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SECTION14 - GARDEN OVERLAY.DISTRICT .Section.1.411 Findings.and Purpose. 14.1.1 The City .Council makes the following findings: A) The land-useplans of the City of -Gem Lake historically have: not assigned any land iii the City Ear longterm agricultural use, as the City has developed and continues to develop as a .primarily residential. comrriunity surrounded by fully developed suburban neighborhoods. The City Council reaffirms the City's intent to encourage .development. of the City in. accordance with.its.adopte.d comprchensive plans. B) At the time this Ordinance is considered.. large land .parcels in the City have. yet: to develop any primary use anid stand vacant Additional large -lot property in the City projected to subdivide and develop into smaller lots: over the next 1.0 to 30 years. The City Council recognizes that economic conditions are not always .favorable for real estate development, and that the costs to carry vagpvland can create. pressures that promote sub- optimal .development. Permitting small -sr -ale agacultuxe as a p�inary use will allow owners of large undeveloped parcels to qualify for agricultural tax classification, and`tlus =lower tax .payments; without. affecting : the long- term plans .for the land. The .Council finds that providing this `means to temporarily ease this pressure..wili enhance the City'.s ability to fully.realize the goals`of'its comprehens �e„plans. C).Several cities and metropolitan areas are''pl improving public. health. Allowing the use. of gardens" to ,grow food will promote local fdc surrounding community. D) As: an.interim use of land, subject.to'thep; will,. be compatible with all allowed:':Iand :us[ comprehensive. plan. 14.1.2. The Council intenids.that the :Garden Overlay:] tong district to add th euses described In the district Overlay District may be. applied to andsoperimposer Ordinance, as existing.or amended by tl-is section and .tofacnerstintended to.affectli`abilia0: their prop. erty'whetheriz ornt the'-:atrerlay 2one'co : temporary: land. use, And. should. no longer be needed regulatiazis of _the underlying. tioning district.'. a greater. emphasis ori'Iocal food production as a means of ble space: in the City. for':!-, iatnmunity gardens" or "market ?ductipri;:and improve..publie=health in Gem Lake and the ons proposed, community gardening. and market gardening the. city .:of :tern Lake, and with the goals of the City's cti.lie'.ava. i le to:overlay on parcels of land in any existing litions to ".of allowed upon that land. The Garden an overlay upon any zotung district, defined in this Zoning hown on the official. Zoning Map. Nothing in this Section is essory uses that are allowed without. the. Overlay zone upon their property. This overlay district is.::iatended to permit a r parcel when it eventually develops in accordance with the Section: 14:2 Requesting:Gasden Overlay. Appiications`'to create a Garden Overlay District. shall be made 'and .considered as .a se -zoning request in :accordance with Sectiarij17' G of this Ordinance. In addition -to the documents and materials generally required for a X-zvniixg app]icativn, the:app} cant shall supply cppies of draft leases, contracts w use agreements to which the groups or individuals using the gardens will;agree.pziox rousing the garden space. Such Agreements must provide the. landowner or designated representative with the legal'alaility to evict a; tenant.and bar entry toany individual member of. a group; if the tenant or individual violates the terms''of:.& s Ordinance, the terms of the Interim Use Pexntit for the property, any restrictive term of. the :lease .or agreement;: or an .y other applicable City Ordinance or. state law: Section 14.3 Termination .of.Garden Overlay. A Garden Overlay District shallremain in. effect until one .of the f ollowing.occurs: 14.3.1 City approval of a zoning application fora use or uses. permitted in the.undcrlying Zone (e.g.. development plan, Garden Overlay status and any permits granted under the terms of this conditional Use permit, or building permit); the Section skull expiresix uzonths:from.the date: of approval; or 14.3.2 The Interirn Use Permit for the. property expires, and no application. is made :to renew the permit within six. months of the expiration; or. 14.3.3 The Interim Use Permit for the property is revoked by the City Council for. violations. of this Ordinance, permit. conditions, or any other.applicable law or ordinance. Upriated.March 14, 2017 Gem Lake Consolidated Land Ilse .ordinance — Page 80