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February 14, 2001 Ms. Sandra Pinel Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre 230 E. Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 -1634 Dear Sandra: After numerous discussions, debates and negotiations, the City of Ramsey hereby submits its revised Comprehensive Plan Draft to the Metropolitan Council for review. To facilitate your review I have described in general terms below the key changes that have been made to this draft since the draft submitted in September of 2000. Land Use Chapter City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) 427 -1410 FAX (763) 427 -5543 TDD (763) 427 -8591 The land use chapter has seen significant changes in the location and density of residential development. • High density is now a maximum density of 15 units per acre and medium density is a maximum of 7 units per acre. • The urban/rural residential transition area has been absorbed into the low density residential category, although a transition between existing residential and future development will still be required as indicated by various policy statements. The maximum density would be 3 units per acre and that could be increased to 4 units per acre under a Planned Unit Development designed to include a mix of single family detached housing, townhomes and twinhomes. • More land area has been designated as High and Medium density residential. The plan guides 128 acres as high density (15 units per acre) and 356 acres as medium density (7 units per acre). • An approximately 180 acre mixed -use land use pattern has been incorporated between Ramsey and Armstrong Boulevards, which will accommodate a compact, pedestrian friendly, transit oriented development mixing places to live with places to shop, work and play. • The staging map has been adjusted to extend along Highway 10 to the border of Ramsey and Elk River.