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<br />With these amendments, the City is planning to accommodate future growth beyond the 2010 <br />staging areas, and has updated its comprehensive sanitary sewer and water system plans to <br />address local infrastructure needs. <br /> <br />Guidelines for MUSA Expansion & Density <br /> <br />The amendments meet the Council's Guidelines for Evaluating MUSA Expansion requests (Ramsey <br />also currently participates in the Council's plat monitoring program). The City's overall residential <br />density for development since 2000 is 3.8 units per net developable acre, greater than the required <br />three units per net developable acre. The MUSA Expansion table (below) completed by the City <br />indicates that remaining land guided for residential uses to 2020 would be developed at a net density <br />of 3.6 units/net developable acre. <br /> <br />R L d <br /> <br />emammg an Guided for Residential Uses to 2020 <br /> Units at <br /> Est. Acres Lowest Lowest <br /> Est. Acres Public Parks Est. Allowed Allowed <br /> Gross Wetland & & Open Developable Density Density <br />Land Use Cateqorv Acres Waterbodies Space Acres E F=D*E <br /> A B C D=A-B-C Units/Acre Units <br />Low Density <br />Residential 655.9 95.3 560.6 0.0 0 <br />M~dium Density <br />Residential 275.2 21.0 11.0 243.2 3.0 729 <br />High Density <br />Residential 90.9 10.4 3.6 76.8 7.0 538 <br />Mixed Use (Town <br />Center)* 163.6 0.0 163.6 15.0 2454 <br />*includes TC-1, TC- <br />2, and TC-4c zoning <br />districts onlv <br />TOTAL 1185.6 126.7 14.6 1044.2 3.6 3722 <br /> <br />Summary Table Acres Units Density <br />Approved and Built 650.4 2497 3.8 <br />Remaininq Residential Land 1044.2 3722 3.6 <br />Estimated Totals 1694.6 6219 3.7 <br /> <br />The regional and local wastewater systems have adequate capacity to accommodate the proposed <br />development staging, and the City's 2004 comprehensive wastewater and water system plans <br />update the City's local infrastructure needs. The City has no storm water inflow and infiltration (1&1) <br />problems that could impact the metropolitan wastewater system. <br /> <br />The City has fulfilled previous Council recommendations. The amendments are consistent with <br />2030 Development Framework forecasts. The City has a parks and open space system plan, <br />natural resource protection ordinances, and storm water management plans. The City's Park and <br />Trail Plan identified Trott Brook as a special rotection resource, and the Cit received a state rant <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />I \metc-webp\councilinfo ICounci/ICounciCMeetings\20051062905 Specia/10629 _2005 j 69consent.doc <br />