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<br />CASE # b <br /> <br />PUBLICHEAQING <br />CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND <br />R-l RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT; <br />CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY <br />By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At their April 11, 2006 meeting the City Counpil adopted a 9-month moratorium on all subdivision <br />and platting in the R-l Rural Developing District. The moratorium expires on February 15, 2006. <br />The purpose of the moratorium is to provide time for consideration ()f revisions to the cluster <br />subdivisions standards which were added to theR-l Residential District in early 2005. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Rural Developing Area map exhibit <br />b) Public Hearing post card mailing <br />c) City Council Work Session minutes dated June 6, 2006 <br />d) City Council Work Session minutes dated October 17,2006 <br />e) City Council Work Session minutes dated November 21,2006 <br />f) Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment (text only: changes to pages V-IS, V-16, and <br />V-23) <br />g) Proposed resolution approving the request and authorizing submittal to the Metropolitan <br />Council <br />h) Proposed R-l Residential District changes <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />The public hearing was properly advertised in the Anoka County Union.. Staff also sent a post card <br />to all property owners (over 3,000) in the Rural Developing District advising them of the public <br />hearing. All proposed change to City Code and the Comprehensive Plan were placed on the City <br />website, and an article about the proposed changes. was included in the January issue of the <br />Ramsey Resident. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />As the Planning Commission will recall, there were several development proposals submitted in <br />2005 under the cluster subdivision development stanqards. During the review of those proposals, <br />many concems about the cluster development standards were raised by Planning Commissioners, <br />City Councilmembers, residents, and staff, inCluding lot size, density transitioning requirements, <br />function and maintenance of the common septic system, and open space requirements. <br /> <br />The City Council discussed the option of making changes to the cluster ordinance but essentially <br />leaving it in place. There was concem that to. effectively amend the cluster ordinance, additional <br /> <br />71 <br /> <br /> <br />