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«03>28S9 April 18,2003 Page 4 U.S. Highway 12 is in the process of being relocated to the south and the existing Highway 12 will be turned over to Hennepin County. Part of the proposed Highway 12 relocation includes a change to the existing 12 and Brown Road intersection. Currently, Brown Road North ends in a T intersection with 12. Brown Road south of 12 will be realigned to create a cross intersection with existing 12 directly across from Brown Road North and a signal light will be installed at that intersection. Consistency with Orono 2000-2020 CMP Uses within the PUD may include only those uses designated by the oflicial Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The 2000-2020 Community Management Plan has guided the property for commercial use. This use would not require a CMP amendment as the underlying land use designation is for commercial use. The use of the property as olTice is permitted under the B-6 district. General Concent Plan & Site Plan Review The General Concept Plan Approval is required as part of the Highway 12 PUD rezoning and development process. A General Concept Plan Approval would be similar to a Preliminary Plat approval without actually approving the Preliminary Plat until other issues have been resolved. Review of this application will focus primarily on the following areas: - Impact on adjoining properties - Building location, height, architectural materials and building design • landscaping and screening - Traffic flow, road system impacts and needs - Parking arrangement The 3 proposed office buildings are one or one-and-a-half story plus a walkout lower level, with approximately 3,000 s..f. of gross floor space in each unit (1500 s.f. per level). The units are attached in one building containing three units and two buildings each containing five units. The footprint of the three unit building is 4,608 s.f. The footprint of the five unit building is 7,680 s.f. The three unit building and one five unit building are oriented in a row along the east property line, with parking to the west. The other five unit building is on the northwest part of the property, along the southerly property line with parking to the north. The north end of the easterly five unit building will be immediately adjacent to the Sugarwoods neighborhood, exposing 48 ’ width to the neighborhood. For the purposes of discussion, the three buildings will he referred to hereinafter as ff'est Building (West), Northeast Building (NE), and Southeast Building (SE),