside of the urban area boundary as a rural transition area. The Trott Brook line approximately conforms to the MWCC District No. 3 boundary. The development controls on this area are not as restrictive as on lands within the urban reserve area, nor as restrictive as on lands beyond the District 3 Boundary which outlying