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been improved. It is the intention of the City to ensure; that <br />improvements continue and that the: high quality of housing <br />within the -City is maintained'by strictly enforcing building and <br />design codes. <br />K. Residential neighborhoods adjacent to commercial development <br />should Abe protected through physical buffering and. through the <br />placement of "transitional" land uses on the periphery.. Adjacent <br />buffering should be an explicit objective of site plan review and <br />appt?oval. The preservation. of. existing natural vegetation to serve <br />as the buffer should be firstprlority, Park landmay. be used as a. <br />transitional land -use .between single-family :residential and <br />commercial development, <br />L: The City will encourage the continued planting of ` trees and <br />preservation of existing trees to improve community. appearance. <br />The small to*n character and naturalenvironment of Gem Lake <br />depends on the. continuance of natural vegetation within Gem <br />Lake and along its. borders. <br />M. The City will amend and enforce the regulations of the. zoning <br />ordinance and other ordinances.to iml love the quality and overall <br />appearance. of new commercial development.. Perimeter <br />landscaping and screening of parking lots, loading areas, outdoor <br />storage and building - -mechanical units will be regarded as <br />important components -of development. Sign .control will. also be <br />critical in the establishment ofquallty development. Performance <br />:standards and land use Cowrol will be utilized to make-$ure:that <br />development will be- compatible with the scenic and natural <br />qualities of .Gem Lake. Noise abatement and outdoor lighting <br />controls willbe important in minimizing lighting and noise <br />pollution. <br />N. Aesthetic consideration. should. be :addressed through special <br />performance standardsi sign control, appearance standards, <br />lighting controls,. landscaping control, vegetative scroeningand <br />other appropriate means. The. character of Gem Lake is An <br />important consideration. Controls could 130 developed to preserve <br />and improve the aesthetics of existing and new development, At <br />the same time,the controls should not be.so restrictive that. they <br />stifle creativity and individuality and place an unreasonable <br />financial burden ion the property owner. <br />O. DiscussibnWith adjoining communities to facilitate cooperation <br />and coordination with regard to planning acid, zonitig issues <br />should be initiated, It is .'important that development on bordering <br />property in other-communitms :is compatible -wilh the <br />development 'on* the borders of Gem Lake. There is a need for <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />Gem Lake, Minnesota Page 23 <br />