Ordinance No. 131 Consolidated Land Use Ordinance - Appendix A - Updated 10-19-23

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Basement, Walk Up - A basement which has an exterior exit via a stairwell or ramp. Some designs cover the stairwell with angled basement doors to prevent rainwater from accumulating in the stairwell. Bed And Breakfast (B & B) - A residential building other than a motel or hotel where, for compensation and by prearrangement for definite periods not more than one week, meals or lodgings are provided for three (3) or more persons, but not to exceed eight (8) persons. Best Management Practices (BMPs) — Means the most effective and practicable means of erosion prevention and sediment control, and water quality management practices that are the most effective and practicable means of to control, prevent, and minimize degradation of surface water, including avoidance of impacts, construction -phasing, minimizing the length of time soil areas are exposed, prohibitions, pollution prevention through good housekeeping, and other management practices published by state or designated area - wise planning agencies. Bioengineering - The use of live plantings in constructed features to stabilize streambanks and shorelines. Blade Diameter - The diameter of the circle created by the tips of the turbine blades when a WECS is in operation. Boarding House - A residential building other than a motel or hotel where, for compensation and by pre -arrangement for definite periods not less than one week, meals or lodgings are provided for three (3) or more persons, but not to exceed eight (8) persons. Buildable Area - A contiguous area of real property within a lot deemed suitable by best engineering practices for construction of a principal use structure with no part of said area of real property within delineated wetlands, rights -of -way, set -backs , or easements. Building - Any structure having a roof which may provide shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel, and when said structures are divided by party walls without openings, each portion of such building so separated shall be deemed a separate building. Types of buildings include: 1. Collar - Structures accompanying a commercial use with large parking requirements, intended to maintain storefronts and entrances on the public street. *Note - This is Building Template 14b for the Gateway district. 2. Liner - A building that conceals from street view a Single -Use Building for which it is impractical to design compliant front of side facades (such as a warehouse or a parking garage). Liners may have retail or office uses on the ground floor and office and residential uses on the upper floor. *Note - This is Building Template 14a for the Gateway district. 3. Mixed Use - A structure with vertical mixture of uses. The upper floors may be used of office or residential uses and the ground floor may be used for office or retail. *Note - This is Building Template 12 for the Gateway district. 4. Retail/Office - A building designed for occupancy by retail and office uses where the building is intended for subdivision into tenant spaces with no residential component. *Note - This is Building Template 13 for the Gateway district. 5. Single Use -A building designed for occupancy by retail, service or office uses on the ground floor with an optional mezzanine. May also be used as a template for placing a standalone parking structure in a proposed development. *Note - This is Building Template 14 for the Gateway district. Building Height - (see Height, Building) Building Line - A line parallel to a street, road or private way or the ordinary high-water level of a water body at any level of a building and representing the minimum distance which all or any part of the building is set back from the said right-of-way or ordinary high water level. Building Setback - The maximum horizontal distance between the building and the lot line. Building Type Templates - Figures 6 through 15 are the Building Type Templates of the Gateway District. These templates contain all regulatory information governing the dimensions of lots and the dimensions, setbacks, height, placement and use of buildings in the Gateway District. The Terms and concepts used with the Building Templates are further defined in Sect 9.5.2 of the Gateway District section of the City of Gem Lake Zoning Ordinance. Appendix A' Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Updated 1011912023 Page 2