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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 13 of 29 <br />Group 3: Gateway Business (GB) and I-FLEX <br /> <br />Purpose Topics: <br />• Architectural/Identity Elements: This topic is present in the purpose statement for the GB <br />district. The GB district is an entry point to the City and highly visible to motorists <br />passing through. <br />• Nuisances/Traffic: Both of the districts emphasize only allowing uses that will not create <br />traffic issues on surrounding roads. <br />• Natural Resources/Environmental Elements: A purpose of the GB district is to protect the <br />site’s natural resources. <br />• Implementation of City Plans: The City has adopted a Comprehensive Development Plan <br />called the I-694/I-35W Plan that pertains to the GB area, and a purpose of the district is to <br />implement that plan. <br />• Flexibility in Land Uses & Site Development Standards: One purpose of the I-FLEX <br />district is to allow flexibility in standards. This item is not present in the GB purpose <br />statement. <br />• Maintain Existing Character: This topic is repeated several times in the purpose <br />statements for the I-FLEX district. The goal is to protect and enhance existing <br />development, while also allowing for new development that fits with the existing <br />character of the area. <br /> <br />Uses Allowed: <br />The uses allowed within these two districts are almost identical. The only industry that is allowed <br />in GB and not in I-FLEX is Accommodation and Food Services. <br /> <br />Group 4: Limited Industrial (I-1) and General Industrial (I-2) <br /> <br />Purpose Topics: <br />• Compatibility with Existing Development/Surrounding Uses: Both of these districts have <br />this element in their purpose statements. This topic aims to mitigate the negative effects <br />that can sometimes accompany industrial uses, and ensure that all the businesses in the <br />district fit well together. <br />• Provides an Area for Industrial Uses to Locate: <br />o For the I-1 district, this refers to keeping the intensity of land utilization lower <br />than in the I-2 district. <br />o For the I-2 district, the intent is to provide an area where more intense industrial <br />uses can locate. <br /> <br />Uses Allowed: <br />There are eleven industries that are permitted in both industrial districts. The only industry <br />permitted in the I-1 district that is not permitted in the I-2 district is Arts, Entertainment and <br />Recreation. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />07 <br />/ <br />2 <br />6 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7