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& f.' CITY OF October 18,2002 LONG LAKE Qty of Orono Attn: MIkeGaffron P.O. Box 66 OystBl Bay, MN 55323-0056 Re: Stonebay Plan Review Dear Mike: The Qty of Long Lake has received the October 18, 2002 staff report and a copy of the plans for the 167 unit Stonebay development (application #02-2840) located on the north side of West Wayzata Boulevard between Willow Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road. We appreciate the opportunity to add to the public discussion of this proposal, which appears to have many strong elements that may complement or directly benefit the aty of Long Lake. The purpose of this letter is to provide comments on these plans. Of primary concern is the future development of the four oudots, in particular Outlets A and D, and how the development of these outlots may be beneficial or harmful to our community. Community Management Plan Map 3B-7 identifies this area as Parcel Group 1, which further refines the Xommerciar guidance for this area as office and retail that Is accessory to the office. We understand that these outlets are not proposed to be developed at this time, and an additional public review will be required when development is proposed. The Long Lake Planning Commission supports steeing these parcels for office development, and to a limited degree, limited scale retail that is cleariy and directly associated with the office land use. The office land use would compliment our efforts to Implement the Downtown Master Plan, which encourages the intensification of the downtown area by bringing more people to our community during traditional business hours. P^mittlng non-local, medium- or large-scale retail uses to spread along the existing Highway 12 corridor would significantly impede the short- and long-term success of the downtown core. Limiting the possibility of future retail and related commercial development supports our historic ^forts to encourage the clustering of retail and related commercial development in the downtown area to work towards acNeving a greater critical mass to support a more diverse and lively downtown jrea. We are also encouraged that the additional households in this development and the new senior housing project will live In such dose proximity to the downtown. This expanded population base will undoubtedly enrich and support the shops, services, and other activities found In downtown Long Lake. 1964 Park Avenue • P.O. Bnx 606 • Long UIk. Mionccou 55356 • 952-473-6961 • 932-476-9622 (fw) • hnp7/www.ci.U>ng-I«ke.a a.ua €00/t00*d 0C6tf 3XV1 S.*iOl JO AIIO 2296 9Lt 296 6I59I tOOZiIZ'lOO