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SECTION 18 TO BE ADDED �J 18.8.3 Use of the Density Zoning or Density Transfer System, defined in this Zoning Ordinance, is encouraged to "cluster" business type buildings in any "I.DB" Zoned District in areas further away form any adjacent Residential Districts. Bonuses for additional density may be provided for by the City Council, if clustering is used. Section 18.9 Hours of Operation for Businesses in any "LDB" Zoned District. 18.9.1 Any business uses in any "LDB" Zoned District shall restrict their hours of operation to 7 AM to 10 PM daily. No twenty-four (24) hour per day business operation shall be allowed anywhere in any "LDB" Zoned District. 18.9.2 Other restrictions on hours of operation may be imposed, in the Special or Interim Use Permit, on uses in any "LDB" Zoned District allowed by a Special or Interim Use Permit. Section 18.10 Access to an "LDB" Zoning District 18.10.1 All traffic to and from any "LDB" Zoned District must be channeled to a primary public roadway through driveways and internal roads developed specifically for the uses to be developed and shall be shown on an approved traffic plan utilizing curb cuts to create one or more accesses onto a primary public roadway. A) All traffic plans shall require approval by the city and the governmental subdivision responsible for the primary public roadway onto which development traffic will be directed. 18.10.2 For all business uses in any "LDB" Zoned District, internal service roads should be designed and constructed to facilitate and direct internal traffic flow, type and volume to a primary public roadway via the access created in 18.10.1. 18.10.3 The creation or use of an authorized private way in any "LDB" Zoned District shall require approval by the City Council. Use of any existing authorized private ways for access to commercial or business development in any district shall not be allowed. Section 18.11 Material of building construction to be used for a commercial structures in any "LDB" Zoned District 18.11.1 All commercial structures constructed in any "LDB" Zoned District must be finished on all sides with permanent finished materials of consistent quality. Exterior wall surfaces shall be face brick, glass or stone, or other approved materials. Architecturally treated concrete, cast in place, precast panels or decorative block may be acceptable if incorporated in a building design that is compatible with other developments throughout the planning area. 18.11.2 No building, in any "LDB" Zoned District shall be constructed of sheet aluminum, asbestos, iron, steel or corrugated aluminum. 18.11.3 Commercial structures withwood frame construction maybe allowed if specifically designedto compliment structures on the site or in adjacent residential areas. Section 18.12 Reviews and Approvals required for development in any "LDB" Zoned District 18.12.1 In consideration of the sensitivity required in creating a transitional district to be developed between divergent uses, all plans for specific developments within any"I,DB" Zoned District must be reviewedby the City of Gem Lake Planning Commission whose findings and recommendations to approve or deny the plans shall be presented to the City Council. The City Council shall review the recommendations of the Planning Commission and shall approve or deny the plans as presented. 18.12.2 Development plans for any "LDB" Zoned District shall be presented in the form of a sketch plan with all components ofthis plan as described in this ordinance and the City of Gem Lake Subdivision Ordinance including, but not limited to, all Variances, Special Uses, Interim Uses and the like to be included in the development. In addition to the other provisions of this section and ordinance, the following general criteria will be considered when this plan is reviewed: A) All uses must be generally compatible with the intent and purpose of this Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan, and building construction must meet the provisions of the building material uses as described in this section of the Zoning Ordinance and as required by the Building Code; B) Use must be environmentally sound, compatible with adjacent land uses and zones, including sound, sight and smell, and compatible with the type of volume of traffic upon adjacent roadways; C) Overall density of strictures including parking areas, walls and roadways, front, side, and rear yards, must reflect the transitional nature of an "LDB" Zoned District from the intense uses in adjacent business districts to the less intense uses in adjacent residential districts; D) Signs in this district should be minimized. Sign design shall be required and shown as part of the initial site plan design reviewed by the Planning Commission for approval by the City Council. All signs in any "LDB" Zoned District shall be consistent in both design and appearance; E) No outdoor lighting should be allowed in this district. Parking lots may be lighted only when necessary during business hours. Only "security type" lighting around the structures should be used. Page 11 of 13