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CMP Part 3B. Land Uk PI«w 1.Properly abutting the north tide of ciitling Highway 12 (Wayuta Boulevard) from Brown Road North lo Willow Drive. This area was reviewed as part of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 in 1989, resulting in a guide plan calling for commercial uses abutting Highway 12. with primary access to a service road connecting from Brown Road to Willow Drive, and elimination of direct access to Highway 12. The area b currently bounded on the north by existing residential development at densities ranging from 1 unit per 2 acres to I unit per 1.3 acres. The western half of thb area has since been developed via PUD as a nurseiy/garden center with included leasable commercial spaces. The cast half of this area includes a strip shopping center, a new 10,000 s.f. ofTice building, and a vacant 6.5 acre parcel at the northwest quadrant of Drown Road and Highway 12. The City Council in February 1998 adopted a General Concept Plan for development along Highway 12 indicating that the Council's vision includes community scale retail development (as opposed to regional or ‘big box' scale development) focused in a more compact area in or near downtown Long Lake (closer to Brown Road than to Willow Drive, at least in the short term) for the following reasons: I.Focuses on downtown Long I.ake remaining a strong retail area, and helps preserve owner-operated small service businesses in Long Lake which arc vital to Orono and Long Lake residents. Focuses on maintaining a vital downtown and "sense of place" for both Long Lake and Orono. 3 4. A compact retail area encourages pedestrian activity. It is easier to plan, coordinate and control the development of a more compact retail area than an extended retail strip. Focusing development toward Brown Road could strengthen the ability to obtain desirable development on the north side of Highway 12 cast of the Otten Brothers Nursery. 6. 7. Enables better control over the amount of retail development that occurs along Highway 12. Provides the opportunity to generate stable jobs in office, high tech, medical, etc. City of Orono Community Minae«mcnt Plan S(ft«ma(r_,iaas Pa|t3B-38 I 1