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r> rMPPartSB. Land Use PUo Urban Commercial Land Use Urban commercial development is limited to t>^’o areas which are provided with all the necessary urban services and facilities. The major commercial center of Orono will continue to be the crossroads center of Navarre. This area will provide sufficient opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus adequate professional ofTices, to serve the needs of most Orono residents. Accessory functions such as offices and owner-occupied living units or limited multi-family developments will be considered appropriate in or near the Navarre commercial area. The scale and t>*pc of retail uses in a pedestrian-friendly environment is the most important development parameter for the Navarre commercial area. The City will encourage redevelopment of individual commercial sites in Navarre to allow tor an expanded range of neighborhood services and local small business opportunities. An additional conmcrcial area is designated along High\^*ay 12 where the availability of transportation and utilities as well as proximity to similar commercial developments in Orono and Long Lake, make commercial use appropriate. Orono will coordinate its commercial development planning related to Highway 12 area with the City of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake downtown area remains vital and viable, to focus retail development in a compact downtown retail area, and to prevent the exterision of retail development w est of Willow Drive in Orono. The retail development in the Highway 12 area will be comraunity/neighborhood scale rather than *big box ’ regional scale development The types of retail uses will be those that focus on providing services to the residents and businesses of Long Lake and Orono, while also drawing from the traffic stream that will be on current Highway 12 after the Highway 12 Reroute is open. However, the retail development is not to draw substantial traffic from l^yond Orono. The dcvclopr-.fr.! plans for the Highway 12 area will encourage locally- owned and operated businesses that provide services to Orono and Long Lake residents. Additionally, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian- friendly area. This involves providing trails/sidewalks along the roadways providing access to the retail uses. It also involves providing public amenities that provide a sense of place and provide a gathering place for the public. The two commercial areas along Highway 12 within Orono arc identified in Map 3B-7 and include the following: City of Orono Cooioittotty Management Plan SepMiacr^SOOO Poge 3B-37