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<br />.. <br /> <br />:\ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Tom Gamec, Mayor <br />City of Ramsey <br />August 11, 1999 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />3. Could the city submit a comprehensive plan that hits the three units per acre density <br />standard with no multi-family or attached housing? <br /> <br />Response: The short answer is that the Metropolitan Council is trying to provide <br />maximum flexibility to cities to determine how it achieves the efficient use of land, <br />and we leave it to the city to determine that mix. Again, it is important to connect the <br />density standard to the objectives of your planning, which are to satisfy the housing <br />needs of the residents and the local workforce in the community. Given demographic <br />trends, there is an increased demand for attached housing, both owner and rental, as a <br />result of the aging ofthe baby-boomers. To meet these market demands, growth <br />forecasts suggest the community's housing stock could experience one in every four <br />new units being attached, e.g. a townhome, condominium or apartment unit by 2020. <br /> <br />4. Does the Council require clustering? <br /> <br />Response: Clustering can be a tool for achieving certain policies, but the Council <br />does not require clustering. lfthe city wants to continue developing in the rural area <br />at densities higher than Metropolitan Council policies, one method for doing that <br />while preserving options for future housing demands and protecting wetlands and <br />open space is to cluster. <br /> <br />Clustering is also encouraged within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area and <br />Mississippi National River and Recreation Area as a way of preserving open space <br />and natural areas. There are some specific state guidelines that apply to protecting <br />the rural, scenic and natural river corridor in Ramsey. Clustering would be used there <br />to avoid bluffs, protect forests, and preserve the river corridor for the residents of <br />Ramsey and others. <br /> <br />5. What are the Council's requirements for inspection of Individual Sewage Treatment <br />Systems (lSTS)? <br /> <br />Response: MN Rules Chapter 7080.0175 requires the owner of an individual sewage <br />treatment system or the owner's agent to regularly, but in no case less frequently than <br />every three years, measure or remove the accumulations of scum and sludge from the <br />septic tank. <br /> <br />V:\LIBRARY\COMMUNDV\MCELVEENlI999\081199Ramsey.doc <br />