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C:.,�••,.. -��; <br /> �.��•-'� ��` <br /> ` J � O� <br /> • O O <br /> ��b. - CITY of ORONO <br /> � � <br /> �� �'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> �. � ��kESH�4� N O. ��.�_�� . <br /> ' RESOLUTION ADOPTING A <br /> . GENERAL CONCEPT PLAN <br /> FOR DEVELOPMENT ALONG HIGHWAY 12 <br /> WI�REAS,the update of the City's Land Use Plan is an important element of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan update process; and : <br /> WI�REAS,the construction of new Highway 12 will have a significant impact ori� � <br /> land use along both new and old Highway 12; and � <br /> WHEREAS, developers are currently pursuing sites for retail development <br /> throughout the Highway 12 area; and <br /> • WHEREAS, it is important that the Council has a clear vision for land use along <br /> Highway 12 to guide its review of proposals for development along Highway 12; and <br /> WI�REAS,the Highway 12 area has,in recent years,been the subject of extensive <br /> study by the City; and <br /> WI�REAS,at its February 12 work session,the Council reviewed several general <br /> concept plans for development along Highway 12 as a way to clarify its vision for how the Highway � <br /> 12 area should develop; and <br /> Wi�REAS,the consensus of the Council at the work session was that community <br /> . scale retail development focused in a more compact area in or near downtown Long Lake (closer to . <br /> Brown Road than to Willow Drive, at least in the short-term) most closely reflects the Council's <br /> vision for the Highway 12 area; and <br /> WHEREAS,this concept plan has the following benefits: <br /> 1. Focuses on downtown Long Lake remaining a strong retail area. <br /> � Page 1 of 3 <br />