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9.5 Civic space standards. The City of Gem Lake's visioning plan requires well -planned and functional open 1�1 spaces, preservation areas, parks and gathering places, which are generally referred to in this Section as "civic space." An application's development plan shall dedicate or otherwise set aside sufficient land for public civic space. At a minimum, 10% of the total acreage in development shall be identified on the plans as Civic Space. The acreage of wetlands protected by state 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 plan 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 Figures 6 through 15 may be reduced by up to 30% 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.