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9.5 Civic space standards. The City of Gem Lake's visioning plan requires well -planned and functional open spaces, preservation areas, parks and gathering places, whichare generally referred to in this. Section as "civic space." Anapplication's development plan shall dedicate or otherwise set aside sufficient land for public civic space. At. a minimum, 10% of the total acreage in development shall be identified on, the plans as Civic Space. The acreage of wetlandsprotected by state statute and any wetland buffer required bya gov- erning watershed district shall be excluded from calculations of "totalacreagein development" and from the calculation of the 10% dedication tocivic space. A Civic Space shall conform to one or more of the Civic. Space Templates at Figures 4 and 5. The Civic Space Type used to design a given Civic Space shall be indi- cated.on any plan or diagram intended to show compliancewith this section. 9.5.1 No cash payrnent.in lieu of civic space rn:ay be approved for applications within the Gate- way District: 9.5.2 The minimum width required for any Building Type under Figures 6 through 15 may be reduced by up to 30% if the area which would have been contained. within that building lot before thereduction is transferred to a Civic Space located within 1/4 mile of the lot. 9.5.3 For Civic Spaces which include at least one automotive traffic lane or access, the area of the traffic lane or access is not applied .toward the 10% minimum requirement. Areas within the Civic Space, areas within a thoroughfare adjacent to the Civic. Space, or approved areas in lots adja- cent to the Civic Space, which are dedicated for public or shared parking can apply toward the re- quirement if designed in conformity with applicable Thoroughfare or Building Type templatesand the Parking regulations in Section 9.9. Gem Lake Gater ay District Development Code May 19, 2009 - Page 10