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. said project, none of which lots shall be less than five (5) acres in size except as otherwise permitted herein. (2) Lots ofless than five (5) acres within a mixed llse project may be permitted only when the applicant has demonstrated satisfactorily that: (a) The lot will be the site of a use that will be compatible with and will complement and enhance existing and planned businesses. (b) The primary business of the proposed complementary use will serve business activities within the GB District. {3} Single use projects, excludinf! service stations with retailsales and services, shall contain a minimum area of 10 acres. (4) Interior lot lines within a mixed or single use project maybe located to allow individual ownership of specific buildings_ To allow maximum development creativity and flexibility, regulations such as side and rear yard building and parking setbacks, F_A.R., number of parking spaces, percent oflandscape area, etc., may be modified for individual parcels and interior lot lines. However, the regulations for these same items must be met for the total mixed use or single use project area and exterior project lot lines. . (a) Minimum Building Size, To accomplish the scale of development consistent with the defined purpose of the GB District, the minimum ground floor area of a building other than for residential uses aml service sta"tions with retailsales and services shall be 20,OOO-sq, fL except as otherwise regulated herein. (b) Maximum Floor Area Ratios (F,A,R,), The total F.A.R, ofa Mixed.Use project shall not exceed 0.5. in order to achieve the open space objectives of the GB District, mixed use projects shall conform to the following relationships, F .A.R., building height, and landscape lot area. Minimum Buildiug Height In Staties 3 2 1 Maximum Project FAR, 0,5 0.4 0.3 Minimum Landscape Lot Area 35% 35% 35% Proj, FAR. ~ LA, Bldg, I + FA Bldg, Bldg, 2 + ",FA Bldg, n A Where: F,A, n ^ "-" Total Floor Area in Square Feet ~ Total Number of Buildings ~ Project Area in Square Feet b. Building Heigh! and Setback. To accomplish the intensity and scale of development consistent with the defined purpose of the GB District, multi-story buildings will be encouraged. . (I) Building height wll! be regulated only as it affects the safety of occupants, compatibility \vith other uses and buildings, and other City and District requirements. (2) The use of stepped building heights is encouraged to provide visual transition. This applies to both multi-building complexes and single buildings.