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<br />10 Minutes <br /> <br />CASE 117: <br /> <br />UFDt\TE ON URBAN SERVICE ARFA EXPANSION <br />By: Pete Raatikka, City Engineer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On March 14, 1988 Connnunity Developnent Director Norris and myself ~t with the <br />Metropolitan Council staff to discuss the expansion of the year 2000 Urban <br />Service Area. <br /> <br />Met Council staff was of the opinion that the proposed year 2000 Urban Service <br />Area was not realistic in comp;lrison to their forecasts for Ramsey. It will be <br />up to the City of Ramsey to convince Met Council as to the extent of the Urban <br />Area expansion. <br /> <br />In addition, Met Council is reluctant to expand the Urban Area because Ramsey <br />has not complied with the four lots ~r 40 acre policy in the Rural Area. We <br />proposed the plan of requiring all the soils on a lot to be Class I. This <br />could reduce the density to approximately one lot per five acres depending on <br />the soils in the area. Met Council staff stated that this is a step in the <br />right direction but recommends that the one lot per ten acre policy be <br />enforced. To allow existing landowners to develop, they said the City could <br />set a date in the future, possibly late 1989, when the new policy (one lot per <br />ten acres) would be effective. <br /> <br />To address the City's immediate needs for development (Miller property and <br />Anderson property), Met Council staff suggested that the City submit an <br />amendment to its Comprehensive Plan to expand the Urban Service Areas to <br />accommodate the developnent of these properties. This amendment would be a <br />preliminary expansion of the year 2000 Urban Service Area and we would continue <br />to pursue the ultimate expansion of the 2000 Urban Service Area. The first <br />step for the preliminary expansion would be to have the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission conduct a public hearing. <br /> <br />Reconmendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends that the City proceed with an amendment for the <br />preliminary expansion of the year 2000 Urban Service Area. <br /> <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />Administrator -X- <br />Attorney <br />Engineer -X- <br />Community Developnent Director -X- <br /> <br />Chief of Police <br />Finance Officer <br />Public Works Superintendent <br />other <br /> <br />98 <br />