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9.5 Civic space standards. The City of Gem. Lake's visioning plan requires wellplanned. and functional open spaces, preservation -areas, parks and gathering places,. which are generally referred to in this Section as "Civic space." An application's .developtnent.plan shall dedicate or otherwise set aside sufficient land. for public civic space. At a minimum, 1.0% of the total acreage in development shall.be identified..on :the :plans as. Civic Space. Theacreage of wetlands protected by stave .statute. and. any wetland Buffer ..required by a governing watershed district shall be excluded from' calculations of "total acreage in development" and from the. calculation of the 10% dedication. to civic space. A. Civic. Space shall conform to one or more of the Civic Space Templates at Figures 4 and 5. The Civic Space Type used to design a given Civic. Space shall be indicated on any plann or diagram intended to show compliance with this section. 9.5.1 No cash payment in lieu of civic. space. may be approved for applications .within the Gateway District. 9.5.2 The minimum width. required For any Building Type under p'igures .G through.. 1.5 may be reduced by up. to 301U .if the: area which would have been contained within. that building lot before. the.. reduction. is transferred to. a Civic Space.located within 1 /4.mile of the lot. 9.5.3 For Civic Spaces which include at least one automotive `traffic lane or access, the area of the. traffic lane or access is not applied toward the. 10% minimum requirement. Areas. within the Civic Space, areas. within a thoroughfare adjacent to the Civic Space, or approved areas in lots adjacent.to. the Civic Space.., which are dedicated for public. or shared parking can apply toward the requirement if designed in. conformity with applicable Thoroughfare or Building Type templates and the Parking regulations in. Section 9.9..