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SECTION 9 — GGEN LAKE GATEWAY DISTRICT 9.1. The intent of the Gem. Lake Gateway District ("Gateway" or "G") is intended to allow for develop- ment and redevelopment of the real property associated with Hoffman Comer and points westward along Ramsey County Road E. extending northward to the border withthe zoning districts identified in Sections 5 and 6 of this. Ordinance. This area has been the subject of a visioning study and includes both commercial and residential opportunities asdescribed in the City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan and other city documents. As introduced:. by the visioning plan and envisioned by the Comprehensive. Plan, the Gateway will :emphasize commercial development and/or redevelopment in the Hofffznan Corner intersection which traditionally has been the location of the Gem Lake commercial district: As onemoves westward along County Road E the intent of the Gateway is to transition into more residential.: type neighborhoods becom- ing.less denseuntil it transitions to either the Estate Residential district or the Executive Residential district. 9.1. t Purposes. Specifically, the Gateway zoning district will attempt to: A) Promote development and redevelopment consistent with the visioning plan for the Gateway area by encouraging residential uses in conjunction with commercial and expandedrecreational ac- tivities which in nun will create an active street life, while enhancing the vitality of businesses and reducing vehicular traffic. B) Provide for mixed -use developmezit(s} that are carefully planned to. promote efficient use of land, parking and roadway systems.. C) Provideenhanced oversight through conditional use permit provisions, to ensure compatibility of mixed uses and consistency with the approved master: plan for the site_ D) Ensure compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. E). Provide significant •incentives'to. promote mixed -use redevelopment projects.. 1.) Encourage •sustainable architectural, engineering and landscape design that isimpleniented by responsive green construction practices. G) Preserve natural resources, Minimize the carbon .Footprint of the City, and. establish a key :cone within Gem Lake that is•respectful of neighboring. areas and: is instructive for future. generations. FT) Encourage pedestrian and•bicycle use. Z) Ensure •.that commercial and residential .uses in a development are designed to be compatible with each other. • J} Ensure high standards .of site design; .spatial relationships,. architectural design, building materi- als and landscape design. K} •Seek.to.put in place those. areas. identified in the Comprehensive Plan (as supported by the mas- ter plan) that includes four "siib-zones 1. Neighborhood Edger Intended for lower. density single-family residential housing devel- opment to act as a transition between new mixed -use construction and existing single - fatally detached. structures on adjacent lands.. This subzone in its•basic form.will accommo- date single-famiiy•dwellings on larger lots, or wier.application ofincentivres,.more compact