03-19-2007 Planning Commission Packet

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. . � � - #04-2974 Stonebay Outlot A . CMP Amendment Text . � `� ��""� � April 15,2004 Page 1 Amendment to 2000-2020 CMP Text�ts Annroved by City Council 4-12-04 Part 1. The text below is excerpted directly from the 2000-2020 Conmlunity Management Plan as an introduction to the proposed amendment teat wliich follows as Part 2. Deletioiis and additioiis to the existing text are sliown in bold s#��ee�r�/underline format. Land Use Plan, CMP Section 3B,Pages 38-37 thru 3B-40 "Urban Commercial Land Use Urban commercial development is limited to two areas which are provided with all the necessary urban services and facilities. The major conlniercial center of Orono will contimie to be the crossroads center of Navarre. This area will provide sufficient opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus adequate professional offices, to serve tlie needs of inost Orono residents. Accessory fiinctions such as offices and owner-occupied living units or limited inulti-family developments will be considered appropriate in or near the Navarre cormnercial area. The scale and type of retail uses in a pedestrian-friendly environment is the inost inlportant development paraineter for the Navarre conimercial area. The City wi11 eiicourage redevelopment of individual commercial sites in Navarre to allow for an exparided range of neighborhood services and local sniall busiiiess opporhinities. An additional commercial area is designated along Highway 12 where the availability of transportation aud utilities as well as proximity to similar commercial developments in Oroiio and Long Lake,nlake conunercial use appropriate. Orono will seek to coordinate its conunercial development planning related to the Highway 12 area with the City of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake dov�nitown area reiiiains vital and viable, to focus retail development in a compact downtown retail area, and to}��#limit the extension of retail development west of Willow Drive in Orono. Tlie retaii development in the Highway 12 area will be conununity/neighborhood scale rather thau `big box' regioiial scale development. The types of retail uses will be those that focus on providing services to the residents and busuiesses of Long Lake and Orono, � while also drawing fioin the traffic streain tllat will be on cturent Highway 12 after the Highway 12 Reroute is open. However, the retail developnlent is iiot to draw substantial traffic fronz beyond Orono. The development plans for the Highway 12 area will encourage locally-owned and operated businesses that provide services to Orono and Loiig Lake residents. Additionally, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian-friendly area. Tlus involves providing t�ails/siciewalks alon�tlle roadways provid'uig access to the retail uses. It also involves providing public amenities that provide a sense of place and provide a gatliering place for the public."