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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan 4^ *- L Urban CommercUl Land Use Urban commercial development is limited to tvso areas which are provided with all the necessary urban services and facilities. The major commercial Cviitcr of Orono will continue to be the crossroads center of Navane. This area will provide sufficient opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus adequate professional offices, to serve the needs of most Orono residents. Accessory functions such as offices arxl owner-occupied living units or limited multi-family developments will be considered appropriate in or near the Navarre commercial area. The scale and type of retail uses in a pedestrian-friendly enviromnent is the most important development parameter for the Navane commercial area. The City will encourage redevelopment of iixlividual commercial sites in Navarre to allow' for an expanded range of neighborhood services and local small business opportunities. An additional commercial area is designated along Highway 12 where the availability of transportation and utilities as w*ell as proximity to similar commercial developments in Orono and Long Lake, make commercial use appropriate. Orono will coordinate its commercial development planning related to Highw’ay 12 area with the City of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake downtown area remains vital and viable, to focus retail development in a compact downtown retail area, and to prevent the extension of retail development west of Willow Drive in Orono. The retail development in the Highway 12 area will be community/neighborb^d s*ale rather than ‘big box* regional scale development The types of retail uses will be those that focus on providing services to the residents and businesses of Long Lake and Orono. while also drawing from the traffic stream that will be on current Highway 12 after the Highway 12 Reroute is open. However, the retail development is not to draw substantial traffic from beyond Orono. The development plans for the Highway 12 area will encourage locally- owned and operated businesses tliat provi^ services to Orono and Long Lake residents. AddiiiomJiy, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian- friend'y area. This involves providing trails/sidewalks along the roadways providing access to the retail uses. It also involves providing public amenities that provide a sense of place and provide a gathering place for the public. The two commercial areas along Highway 12 witliin Orono arc identified in Map 3B-7 and includr the following: City of Orooo CoBouoity .MaoasctDcat PUo S«pu«b«r MOO Page 3B-37