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City of Ramsey PHONE: (763) 427-1410 FAX (763) 427-5543 TOO (763) 427-8591 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 August 21, 2000 Sandra Pinel Principal Reviewer and Secor Representative Metropolitan Council Mears Park Center 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101-1634 Re: City of Ramsey Draft Comprehensive Plan Dear Ms. Pinel: I am responding to your letter of August 2, 2000, regarding the above. With regard to the ISTS ordinance, the City feels it is complying with the requirements of State Statutes and Rule 7080 by adoption of its Ordinance #00-09. A copy of that ordinance was included in my correspondence to you dated July 21, 2000. The City Council reviewed in detail in conjunction with the city attorney, the requirements of Rule 7080. Ordinance #00-09 was drafted with the goal of complying with the standards of Rule 7080. In brief, it is the City's position that Rule 7080 permits the maintenance assessment to be performed by the homeowner (see 7080.0175). and requires compliance inspections be done by qualified City employees and/or a licensee licensed by the City. Ordinance #00-09 does in our opinion comply with these two provisions. You state in your letter of August 2 that the ordinance".. . .does not yet describe the City's role in tracking the pumping and inspection of on-site systems." Will you please be so kind as to specifically point out which sections of Rule 7080 require this tracking of pumping and inspection. Upon receipt of this information, we will again review our Ordinance for Rule 7080 compliance. With regard to the density issue, prior to requesting the reduction of high density residential maximums from 15 to seven units per acre and medium density residential maximums from six to four units per acre, the City had its planning consultants determine the overall affect on the City's densities. This analysis is summerized in my letter of July 21 with the conclusion that the total density of three units per acre is being met. It is the City's understanding that three units per acre is the Metropolitan Council's required overall density standard. Therefore, the City does not understand the two statements that you make in your August 2 letter that the proposed amendment makes it impossible for the City to achieve the Livable Community's Act housing goals and that it is inconsistent in terms of policy and forecasts for accommodating growth. Please provide further details and support for these statements.