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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 15 1. No principal structure shall exceed thirty (30'0") feet in height and no accessory structure shall exceed fifteen (15'0") feet in height measured from the ground six (6'0") feet from the primary front entrance to the highest point of the roof structure. 2. Back and side facades may exceed thirty (30'0") feet in height but not more than forty (40'0") feet in height subject to a Conditional Use Permit which addresses, at a minimum, the following criteria: 1. The facade in question should be partially screened from comparable and reasonable vantage point views of the neighbors while in their dwelling(s), said screening to be by existing or planted and maintained vegetation or the natural topography of the lot and surrounding lands with the amount of screening to be measured at full growth in the summer season; and 2. The verticality of any facade in question shall be interrupted by roof line(s), deck(s), bow/bay window(s), or other such three-dimensional architectural feature(s) which preclude the creation of an uninterrupted vertical plane of greater than thirty (30'0") feet at any point; and, 3. Chimneys, weather veins, cupolas, antennas and the like should not be counted as an element of the structure for height measurements; and, 4. Lower level walkout design features may be included only in areas where the natural topography provides for the design and no artificial topographical build up or grading change in excess of four (4'0") feet collectively is required or created; and 5. Whenever a side or rear elevation exceeds the allowed height for that district, the structure must be further setback from the side and rear lot lines by the standard setback distance plus two (2'0") feet for every one (1'0") foot above the standard front height; and, 6. Such other factors as the City may determine based upon the special or unique conditions and circumstances of the lot and its surroundings. 6. Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. 1. The following minimum requirements shall be observed: Table 6.5.1 TOTAL AREA 3.0 acres BUILDABLE AREA 20% total area FRONTAGE 150 feet FRONT YARD 40 foot setback SIDE YARD 15 foot setback REAR YARD 35 foot setback OPEN SPACE 50% total area LAKE FRONTAGE 200 feet 1. A side yard abutting a street shall not be less than twenty (20’) feet. 2. That portion of a lot considered as the front yard shall be as determined by the City Council. 3. All Residential structures shall be setback at least one-hundred (100') feet from the ordinary high water level of the lake and its attendant wetlands. The ordinary high water level of the lake shall be as determined by the City Council. 2. The following structures can be erected within set-backs as long as no part of the structure is closer to the front of the lot than the rear of the principal structure: 1. Fences. 1. Fences may only be placed directly on the property line with the written permission of the adjacent property owner and when maintenance free materials are used; and