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February 27, 2007 Ramsey P1anning Commission and Ramsey City Counsel This letter is in regards to possible rezoning of a landlocked parcel ofland owned by George and Denise Swanson of Ramsey, Minnesota. If this parcel was developed my land and adjoining 30 acres would be negatively impacted and severely devalned. I have no problem with people developing their land and growth in onr commnnity, but the City of Ramsey should verify it is for the good of the city, developer, and neighbors. The Swanson's property has many concerns to be addressed. The first is the City's essential ordinance of restricting building without street frontage. An easement to this property must conform to all normal. building 60'wide easement codes, and all buildings have the appropriate "set back" from this easement. Currently, if the easement was to follow the westerly lot line from County 64, these property owners would have one building on the right of way. The adjoining neighbors to the west of the Swanson property also have a permanent structure that would be too close to the road right away for the "set back" ordinance pertaining to the easement. These buildings would also interfere with the easement to city code. Another variance to the city code would have to be made. The location of this property is in the center offonr land locked parcels. Eventually development will come to this area, and as property becomes. scarce higher densities will be desired. This property should be plotted out in two and half acre density lots, with surrounding neighbors. This would ensure access to the other properties for future development_ There are twenty-five acres of land in three separate land locked parcels that lie directly to the west of this property. George and Denise Swanson own seven and a half acres directly to.the east of this property. If this easement was extended south through the Swanson's property, future lots could easily be developed off of it. Rather than go through this planning months or years down the road, which is inevitable, it would be better to handle the situation at the onset. A "ghost plotting" should be laid out so that all land-locked parcels will not be hampered by one parcel desttoying dozens of building sites. Currently, Anoka County IDghway Dept is mandating limited street accesses to county roads. My biggest fear is that the easement or "street" for this parcel of land would prohibit me from building a street 200 feet east. More importantly it would also not allow me to develop my 120 acres. Approximately 500 feet east of this property is an already existing road, Rabbit Street. The county and township both recognize this road. It is doubtful whether the county would allow another two streets on the south side of Cty 64 within 500 feet. Thus, this one simple plot could potentially hinder development of 160 acres of highly desirable building sites. An easement on the west side of the Swanson property is a very dangerous location for a street. This entrance would be 200 feet west of the hill's crest on Cty 64, which is the highest spot in the City of Ramsey. Ramsey police have stopped vehicles with radar 10