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(PROPOSED) ORDINANCE NO.43G SECTION 18 - "LDB" LOW DENSITY BUSINESS DISTRICT TO BE ADDED IN IT'S ENTIRETY Section 18.1 Purpose 18.1.1 The purpose of an "LDB" Zoned District is to provide a means by which a land area of limited size interposed between districts of widely divergent permitted uses may be developed to provide a rational and reasonable transition from the more intense uses allowed in General Business or Retail Business Districts to the less intense uses allowed in residential districts. The properties created in an Office Park would provide a rational and reasonable transition from a General Business District to a Residential District. Any development shall be designed and operated in a manner that is orderly, environmentally acceptable, and in conformity with the goals, policies and plans of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Gem Lake. 18.1.2 The City of Gem Lake has designated all "LDB" Zoned Districts for "Office Park" type development for business or professional offices that primarily have regular working daytime hours of operation. Office buildings, office -condominium buildings, office -showroom buildings, related service businesses and other businesses that complement the appearance of the office environment and also use regular daytime working hours, are also deemed suitable for this area. 18.1.3 As an alternate, development consisting of "life -cycle housing" type residential uses with a density not exceeding one (1) unit per acre (equal to "R2" Residential Zoning) would also be considered. Use of the Density Zoning or Density Transfer System including clustering, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance is encouraged in any consideration of this type of residential use. 18.1.4 A mixed use development with office, office -condominium or office -showroom use on the more intense use side of the development parcel and residential use in the balance of the parcel will also be considered as long as the "lot coverage" requirements in an "LDB" Zoned District are followed. Clustering ofthe business and the residential uses is encouraged to provide best use of the land parcel, provide maximum open space and to utilize the possible cost reductions of the infrastructure and the services that would serve this area. Section 18.2 Permitted Principal Uses 18.2.1 Within any "LDB" Zoned District, the following uses shall be permitted uses: A) Small office buildings; B) Office -condominium buildings; C) Business, professional, medical or institutional offices; D) Banks and savings and loan association offices; E) Research laboratories, providing no hazardous waste is produced as part of the research; F) Insurance company buildings. Section 18.3 Permitted Accessory Uses 18.3.1 Within any "LDB" Zoned District, the following use(s) shall be permitted accessory use(s): A) Any incidental repair, storage or processing necessary to conduct a permitted principal or special/interim use, however, such accessory use shall not occupy more than twenty (20%) percent of the floor area. Section 18.4 Special Uses or Interim Uses 18.4.1 Within any "LDB" Zoned District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by Special Use Permit or Interim Use Permit: A) Private clubs, including athletic or tennis clubs; B) Office -showroom buildings; C) Cemetery; D) Churches and synagogues as provided for in the Institutional Overlay Process in this Ordinance; E) Government buildings and libraries as provided for in the Institutional Overlay Process in this Ordinance; F) Nursery or day schools as provided for in the Institutional Overlay Process in this Ordinance; G) Any supplemental retail use within the structure and related directly to a Permitted Principal Use, Special Use or Interim Use and conducted solely for the convenience of and use by the employees or clients of the Permitted Principal Use, Special Use or Interim Use. Such usage shall be limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the ground floor area or four hundred (400sf) square feet, whichever is less. No signage shall be displayed outside the building advertising this as a retail service to the public; IT) Those uses and structures permitted in Section 8.1 of this Zoning Ordinance ("R2" Residential District). Section 18.5 Uses Not Permitted 18.5.1 The following list of uses, while not intended to be complete, provides examples of principal uses NOT PERMITTED in any "LDB" Zoned District and that WILL NOT generally be permitted as Special Uses or Interim Uses in any "LDB" Zoned District: Page 9 of 13