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(3) Definitions of Terms Used Herein. . (a) Gateway Business District (GB). A district established specifically to provide a flexible framework for the development of the area of the city generally located in the northeast quadrant of the interchange at 1-694 and 1-35W. (b) Mixed Use Project. A segment of the GB District that is controlled by a single developer entity, containing more than one type of use, and planned as a single development but may be developed in more than a single stage. (c) Single Use Project. A segment of the GB District that is controlled by a single developer entity and containing a single type of use, planned as a single development and encompassing one or more parcels but may be developed in more than a single stage. (4) Allowable Uses. Development within the GB District will include uses that meet the above stated purpose and the following development criteria: (a) Office uses occupying not less than 25 percent nor . more than 50 percent of a project's total floor area. (b) The mix, relationship and intensity of uses and buildings will be compatible and complementary both internally and with adjacent uses. (c) Retail or service businesses offering goods, merchandise or personal services for sale - primarily to those employed in the GB District will be allowed to occupy no more than 15 percent of the total floor area of the building in which they are located. (d) MUlti-family residential use is limited to that area adjoining the public area surrounding Round Lake and shall not exceed 15 percent of the total land area in the GB District exclusive of Parcels 2, 3, 4 and 5 as identified in the 1-694/1-35W Plan. Densities shall not exceed those allowed in an R-4 P.U.D. District. (e) Licensed day care facilities will be allowed either in a building containing other uses or in a free-standing building. Free-standing day care facilities are not required to meet minimum floor . area requirements otherwise required in the GB District. 3