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Review File: McDonalds Site Plan Review December 28, 2012 Revised January 18, 2013 Page 3 of 5 support twenty-four (24) hour drive-thrus outright, the Planning Commission did also recommend approval of a conditional use permit contingent upon adoption of a text amendment to Section 117-118 of the Ramsey City Code to address this matter. As noted previously, consideration of a conditional use permit would be at a subsequent meeting. Building Orientation: Building orientation is subject to the Design Framework of The COR, which is incorporated by reference as part of the Zoning Code. While the building location complies with Development Plan 6.1, neither the building front nor the main entrance faces the public road. However, the intention of the COR TWO plat was to function more as a campus setting with the buildings fronting the private drive serving each of the three lots. As proposed though, it appears that the rear elevation of the building fronts Sunwood Drive with the front elevation (as noted on the submitted elevations) facing the south (toward Lot 3 Block 1 COR TWO) rather than the private drive; although there is an entrance to the building on the east wall that faces the private drive. As previously mentioned, City Staff had initially identified several concerns with the configuration and layout as it relates to the Design Framework and requested additional information and/or exhibits to assist the City Council in fully understanding the proposal as submitted. However, the Planning Commission reviewed these concerns along with the proposed layout and, after understanding that the layout intends to minimize conflicts between pedestrians and drive-thru traffic, was satisfied with the proposed site configuration and determined that additional exhibits were not necessary. Building Height: The COR-2 Subdistrict allows for building heights between one (1) and four (4) stories. The proposed building is a single story with a flat roof and parapet wall. Per correspondence from Landform, dated December 20, 2012, all mechanical equipment will be located on the roof and screened from pedestrian view by a parapet wall that is incorporated into the building design. Maximum Structure Area: The COR-2 Subdistrict does not have maximum building coverage or minimum floor area ratio requirements. Setbacks: While the COR-2b Subdistrict requires build -to lines, the Development Plan is the driver for building placement. Within the COR-2b Subdistrict, the currently approved Development Plan (version 6.1) depicts all the buildings on the north side of Sunwood Drive setback as far as possible from Sunwood Drive. While the Design Framework does identify build -to requirements, Development Plan 6.1 does also show the building location for Lot 4 Block 1 COR TWO as proposed on the site plan. In an attempt to address the street edge contemplated within the Design Framework, the submittal does include decorative fencing (combination of stone columns and decorative aluminum fencing), which matches what was approved on Lot 5 Block 1 COR TWO (Super America site), to create a street edge along Sunwood Drive. The plans indicate that the decorative fencing will cover forty-two percent (42%) of the street frontage along Sunwood Drive. Exterior Materials: The application includes two (2) sheets of architectural elevations, dated December 10, 2012, as well as a color rendering of architectural elevations, dated December 20, 2012. Buildings shall be finished with high -quality, durable materials such as glass, stone, brick, windows, canvas awnings, etc. The exterior finish of the building appears to consist of face brick, brick accent bands, dryvit accents (EIFS), corrugated metal panels, clear, tempered glass, two (2) roof cap accent elements and an aluminum trellis. Subsequent to the initial submittal, a new rendering was submitted (December 20, 2012) that showed new windows on the north (rear) wall of the building (facing Sunwood Drive) and