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CMPPMtSB. LaadUMPlu <br />Property abatting the north side of existing Highway 12 <br />(Wayzata Boulevard) from Brown Road North to Willow Drive. <br />This area was reviewed as part of Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />No. 2 in 1989, resulting in a guide plan calling for commercial uses <br />abutting Midway 12, with primary access to a service road <br />connectiog from Brown Road to Willow Drive, and elimination of <br />direct access to Highway 12. The area is currently hounded on the <br />north by existing residential development at densities ranging from <br />1 unit per 2 acres to 1 unit per 1.3 acres. <br />The western half of this area has since been det’eloped via PUD as a <br />nursery/garden center with included leasable commercial spaces. The <br />east half of this area includes a strip shopping center, a new 10,000 <br />S.£ office building, and a vacant 6.5 acre parcel at the northwest <br />quadrant of Browr Ruau^nd Highway 12. <br />The Ciqr Council in February I .‘>98 adopted a General Concept Plan <br />for development along Highway 12 iiulicating that the Council's <br />vision includes community scale tetail development (as opposed to <br />regional or 'big box* scale development) focused in a more compact <br />area in or near downtown Long LaV e (closer to Drown Road than to <br />Willow Drive, at least in the short term) for the following reasons: <br />1. Focuses on downtown Long Lake remaining a strong retail <br />area, and helps preserve owner-operated small service <br />busmesses in Long Lake which are vital to Orono and Long <br />Lake residents. <br />2. Focuses on malotainiog a vital dowxtown and "sense of <br />place" for both Long Lake and Orono. <br />3. A compact retail area encourages pedestrian activity. <br />4. It is easier to plan, coordinate and control the development of <br />a more compact retail area than an extended retail strip. <br />5. Focusing development toward Brown Road could strengthen <br />the ability' to obtain desirable development on the north side <br />of Highway 12 east of the Otten Brothers Nursery. <br />6. Enables better control over the amount of retail development <br />that occurs along Highway 12. <br />7. Proudes the opportunity to generate stable jobs in office, high <br />tech, medical, etc. <br />City of Oroao Comnuolty Maaagcacat Plao <br />s«94<ak<f 2M« <br />Page 3B-38