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City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan GEMLK 140643 Page 24 5.6 Employment Locations Employment is scattered throughout Gem Lake with some occurring at the golf course and some at the White Bear Montessori, but most employment opportunities will continue to exist in the Gateway district. Within the Gateway district, the Neighborhood General and Neighborhood Mixed Use will offer some employment opportunities, but the Neighborhood Center sub-zone will provide most of Gem Lake’s employment. 5.7 Development Staging & Forecasts Gem Lake is classified as “suburban” in the Thrive MSP 2040 Framework. As such, Gem Lake will cooperate with its neighbors as it positions itself to enter this planning period. It will also increase the chances of connecting housing with shopping and employment activities in a thoughtful and well-planned manner. To meet the forecasts for housing units and employment, the City of Gem Lake has identified the Gateway Mixed Use District as the intended redevelopment area within the community. From 2010 to 2040, the City needs to provide 95 units at a density of 5 units per acre. The redevelopment area has the capacity to provide 174 units over 34 acres, which would be at a density of over 5 units per acre. The City anticipates that some of these units may be provided after 2040. However, all properties will be eligible for redevelopment at any time. Due to the forecasted units only being provided by the Gateway Mixed Use Area, only the Mixed Use Subdistricts are included in this analysis. Mixed Use Land Use Subcategories Residential Redevelopment Areas Subcategory Total Acres Residential Acres Minimum Density (Units per acre) Max. Density (Units per acre) Units Neighborhood Edge (NE) 10* 1 1.0 2.9 1 Neighborhood General (NG) 17 17 3.0 4.9 51 Neighborhood Mixed (NM) 8 2 5.0 7.9 10 Neighborhood Central (NC) 46 14 8.0 12.0 112 Totals 81 34 5.1 174 *The City acquired 9 acres of open space Source: Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc.