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Printed on Recycled Paper VOLUME 4, NUMBER 8 RAMSEY IDENT RE AUGUST 1989 CITY ACTIVELY PURSUING IMPROVEMENTS TO EAST/WEST TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR For several years, the City of Ramsey has been concerned about the transportation systems throughout the community. A special concern has been the ability to travel from east to west or west to east without having to first go north or south. Two transportation systems which would accomodate the east/west traffic are County Road #116, also refer- red to as Industry Avenue, and 153rd Avenue. Within the last 3 years, improvements have been made to 153rd Avenue in the vicinity of the Northfork subdivi- sion near the Highway #10 weigh station. Those im- provements include connection to Armstrong Blvd. N.,<<., a new signal.ize~ railway crossing and access to Highway #10 which Includes an additional median crossing. The next phase of the 153rd Avenue N.W. east/west corridor is currently under consideration by the City Council. These improvements would in- volve connecting 153rd at the intersection of Nowthen Blvd. NW. (County Road #5) to 155th ~venue N.W. This route involves the acquisition of right-of-way and planned construction that would follow a route north of the Anoka Regional Sanitary Landfill (refer to map below). . City Council ~as considered detailed routing and will be completing an Environmental Assessment Worksheet to further evaluate the impacts on pro- perty and the enviroment. The tentative schedule for the processing of the En- vironmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) is as follows: August 22 August 28 Council approval of EAW worksheet submittal. Deadline for submittal of EAW to Environmental Quality Board (EQB) for publication. Publish notice in Anoka Union. Publish notice in EQB Monitor. Thirty day review period. Final City Council action. September 1 September 4 October 10 If all goes well, right-of-way acquisition is plann- ed during the winter of 1989/90 and construction could take place as early as 1990. These im- provements will be funded with Municipal State Aid highway funds which are provided to the City of Ramsey annually by the State of Minnesota for the purpose of improving thoroughfare transportation systems. Anyone interested in further information regarding this project should call City Hall at 427-1410. 1 NORTH o :> -' m SANIT AR:Y LANDFILL Ramsey Resident Ramsey Municipal Center 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW Ramsey, MN 55303 D POSTAL CUSTOMER CITY NEWSLETTER CITY MAKES PLANS TO IMPLEMENT 4 IN 40 DENSITY ZONING .A~ you may be aware, the City of Ramsey lies within the Seven County Metropolitan Area and is i~fluenc.ed by the policies of the Metropolitan Coun- cil (a Unit of ~overnment primari~y charged with long- range planning). The Metropolitan Council as well as the Ramsey City Council are concerned about ur- ban growth exceeding the ability of cities to meet the dem~~ds for ?ervices that go along with growth. Specifically, City leaders see Ramsey as a City with urban areas and non-urban areas offering a flavor of country living. To preserve this country living, the Metropolitan Council recommends that the City restrict development to no more than four (4) homes per forty (40) acres. Therefor~. .t~e City of Ramsey will be restricting future subdivIsions of land to a density of no more than four homes per 40 acres for property lying out- o side the Urban Area (see attached map on page 4). These restrictions will take place January 1, 1990. What does this mean to most residents in the R-1 Rural Area of the City? Existing homes are not af- fected by this policy change. Landowners with parcels larger than five acres may subdivide with 2.5 acre lots only if the preliminary plat is approved by City Council prior to January 1, 1990. After January 1, 1990 , the parcel may be subdivided but with a maximum density of four units on 40 acres. The Ci- ty is currently evaluating whether some portions of the City should be permitted to develop with minimum lot sizes of 2.5 acres and other areas at minimum lot sizes of ten acres. Under either alter- native, the maximum density would be limited to four units per 40 acres. A numb~r ?f 40 acre parcels within the City have several eXisting homes on them with a large tract of 25-30 acres remaining. The allowable density of four per 40 will be based on the development of that remaining parcel as of January 1, 1990. Thus, a 25 acre parcel as of January 1, 1990 could be developed with only two lots. The minimum size of eit~er lot ~ay ~e 2.5 ~cres or ten acres depending on ItS location In the City. As an example, if two lots of 2.5 acres each in size were subdivided from a re- maining 25 acre parcel, all development rights for the parcel would be used, and the remaining 20 acres would be undevelopable. Development restric- tions would run with the land so that the remainder would not be developed. (Continued on page 4) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . Featured Articles . Transportation. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 01 . ~ 4 in 40 Zoning 0 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .1 '?' School Board Issue...................... 2 . . Fragile Time............................ 2 Sewer and Water Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 · . Free Woodchips... . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 . . Employment Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Resident Guide Book..................... 4 · . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . CAR-RT -SRT BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 131 ANOKA, MN 55303