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The western half of this area has since been developed via PUD as_a <br />nurserv/garden center with included leaseable cotnnicrcial SD8C65± <br />The east half of this area includes a strip shopping center, a ngw <br />m ono s.f. office building, and a vacant 6.5 acre_parcd atJhe <br />northwest quadrant of Brown Road and Highway 12. <br />The City Council in February 1998 a^lopted a General Concept Plan <br />for development alone Highw ay 12 indicating that the Council s <br />vision includes ''community scale retail development fpcttscd in 9i <br />more compact in or near downtown Lons Lake (closer to Brpwn <br />Road than t.. Willow Drive . at least in the short term)” for the <br />following reasons: <br />I ^ Focuses on downtown Long Lake remaining a strong retail <br />area. <br />2^ Focuses on maintaining a vital downtown and "sense of place!! <br />for both Lone J ake and Orono. <br />2^ A compact retail area encourages pedestrian activity.. <br />4. It is easier to plan, coordinate and control the development of <br />a more compact retail area than an extended retail StriD^ <br />5, Focusing development toward Brown Road could strengthen <br />the ahilitv to ohtni» desirable development on the north side <br />of Highway H east of the Otten Brothers Nursery. <br />L <br />Fnables better control over the amount of retail developrneili <br />that occurs along Highway 12. <br />Provides the opportunity to genera te stable jobs in office, high <br />tech, medical, etc. <br />A more compact community scale retail area matches thfi <br />design of new Highway 12 with no interchanges through Long <br />lak&x <br />\ <br />IKL Maintains a lower activity 1e> el in the area west of WjllQW <br />Drive. <br />CMP3B-31