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r I #02-2789 Dahlstrom Development LLC June 6,2002 Page 2 Planning Commission Recommendation Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application on May 20,2002. The draft minutes of that meeting are attached. The resulting recommendations of the Planning Commission are as follows: 1 Motion to recommend approval for an amendment of the Community Management Plan to guide development for residential or office space north of Highway 12, South of County Road 6, between Willow and Old Crystal Bay Road. (Vote: 7 For, 0 Against) 2.Motion to recommend that Council guide appropriate spaces in the area defined by Willow Drive on the east. Old Crystal Bay Road on the west. Highway 12 on the south and the Willow View development boundar>' on the north for possible retail that is not accessory to the offices or anything else. (Vote: 6 For, / Against) 3.Motion to recommend that the retail uses allowed be accessory to the residents of this development and the surrounding community. (I'ote: 7 For, 0 Against) Planning Commission discussed but did not reach a conclusion as to whether the retail element should include the proposed grocery store. Planning Commission members did not conduct a detailed review of the various elements of the concept plan, and limited their action to recommendations regarding the proposed amendments to the Community Management Plan, leaving the issues of rezoning and concept plan detailed review for future meeting(s). Planning Commission did indicate to staff that it would be helpful to know with some certainty whether the Long Lake Council supports Orono ’s position with regards to the limitations on retail development in Oror.o west of Willow Drive. Plaiming Commission also expressed concern about the traffic impacts of this development on surrounding roadways and intersections, and suggested that a traffic study would be very useful. Additional Information Additional items received since the Planning Commission memo and exhibits of May 17 include a letter from Landform president Steve Johnston to the City Engineer (Exhibit D); a group of revised drawings (Exhibit E) which Landform distributed at the Planning Commission hearing, including a plan showing the proposed grocery at 30,000 s.f instead of the 20,000 s.f originally proposed, also including some detail sketches of various plan features and a map of the Long Lake Downtown Master Plan; two e-mails from area residents supporting the development (Exhibit C); and a fax from the Long Lake City Planner regarding opportunities for retail in the Long Lake area (Exhibit F).