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<br /> <br />~~ <br />'1' <br /> <br />''l:1 ", ~~: <br />}r' <br />f ft"l <br />ASSUMl/'TIONS AND PJt-1E~rIONS <br /> <br /> <br />2001 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />j;i:;, <br /> <br /> <br />IV. <br /> <br />" ._'.' <-----, - - - , <br /> <br />The following is ~ list of assumptioi;1s~tJ:iat ,",ere cpn,si~redwhen projecting future population, <br />household and employment figures fpr ~s,y. . <br /> <br />1. Due to its. location at the e4g~ of ~eregion, thellutomobile will continue to be the <br />primary means of transit for RatnseY.r~sidents. <br /> <br />2. Travel deQ1and by personal a~t,m~bj1e willcpntiJj.ue to grow faster than Ramsey's <br />population,unless there is a sjgj.i,c;.t increase ip. th~cost of gasoline. Traffic volumes <br />will contin,ue to grow no m~ttfr jhol-V fast or'hQ'W niuch.the City of Ramsey grows or <br />regardless pf whether a new bri'g~ oterthe Mississippi Riveris built. <br /> <br />3. Due to the nature of soils in *eiqty (the Ano~~andplain) rural residential development <br />can be supported indefmitelY,wltIt o1!\-site sewage tre~tmentsystems, provided sufficient <br />land is av~ilable to accommod4te' nv;odrain fields. I.J1timately, such areas may require <br />public water service. <br /> <br />4. The expansion of the schools th4t$erxeRamseys~d~ntswillbe necessary whether or not <br />urbangro~ occurs in RamseY1lnanf significantamgunt. <br /> <br />5. The public sanitary sewer aP.cq: wat$'....systems have. ample capacity and/or expansion <br />capability to accommodate aU of the qrban development possible in Ramsey. <br /> <br />6. The Metropolitan Council ...njt)o!~of SUPp()rt;th~expansion of rural residential <br />developmetlt at densities ofless'h~nJne unit per'lO-~resunless a meaningful system of <br />rural open .paces and more urblfP. hOUSing at higher densities result. More urban density <br />housing will require MUSA e",p~io*. <br /> <br />7. The Metropolitan Council wilJ (pot, 90mpe1.the City to expandMUSA into rural <br />residential areas where substanti~ :subjdivision has already occurred that is not conducive <br />to resubdivision. <br /> <br />8. Northwest Ramsey will not be ~.1pw~to cpn,necttoElk River's public utility systems, <br />precluding \U'ban densities north ~ffTr~tf Brook. <br /> <br />9. Metropolitap sewers will not be!e*~ded northerly through Ramsey to provide services <br />to Bums Township. . <br /> <br />10. Urban grOWth will generally pCclur a westerIy ilirection along Highway 10 if MUSA <br />expansion is authorized. . <br /> <br /> <br />11. Ramsey's persons per householdji~currentlY estirio1atedat 3.3 persons per household <br />will likely decline to 3 persons'Pt~o~ehold or less by201O. . <br />-~- . <br /> <br />2001 Ramsey Compt'-ehensive Plan <br /> <br />Page IV-l <br />