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2.0 Use of the Plan 2.1 Purpose. of Preparing the Plan The Comprehensive Municipal Plan of Gem Lake has been prepared with the primary purpose of guiding the. long -.term physical development of the.City including investments in both rinyateN and p&icly owned resources. The City Planning Commission and. City Council have both.recognized that investments in physical facilities within Gem Lake are usually long-term fixed assets. that establish the development character of the City for many years. Accordingly, this document has been. prepared to,firm]y establish the manner in which citizens and their elected and appointed representatives wish the City of Gem Lake to develop. This plan document is the third Comprehensive Plan prepared for the City. The first plan was prepared in 1962, but was not officially adopted by the municipal government. A second plan was prepared in 1978, and revised in 1982, to meet Metropolitan Council approval. This plan draws freely upon the proposals of the 1982 plan, but incorporates. more recent development trends within Gem Lake and in the. immediate vicinity of the City. New goals and. policies of the - City are also established. This plan supersedes all of the contents of the previous plan document. The Comprehensive Plan represents the collective position of the City Planning Commission and the City Council at the time of its. adoption. While consultant assistance was sought in the preparation of this plans the actual recommendations and policy statements represent solely those of the, City Council, the Planning Commission and, to the maximum extent possible, the citizens of Gem Lake. While the plan is intended primarily as a policy document with the principal. goal of guiding the orderly physical development of the. City, the �Lj all - should not die considered a detailed program fpr the implementation _ of City policies nor should it be considered a neg-glatgZ dqvicfor accomplishing t 's end. Rather, it is expected that all plan procedures and regulatory devices legally available to the City will be used in accordance with the provisions of the plan. The general time frame of the plan is approximately 15 to 20 years at which time it is anticipated that most, if not all, :land holdings within Gem Lake will be committed to some form of urban development. 2.2 Use of Plan by the City Planning Commission The Planning. Commission of Gem Lake is a five -member body appointed by the City Council of Gem Lake. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the City Council. They may be reappointed. Comprehensive Plan Gem Lake, Minnesota Page 3