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General Gateway and Village Center Planning Area Details (Mixed Use) The five Gateway and Village Center planning areas listed on page 5-15 are shown on the figures on the preceding pages. The colored areas on the first drawing indicate the suggested land uses (subzones) in each of these planning areas. These subzones are designed to express a range of mixed uses including residential, small-scale commercial, ground floor retail with offices and residential/rental above, with residential building densities, transitioning from rural to urban conditions. The subzones provide for allocation of building types, open space standards and design guidelines. These subzones are intended to accommodate a diverse mixture of building types and uses, housing choices and land use. The particular mix encouraged in each subzone is based on the relative position of that subzone within the Gateway and Village Center planning area. The second drawing shows how structures might be placed in the areas in the Gateway and Village Center mixed use area. The subzones identified in the first figure are defined as follows: Neighborhood Edge- This subzone is intended primarily for lower density residential development, and to act as a transition between new construction and existing single- family detached structures on adjacent lands. This subzone will accommodate single- family dwellings on larger lots, or more compact homes (sometimes called "villas"). These villas could be placed either on larger lots or on compact lots with enhanced buffers, shared with ancillary buildings and served from a front or side driveway. Neighborhood General — This subzone is intended to accommodate single family structures on compact lots or multi -family structures that look like individual large homes. Garages will be served from an alley, or if from the street, to a turned garage mass. Attached row houses, providing common side walls and vehicular access from an alley or rear parking area, are also suggested. Neighborhood Mixed -Use — This subzone is intended to establish a neighborhood focus that is distinguished by civic buildings, small-scale commercial/business/office and mixed use buildings, together with other residential buildings at higher densities than exist in the "Neighborhood General" zone. This subzone will accommodate a variety of activities and services within easy walking distance from homes, supporting daily convenience shopping and personal service needs, and also providing opportunities for public gathering and social contact. City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan I page 5-18