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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> Urban Commercial Land Use � <br /> Urban commercial development is lunited to two areas which are provided <br /> , with all the necessary urban services and facilities. The major cornmercial <br /> center of Orono will continue to be the crossroads center of Navarre. This <br /> area will provide sufficient opporhuuiy for.neighborhood retail and service <br /> - businesses, plus adequate professional offices, to serve the needs of most <br /> Orono residents. Accessory functions such as offices an.d owner-occupied <br /> � living units or limited multi-family developments will be considered <br /> appropriate in or near the Navarre commercial area. The scale and type of <br /> retail uses in a pedestrian-friendly environinent is the most important � <br /> developmeilt parameter for the Navarre commercial area. The City will � <br /> encourage redevelopment of individual commercial sites in Navarre to allow . <br /> for an expanded range of neigliborhood services and local small business <br /> opportunities. . <br /> � An additional commercial area is designated along Highway 12 where the <br /> availability of transportation and utiiities as well as proximity to similar <br /> � commercial developments in Orono and Long Lake, make commercial use <br /> appropriate. <br /> Orono will coordinate its commercial development plamv.ng related to <br /> Highway 12 area with �lie Cify of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake <br /> downtown axea remains vital and viable, to focus retail development ui a <br /> compact downtown retail area, and to prevent the extension of retail <br /> � development west of Willow Drive in Orono. � <br /> The retail development in the Highway 12 area will be <br /> conununity/neighborhood scale rather than `big box' regional scale <br /> development. The types of retail uses will be those that focus on providing <br /> services to the residents and businesses of Long Lake and Orouo,while also � <br /> drawing from the traffic stream that will be on current Highway 12 after the <br /> � Highway 12 Reroute is open. However,the retail development is not to draw <br /> substantial traffic from beyond Orono. <br /> The development plans for the Higliway 12 area will encourage locally- <br /> . . owned and operated businesses thatprovide services to Orono and Long Lake <br /> residents. Additionally, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian- <br /> friendly area. Tlus involves providing trails/sidewalks along the roadways <br /> providing access to the retail uses. It also involves providing public . <br /> amenities that provide a sense of place and provide a gathering place for the <br /> public. ' <br /> The two coi�unercial areas along Highway 12 within Orono are identified ui <br /> Map 3B-7 and include tlie following: <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan Page 3B-37 <br /> 5eptcmbcr 20U0 <br />