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4. Screening shall be provided of automobile headlights in the drive -thru land to windows and doors of adjacent uses. Such screen shall be at least three feet (3') in height at installation and fully opaque, consisting of a wall, fence, dense vegetation, berm or grade change. 5. A bypass lane shall be provided for each drive -thru use, allowing cars to leave the drive -thru land from the stacking area. 6. Within the COR -2 and COR -3 subdistricts there shall be no more than one drive -thru land serving a given use. 7. Within the COR -2b subdistrict there shall be no more than two (2) drive -thru lands serving a given use. (2) Development standards. (d) General development standards. All development within the COR District shall meet the COR Development Framework that is incorporated into this chapter by reference. These standards will be used by the city as the minimum requirements for evaluating development proposals and site plans. However, the standards are not intended to restrict creativity in design. An applicant may request modification or waiver of any standard in favor of an alternate approach that will achieve the same design objective. (e) Development review process within The COR District. The review process for The COR shall follow the standard review process for site plan review and subdivision found in this Chapter and shall include subdivision and site plan review. (h) Relationship to other Code sections. The COR District is structured to establish a regulatory framework intended to be administered separate from certain sections of this chapter. In order to prevent overlapping • development regulations, the following portions of this chapter are not applicable to the COR District: article II, divisions 3 (Zoning Districts), 6 (Performance Standards), and 8 (Signs), unless it is determined by the city that provisions from these sections are better suited to address any particular aspect of a development proposal. The provisions contained in article III of this chapter shall regulate land subdivision of The COR District. SECTION 2. SUMMARY The following official summary of Ordinance #12-03 has been approved by the City Council of the City of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. It is the intent of this Ordinance to amend the standards in Section 111 -118 of Chapter 117 of the Ramsey City Code to amend architectural standards for all structures constructed within The COR District, amend the framework and standards for bulk standards including, but not limited to, setbacks and build -to lines, establish a hierarchy of street classifications to base bulk standards, clarify street and sidewalk design standards, and amend permitted, accessory, and conditional uses within The COR District. The intent of this Ordinance is also to relocate bulk standard requirements for The COR District from the Zoning Code to the Design Framework, which is adopted by reference as part of Section 117 -118 of the City Code and shall have the effect of being part of the Zoning Code. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE The effective date of this ordinance is thirty (30) days after its passage and publication, subject to City Charter Section 3.9. Adopted by the Ramsey City Council the 28' day of February 2012. Ordinance 12 -03 Page 7 of 8