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36 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Metropolitan Council Submission <br /> <br />Employment <br />According to the Metropolitan Council, the City had 6,334 jobs in 2016. Additional employment <br />opportunities are anticipated to include manufacturing, service, and office positions. <br />Forecasting employment involves numerous criteria. The level of retail development may follow <br />the extent of residential activity. The amount of retail development in adjacent communities will <br />also impact the potential in Ramsey. Industrial uses vary dramatically in terms of jobs per acre or <br />floor area. <br />The City has submitted a proposed amendment to the Metropolitan Council local forecast for <br />employment to 8,400 jobs by the year 2040 which is an increase of 800 jobs from the original <br />Metropolitan Council forecast of 7,600 jobs by the year 2040. Currently the City has approximately <br />70 acres of land guided for commercial/retail and 67 acres of land guided for industrial that are <br />available for development. The permitted uses in the Employment (E-1, E-2, and E-3) districts are <br />primarily related to manufacturing which averages one employee per 1,000 square feet of building <br />space according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development <br />(MnDEED). Based on the table below the City has guided enough land to support in excess of the <br />additional 2,066 jobs needed to support the City proposed forecast amendment for 8,400 jobs by <br />the year 2040. <br />Table 29: Employment Bearing Land Use Intensity <br />Land Use Type Employees Per <br />1,000 Sq Ft of <br />Building Space <br />Typical Floor <br />Area Ratio (FAR) <br />by Land Use <br />Developable <br />Land <br />Anticipated Jobs <br />Industrial 0.67* 0.33 67 acres <br />(2,918,520 sq ft) <br />1,955 <br />Commercial/retail 1.00* 0.33 70 acres <br />(3,049,200 sq ft) <br />3,049 <br />Total: 5,004 <br />*Source: MNDEED 2015 & 2016, Institute of Transportation Engineers 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />