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SECTION 9 — GEM LAI'E GATEWAY DISTRICT <br />9..1. The intent of the Gene. Lake: Gateway District ["Gateway" or ".G") is intended to allow for d.evelo.pment <br />and redevelopment of the: real. properryassociated with Hoffman Corner and points westward along. Ramsey <br />County Road.. E extending northward to the border with. the zoning districts. identified in Sections 5 and G of <br />this Ordinance,. This area has' been the subject. of a visioning study and includes both comrrtercial and <br />residential opportunities as described in the Cityof Gem. Lake. Comprehensive Plan and other city. documents. <br />As introduced by the visioning plan and envisioned by the Comprehensive Plan, the Gateway will emphasize <br />commercial development and/or redevelopment in the Hoffman Corner intersection which traditionally has <br />been the .location of the Gem. Lake coniinercial district. Asone moves westward along. County Road E the <br />intentof the Gateway is to transition into more residential type neighborhoods becoming less: dense until it <br />transitions to either the Estate Residential district or the Executive Residential district. <br />9.i..1. Purposes. Specifically, the Gateway zoning. district will attempt to: <br />A) Promote. development and .redevelopment consistent with the visioning plan for the Gateway <br />area by encouraging residential uses in conjunction with commercial and expanded recreational. <br />Activities which in turn: will create an. .active street life, while enhancing the vitality of businesses and <br />reducing vehicular traffic. <br />B) Provide for :mixed -use. development(s) that are carefully planned. to :promote. efficient use of <br />land, parking.and roadway systems; <br />C) Provide enhanced. oversight through conditional use permit provisions, to ensure compatibility. <br />of mixed uses. -and consistency with the approved master plan for the site. <br />D) Ensure compatibility with surrounding.neighborhoods. <br />E) Provide significant incentives to promote mixed -use:: redevelopment. projects: <br />1) Encourage sustainable architectural, engineering andAandscape design that is implemented by <br />responsive green construction practices, <br />G) Preserve natural .resources, minimizethe. carbon footprint.of the City, and.establish .a key zone. <br />within Gem Lake that is respectful of neighboring areas and is instructive for future generations. <br />H) Encourage. pedestrian and bicycle use. <br />I} Ensure that commercial and residential uses in a. development are designed to be compatible <br />with each other. <br />J} Ensure high standards of site design, spatial relationships, architectural design, building <br />materials and landscape:desigsi. <br />I) 5eek..to .put in place those areas identified in the Comprehensive Plan (as supported by the <br />master plan) that.includes four "sub zones": <br />1.. Neighborhood .Edge: Intended. for lower density single-family residential housing <br />development.to. act asa transition between new mixed -use constructioa and existing single- <br />family detached structures on adjacent lands. This,subzone in its basic forrn will accommodate <br />single-family dwellings on larger lots, or with: application of incentives, more compact. homes <br />on common. larger lots or on compact lots with enhanced. buffer..s (used. in clustering), shared <br />with accessory buildings and generally served from.a front or. side driveway. <br />2. Neighborhood General: Intended to. begin the transition from purely residential:use.at low <br />