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R04-297�5tonebay Outlot A �' � `� � � <br /> CM�'Amendment Text ' <br /> April 15,2004 � . . <br /> Page.2 ' . � <br /> , "The iwo comrnercial a�eas alon�Higl.Zway 12 witliin Orono are identified in Map 35-7 and'uiclude <br /> the followi.n�: � <br /> 1. Property abutting the north side of existing Higb�t�vay X2(�4�Vayzata Boulevard)from <br /> Bxotvn�2oad Nortb.to'4ViJIow Drive. Tlus area was revi.ewed as part of Comprehezzsive <br /> � Plan Ainendineiit No,2 in 1989,resultin�in a juide plan calling for corrunercial uses <br /> abutting Hijhway 12,with pri�.nary access to a service road connectin;fiom Bro�m Ro ad <br /> to Willow Drive,and eliniination of d'u-ect access to Higl.iway 12. The area is cttn eiltly � <br /> • bounded on the north by existuig xesidential development at deilsities rani7in�froin 1 Lu.ut <br /> per 2 acres to 1 unit per 1.3 acres. � <br /> T11e westem half of tlus area has since Ueen developed via PUD as a ul.0 sery/�arden center <br /> �. wit11 iiicluded leasable com�.Yiercial spaces. The east half of tllis area includes a sttip � <br /> . shoppin�center,a new 10,000 s.f. office buildi.i�.g, a�.1d a vacant 6.5 acre parcel at tlie <br /> . � � noi-thwest quadrant of Browiz Road and Highrvay 12. <br /> The City Council in February 1998 adopted a Geiieral Concept Plan for developinent <br /> aiong Hi�liway 12 indicating tllat the Council's vision includes community scale retail <br /> � development(as opposed to rejional or`bigbox'scale development)£ocused in a more <br /> coLnpact area in or near downtown Long Lake(closer to Brown Road tha�1 to Willow <br /> . Drive, at least in the sliort tenn) for the follotivin�reasons; <br /> . 1. Focuses on downtown Loizg Lake reinaiuing a stron�retail area, and helps � <br /> preserve owizer-operated sinall service businesses ui Long Lake which are vital <br /> to Orono a�1d Lon�Lake residents. <br /> 2. Focuses oii n1au�.tainuig a vital downtov�n�.and"sense ofplace"forbotti Long Lake <br /> and Orono. <br /> 3. A conzpact retail axea encourages pedesh-ian activity, <br /> 4. It is easier to plan,coordinate and coiitrol the development of amore compact <br /> retail area than an extended retail strip. � <br /> 5. Focusinjdevelopmenttor,vardBrawnRoadcouldstren�thentheabilitytoobtain <br /> desirable developnnettt on tlie i-�ortli side oi Highway 12 east of the Otten Brothers <br /> � Nursery, <br />