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5. 6. 7. 8. The properly abuts U.S. Highway 12 as well as Outlet D, Sugar Woods, a segment of a future frontage road corridor platted within Sugar Woods. In 1987 the City adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 which planned for the future development of a frontage road between Brown Road and Willow Drive, paralleling Highway 12. The purpose of this planned frontage road is to reduce and/or eliminate access directly to and from Highway 12, generally for safety and traffic flow reasons. Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 specifically addresses road improvements needed prior to development of the commercial corridor: "Prior to the development of the commercial portion of this property, the existing intersection at BrowTi Road and Highway 12 shall be improved so that safety concerns associated with the current use and future increased use of this intersection arc addressed. Configuration of the frontage road and North Browm Road would be determined at the time of development." Orono’s 1994-95 reconstruction of Brown Road alleviated alignment concerns with the 12/Brown intersection, and Mn/DOPs 1995-96 safety improvements on Highway 12 similarly alleviated a number of safety concerns. The plat of Sugar Woods, completed in July 1989, included two commercially zoned parcels (Outlots E and F) abutting Highway 12. These two parcels were platted as outlots, rather than as buildable lots, because applicant at that time wished to delay decisions regarding future access to the commercial property until such time that it was developed. The Sugar Woods plat conformed to the comprehensive plan by creating Outlot D, a short segment of the future east/west frontage road. Outlot D, however, only provides a corridor from the west boundary of Sugar Woods to the northwest corner of Outlot F. The intent was that at some future time when Outlot F is developed, the remaining frontage road segment eastward to Brown Road would be defined and platted. Page 2 of8