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Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2009 Page Two descriptions. This is a form based result. Rafferty stated that it's been the Planning Commission intent since Mark Putman's plan to work with a form based. plan. Trevor presented an }lour and half presentation describing the Gem Lake Gateway District - Section Nine (9) plan. Trevor stated that there was some changes in the language of the plan since what everyone received via email yesterday, May 4, 2009. Trevor displayed a map showing the various areas of Gem Lake used for residential and commercial properties. Trevor also had. diagrams showing with pictures of the various residential, commercial streets, parking during the presentation. Current handouts were also available. PUBLIC DISCUSSION Comprehensive. Plan - Will it be approved on May 19, 2009? The answer was. no as they have until June 1, 2009 to complete the plan by August, 2009.. Neighborhood General - With what Trevor had in his presentation, there was to some degree of commercial usage, by small retail that the person can live upstairs of the shop. That hasn't happened since the 1.940's or 1950's on Grand Avenue, Snelling, St. Clair, east side of St. Paul. Those kinds of usage are non- existent. They are being re -developed and there is not a market for that anymore. Pages 21 and 23 there is reference by diagram of what is considered to be office service, some retail along the front of the East. side .drive. There is some conflict with respect to the Gateway Ordinance and Section Nine (9) that was discussed this evening to some degree. Also there is no provision for any office use, commercial use, office service use, retail use. Our present LDB zoning district is far superior for potential development of our property units. LDB use allows for office use, office service, sports facilities and banks via a special use permit. Under this definition, does not allow any kind of commercial use or office use except for possibly opening up a shoe store. Trevor responded that it is not a definition, it is a summary. What was put in there was requested by the Planning Commission. What goes in the sub -zone was in the diagrams that was presented. The Council has not put this. in stone. It shows what is possible on the plan. There is a reference to the convenience shopping and personal needs would make the public believe that he commercial office usage is greater in number three (3) as Neighborhood General. Two thirds of the property is zoned today. Look for us on the World Wide Web atgemlakemn.org