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SECTION 9 — GEM LAKE GATEWAY DISTRICT <br />9.1. The intent of the Gem Lake Gateway District ("Gateway" or "G") is intended to allow for development <br />and redevelopment of the real property associated 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 6 of <br />this Ordinance. This area has been the subject of a visioning study and includes both commercial and <br />residential opportunities as described in the City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan and other city <br />documents. As introduced by the visioning plan and envisioned by the Comprehensive Plan, the Gateway <br />will emphasize commercial development and/or redevelopment in the Hoffman Corner intersection which <br />traditionally has been the location of the Gem Lake commercial district. As one moves westward along <br />County Road E the intent of the Gateway is to transition into more residential type neighborhoods becoming <br />less dense until it transitions to either the Estate Residential district or the Executive Residential district. <br />9.1.1 Purposes. Specifically, the Gateway zoning district will attempt to: <br />A) Promote development and redevelopment consistent with the visioning plan for the <br />Gateway area by encouraging residential uses in conjunction with commercial and expanded <br />recreational activities which in turn will create an active street life, while enhancing the vitality of <br />businesses and 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 <br />compatibility of mixed uses and consistency with the approved master plan for the site. <br />ID D) Ensure compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. <br />E) Provide significant incentives to promote mixed -use redevelopment projects. <br />F) Encourage sustainable architectural, engineering and landscape design that is implemented <br />by responsive green construction practices. <br />G) Preserve natural resources, minimize the carbon footprint of the City, and establish a key <br />zone within Gem Lake that is respectful of neighboring areas and is instructive for future <br />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 design. <br />K) Seek 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 as a transition between new mixed -use construction and existing single- <br />family detached structures on adjacent lands. This subzone in its basic form will <br />accommodate single-family dwellings on larger lots, or with application of incentives, more <br />compact homes on common larger lots or on compact lots with enhanced buffers (used in <br />clustering), shared with accessory buildings and generally served from a front or side <br />driveway. <br />2. Neighborhood General: Intended to begin the transition from purely residential use at low <br />