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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 4. #02 -2789 Dahlstrom Development LLC— Highway 12 at Willow Drive (NW • Quadrant) —Comp Plan Amendment/PUD Rezoning /Concept Plan Review — Continued recommended that Council guide the appropriate spaces defined by Willow on the east and Old Crystal Bay on the west, Highway 12 on the south and Willow View development boundary on the north for possible retail that is not accessory to an office or anything else. They recommended that allowed retail uses be accessory to the residents of this development and surrounding community. They discussed, but did not reach a conclusion concerning whether grocery was an acceptable use for that parcel. They expressed concern about traffic impacts and suggested a traffic study would be very helpful. Gaffron stated that staff recommended against allowing a grocery store as proposed. Staff agreed with the Planning Commission that some minimal level of limited retail uses on the northwest corner of 12/Willow would be appropriate, including the restaurant use. In general the office market in that area is not strong, however, they have seen that uses such as the medical office building previously discussed are viable in the area. The City spent considerable time developing its 2000 -2020 Community Management Plan (CMP). The applicants' proposed conversion from commercial office use to multifamily residential south of Kelley Parkway, would result in an overall residential density . significantly higher than the City intended for the property, and significantly increase the intensity and massing of structural development along Kelley Parkway. He asked Council to consider: 1. if it supported the CMP Amendment request for conversion from commercial office to multifamily residential and rezoning from RR -1B to RPUD for the area between Highway 12 and Kelley Parkway, 2. if it supported the CMP Amendment and rezoning from RR -1B to B -6 PUD for some level of retail commercial use at the northwest corner of the 12/Willow intersection that is not strictly accessory to the office use, 3. if it supported the proposed 30,000 s.f. grocery store element of the development plan at the intersection of 12/Willow. Steve Johnston, applicant and Orono resident, stated he is president of Landform, Inc., and all aspects of the project design would be handled within the 55- person firm. They were after a high level of detail and quality, and they focus on walkable neighborhood plans. He stated that they were currently researching the size of grocery store that the community would support and felt it was probably closer to 22,000 s.f. than the proposed 30,000 s.f. Their level of quality development could be supported by the property values in Orono and there is demand in the community for that type of housing. The City would benefit from adding life cycle housing to the community. The development includes 2.5 miles of trails and sidewalks. They estimated the development would provide $500,000 in park • 3