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Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 Update <br />Gem Lake Planning Commission 6/10/25 <br />May 30, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENTS <br /> <br />Amendments were made to provide clarity on permitting within each zoning district. This includes updated <br />formatting, language, and division of sections, as well as the minor changes of writing conventions. <br /> <br />In addition to the written explanation of permitting within each zoning district, a table of uses is proposed to <br />provide a clear and quick reference guide for users of Ordinance No. 131. The table is attached and may be <br />inserted near the existing zoning map in the ordinance. <br /> <br />Table 1: Proposed Ordinance 131 Amendments <br />Ordinance <br />Section <br />Current Language Suggestions Proposed <br />Language <br />5.1.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Uses <br />“One family, <br />detached <br />dwellings” <br />Language <br />describing <br />housing <br />should be <br />consistent <br />throughout <br />Ordinance. <br />“Single family, <br />detached <br />dwellings” <br />5.2.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Accessory <br />Uses <br />“Attached or <br />detached housing <br />for domestic <br />servants” <br /> <br />Change <br />vocabulary for <br />a clearer <br />understanding. <br /> <br /> <br />“Attached or <br />detached <br />dwellings for <br />domestic <br />workers” <br />5.2.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Accessory <br />Uses <br />“Private Swimming <br />pool, tennis court, <br />horse training ring, <br />and other sites as <br />necessary to <br />conduct a home <br />sporting event” <br />Correct <br />capitalization. <br /> <br />“Private <br />swimming pool, <br />tennis court, <br />horse training <br />ring, and other <br />sites as <br />necessary to <br />conduct a home <br />sporting event” <br />5.2.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Accessory <br />Uses <br />“Signs as regulated <br />by this Ordinance” <br /> <br />Reduce <br />unnecessary <br />words for <br />better <br />understanding. <br /> <br />“Signage” <br />5.2.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Accessory <br />Uses <br />“Structures <br />temporarily located <br />for purposes of <br />construction on the <br />site for a period of <br />time not in excess <br />of such <br />construction” <br />Rewording. <br /> <br />“Temporary <br />structures for the <br />purposes of <br />construction on <br />site for a period <br />of time not in <br />excess of such <br />construction” <br />5.2.1 – <br />Permitted <br />Accessory <br />Uses <br />“…not limited to <br />pools” <br />Update <br />language to <br />describe <br />landscaping <br />ponds. <br />“…not limited to <br />ponds” <br />5.3.1 – <br />Conditional <br />“Country clubs, golf <br />courses and other <br />Consolidate <br />conditional <br />“Private non- <br />commercial