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Future Affordable Housing Need allocations may be updated throughout the decade if local <br />projected sewered growth changes. <br />Ramsey should consult the complete Housing Policy Plan when preparing its local <br />comprehensive plan. In addition, Ramsey should consult Imagine 2050 and the Local Planning <br />Handbook for specific requirements necessary for the housing element and housing <br />implementation programs of local comprehensive plans. <br />Climate Policy <br />In 2023, the State legislature amended the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (Minn Stat. <br />473.859, subd. 2 and 7) to include new requirements that comprehensive plans address <br />climate mitigation and adaptation. In climate policy, mitigation strategies focus on minimizing <br />contributions to climate change through efficiency measures and reducing greenhouse gas <br />emissions. Adaptation strategies focus on how to change policies and practices to adjust to <br />ongoing and future impacts of climate change. <br />The Met Council will assist communities in addressing climate mitigation and adaptation <br />elements by providing communities with greenhouse gas inventories and technical assistance <br />for identifying appropriate strategies. <br />Community Designation <br />Community designations group jurisdictions with similar characteristics for the application of <br />regional policies. The Council uses community designations to guide regional growth and <br />development; establish land use expectations including overall development densities and <br />patterns; and outline the respective roles of the Council and individual communities, along with <br />strategies for planning for forecasted growth. If there are discrepancies between the Imagine <br />2050 Community Designations Map and the Community Designation map contained within this <br />systems statement, communities should follow the specific guidance contained in this <br />document. Imagine identifies the City of Ramsey with the community designation of Suburban <br />Edge on the Community Designation map. <br />Suburban areas are primarily residential, featuring auto -oriented, medium -density housing <br />developments. Many Suburban jurisdictions have a downtown or core area with a more urban <br />development pattern, reflecting their initial phase of development; however, all of these <br />municipalities experienced most of their growth in the 198Os and early 199Os. This has <br />resulted in an overall development pattern of expansive subdivisions that prioritize vehicle <br />access and exhibit limited intersection density, which affects the efficiency of public transit. <br />Many Suburban areas also feature park -and -ride facilities to enhance connectivity to larger <br />transit networks, supporting commuter needs. Unlike Urban and Urban Edge cities, these <br />jurisdictions often include small amounts of undeveloped land, providing opportunities for <br />future development or green space conservation. Additionally, as the last of their greenfield <br />areas are developed and their earlier developments age, these municipalities are experiencing <br />opportunities for infill and redevelopment, often at higher densities than the prevailing <br />development pattern. As these areas continue to grow, they face challenges such as rising <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENT INTRODUCTION 4 <br />