Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan No Appendices (2)

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23 Metropolitan Council Submission • Guide regional growth and development to areas that have urban infrastructure in place and the capacity to accommodate development and redevelopment. • Establish land use expectations, including overall densities and development patterns, for different community designations. • Outline the respective roles of the Metropolitan Council and Ramsey along with strategies for planning for forecasted growth. Emerging Suburban Edge An Emerging Suburban Edge Community is characterized as transitioning from rural to developed. It should be noted that although a portion of Ramsey certainly is transition in this manner, a significant portion of the community remains guided for larger-lot, single-family development on private well and septic along with goals to protect a significant amount of exceptional quality ecological resources. The Emerging Suburban Edge includes cities, townships, and portions of both that are in the early stages of transitioning into urbanized levels of development. Strategically located between Suburban Edge and Rural communities, the Emerging Suburban Edge communities offer both connections to urban amenities and the proximity to open spaces that characterizes a rural lifestyle. Often, the cities and townships in the Emerging Suburban Edge are in more than one Community Designation. In the majority of Emerging Suburban Edge communities, less than 40% of the land has been developed. Communities designated as Emerging Suburban Edge communities are expected to plan for forecasted population and household growth at average densities of at least 3- 5 units per acre for new development and redevelopment. In addition, Emerging Suburban Edge communities are expected to target opportunities for more intensive development near regional transit investments at densities and in a manner articulated in the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan. Figure 2: Emerging Suburban Edge Communities