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Page 116 <br />Impact of Zoning on Development <br />Overall, the Ramsey Zoning Code is quite flexible, most particularly in the COR. However, there <br />are some zoning limitations within the three Nodes identified in this report. Node 1 (Bunker Lake <br />Road and Highway 47) and Node 2 (Highway 47 and 167th Ave NW) both are primarily zoned <br />Business-1. B-1 districts in Ramsey cannot contain larger commercial enterprises like <br />automotive sales lots or hotels. Still, this intentional limitation does encourage development at a <br />proper scale to the nearby residential areas for each node. B-1 districts allow as a permitted use <br />or a conditional use most of the types of businesses that would be suitable for these more <br />interior nodes. <br />The automotive niche identified in this report as a potential opportunity for growth for Ramsey <br />would simply need to remain along Highway 10 within the Business-2 (B-2) zoning district. This <br />location takes advantage of complementary industries already existing along this corridor, and <br />of vital access to the Highway. <br />Zoning Districts by Node <br />Node 1: <br />Bunker Lake Road and Highway 47 <br />Business-1 (B-1), PUD (established <br />subdivision), Residential-3 (R-3) High -Density <br />Residential, and some Residential-2 (R-2) <br />Medium Density Residential <br />Node 2: <br />Highway 47 and 167th Ave NW <br />Business-1 (B-1) and PUD (golf course) <br />Node 3: <br />The COR <br />specialized zoning district designed to <br />encourage more urban, higher density mixed <br />use development — COR-1 mixed -use core <br />subdistrict, COR-2 Commercial subdistrict, <br />COR-3 workplace subdistrict, COR-4 <br />neighborhood subdistrict, COR-5 park and <br />open space subdistrict <br />By focusing efforts on attracting linked businesses and industries in order to establish attractive <br />commercial nodes, Rasmey will be able to match businesses to appropriate zoning districts. It is <br />possible that the B-1 districts in Node 1 and Node 2 will need to expand at some point in the <br />future as each node grows, but both areas still include nearby vacant land and underdeveloped <br />sites. See Appendix 1 for the Official City of Ramsey Zoning Map. <br />