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<br />Councilmember <br /> <br />introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #07-_-_ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS, APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE TEXT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, <br />CHAPTER 5 (LAND USE) TO CHANGE THE DENSITY IN THE RURAL <br />DEVELOPING AREA AND AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO SUBMIT THE <br />AMENDMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND <br />APPROVAL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April 4, 2005, Ordinance #05-03 became effective requrrmg the <br />clustering of residential subdivisions to address the conflict between developing land in the Rural <br />Developing Area and the eventual extension of urban services; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the course of implementing the cluster ordinance, the City Council has <br />identified sections that require additional review and modification; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April 11, 2006 the City Council adopted a 9-month moratorium that <br />prohibits subdivision and platting in the Rural Developing Area, to provide time to revise the lot <br />standards for the Rural Developing Area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during City Council consideration of the cluster ordinance it was <br />determined that base information to be compiled during the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update is <br />necessary to effectively guide future development in the Rural Developing Area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (text only) has been prepared that <br />would change the den,sity in the Rural Developing Area from 1 unit per 2.5 acres to 1 unit per 10 <br />acres, as described in Exhibit A; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment and related Zoning <br />Amendment will put in place the same density and lot standard requirements that are currently in <br />place for the Central Rural Reserve and Rural Preserve; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey Planning Commission met on January 4, 2007, conducted a <br />public hearing, 'and recommended that the Ramsey City Council deny the proposed amendment <br />to the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) That the Ramsey City Council hereby approves/denies the proposed Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment to amend the density requirements in the Rural Developing Area as shown in <br />Exhibit A. <br /> <br />-274- <br />