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CITYof ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 4 1 R o <br />The property is served by municipal sewer and water. <br />5. The property abuts U.S. Highway 12 as well as Outlot D, Sugar Woods, a <br />segment of a proposed future frontage road corridor platted within Sugar Woods. <br />6. In 1987 the City adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 which planned <br />for the future development of a frontage road between Brown Road and Willow <br />Drive, paralleling Highway 12. In 1987 it was anticipated that traffic on <br />Highway 12 would continue to increase as a result of the upcoming completion <br />of Interstate Highway 394. The purpose of this planned frontage road was <br />to reduce and/or eliminate access directly to and from Highway 12, generally for <br />safety and traffic flow reasons. Comprehensive Plan Amendiwcnt No. 2 <br />specifically addressed road improvements needed prior to development of the <br />commercial corridor as follows: <br />"Prior to the development of the commercial portion of this property, the <br />existing intersection at Brown Road and Highway 12 shall be improved <br />so that safety concerns associated with the current use and future <br />increased use* of this intersection are addressed. Configuration of the <br />frontage road and North Brown Road would be determined at the time <br />of development." <br />Orono ’s 1994-95 reconstruction of Brown Road alleviated alignment concerns <br />with the 12/Brown intersection, and Mn/DOTs 1995-96 safety improvements on <br />Highway 12 similarly alleviated a number of safety concerns. <br />7. The plat of Sugar Woods, completed in July 1989, included two commercially <br />zoned parcels (Outlots E and F) abutting Highway 12. These two parcels were <br />platted as outlots, rather than as buildable lots, because the Applicant at that time <br />wished to delay decisions regarding future access to the commercial property <br />until such time that it was developed. <br />8. The Sugar Woods plat conformed to the comprehensive plan by creating Outlot <br />D. a short segment of the proposed future east/west frontage road. Outlot D, <br />however, onlv provides a corridor from the west boundaiy of Sugar Woods to <br />Page 2 of 10