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City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan GEMLK 140643 Page 18 from: • A 36-acre estate located along Goose Lake Road. • Several single-family estates around the water body called Gem Lake. • A large number of executive size houses on 2 to 3-acre lots in the Little Fox Lane, Big Fox Road and the Hillary Farm Lane areas. • Several single-family homes on ¾ to one acre lots along Scheuneman and Goose Lake Roads. • Some single-family homes on ¼ to ½ acre lots in the northeast corner of the City. There are approximately 423 acres in this category. 5.3.4 Medium Density Residential Land Use Existing medium density residential land use consists of new detached townhomes along County Road E, within the Mixed Use Area, and one detached home along Scheuneman Road. As of 2019, the large 18-acre parcel along County Road E is divided up into 30 individual lots with 24 currently built upon, 6 vacant, and the other 9 acres being open space. 5.3.5 Institutional Land Use The White Bear Montessori School is located at the southwestern corner of the City and comprises the only public land use at this time. A Gem Lake City Hall is available to the residents of the City in the northeast corner of the City and is part of a joint project by White Bear Township and the City of Gem Lake. The City Hall is sited on a lot in White Bear Township that is directly on the White Bear Township/Gem Lake City Limits, and, as such, it is not identified on the following City of Gem Lake map. There are approximately three acres in this category. 5.3.6 Open Space and Recreational Open Space Land Use The recreational open space land use is comprised of the Gem Lake Hills Golf Course in the northern portion of the City, which is privately owned and operated. The golf course land is designated in existing land use plan as recreational open space, occupying about 60 acres. There are also approximately 34 acres of open space land in the City. The City of Gem Lake recently acquired 9 acres of open space but currently owns no other property for park, recreational or preservation areas. There are approximately 94 acres in this category. 5.3.7 Agricultural Land A portion of the approximately 18-acre parcel on County Rd E is currently used for macro-agriculture, though zoned for mixed use/residential per the Gateway District zoning rules. 5.3.8 Vacant/Undeveloped Land The term vacant/undeveloped land refers to those parcels that currently have no structures on them. Figure 5.1 - Existing Land Use Map (2019) on the following page illustrates the existing vacant parcels which are scattered throughout the City.