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retail area, and to the detriment of the plans of both Orono and Long Lake to redevelop the <br />downto^ Long Lake area. It is much less risky to focus on strengthening the Long Lake downtown <br />area and moving to the west only as the development potential in downtown is used up and the <br />market is calling for more retail development; vs. creating a new retail node and hoping that the <br />market isstrongenoughtonotonlysupport both thenewretailnodeand the existingdowntovvn areabut a so to enable redevelopment of the downtown area and redevelopment west of the do^vnto^vn ’ <br />area to create a continuous retail area stretching from downtown Long Lake to Willow Drive. <br />SOlIuroatly retomi«iid. .gainst amending the Comprehensive Plan to allow the grocers <br />2000-2020 CMP: RESIDENTIAL V.S OFFIPF <br />The final CMP issue is to consider whether conversion from office to residential is apDroDriaie for <br />areas south of Kelley Parkway. In recent years the City has had its plamting c^uTtSS dr^l[ <br />concept plans for both areas as a guideline for discussions (see Exhibit C). Two of the concept <br />ttlrp/ope^^.*' ° 8“'*' «l=«Wrs inquiring about <br />"Study A" depicts 45-75 townhomes north of Kelley Parkway, in a manner that would maximize the <br />use of most of the dry land. This depiction locates Kelley Parkway with a southerlycurve. <br />“Study D“ depicts a minimized commercial area of Office uses to complement “Studv A” It <br />^ 2.5 acres, each with a 20-25.000 s.f office and <br />^sociated parking, with green space ranging from 28-43% per site. Study D suggests a much more <br />aoDlLnt^^^n'h Parkway and Highway 12 than is proposed by the <br />“ “fhe^ed:^?:;?' ■ ™ » <br />Study D depicts 80-90,000 s.f. of office space in one- or two-story buildings south of Kellev <br />S U?50 f * f" ““«• Kel! ^ <br />r«idenlial/retail footprint is 190,000+ s.f. south of Kelley Parley, or toee times“he ^o^tlff <br />building mass (not even accounting for height) than the City had been contemplating. <br />#02-2719 Dahlslrom Development LLC <br />May 17.2002 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />--WI.'.ZL-vmxVr...______.-r:rSultt*a^ . -0»r"+ ;.-n-»rtWW+-e/T-vw-.-.