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City of Orono 2000-2020 C� ,.��ehensive Management Plan <br /> � , General Land Use Plan, Section 3B • <br /> � Proposed Amendments 3/15/2007 <br /> Froposed deletions and additions to the existing text are shown in bold �*����/underline format. <br /> Urban Commercial Land Use <br /> Urban commercial development is limited to two areas which are provided with all the. : <br /> necessary urban services and facilities. The major commercial center of Orono will <br /> continue to be the crossroads center of Navarre. This area will provide sufficient . <br /> opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus adequate professional � <br /> � offices, to serve the needs of most Orono residents. Accessory functions such as offices . . <br /> and owner-occupied living units or limited multi-family developments will be considered � � ��. <br /> appropriate in or near the Navarre commercial area. The scale and type of retail uses � . <br /> in a pedestrian-friendly environment is the most important development parameter for . <br /> the Navarre commercial area. The City will encourage redevelopment of individual <br /> commercial sites in Navarre to allow for an expanded range of neighborhood services � <br /> � and local small business opportunities. � <br /> An additional commercial area is designated along Highway 12 where the availability of �� � � . . <br /> transportation and utilities as well as proximity to similar commercial developments in . <br /> Orono and Long Lake, make commercial use appropriate. � . <br /> - .--0nono wifl �eek to coordinate its commercial development planning related to Highway � <br /> 12 area with the City of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake downtown area remains <br /> vital and viable, to focUS retail,development in a compact down#o�r�m retail a.rea, and t4 <br /> ��iimit the ex�ension of reiail devefopment west of Willow Drive in Orono. <br /> The retail development in the Highway 12 area will be comrnunity/neighborhood scale � . <br /> rather than "big box" regional scale development. The types of retail uses w'rll be those <br /> that focus on providing services to the residents and businesses of Long Lake and � <br /> Orono, while also drawing from the traffic stream that will be on current Highway 12 . <br /> after the 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 Highway 12 area will encourage locally-owned and � �� <br /> . operated businesses that provide services to Orono and Long Lake residents. . <br /> Additionally, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian-friendly area. This involves <br /> providing trails/sidewalks along the roadways providing access to the retail uses. It also , <br /> involves providing public amenities that provide a sense of place and provide a , <br /> gathering place for the public. <br /> The two commercial areas along Highway 12 within Orono are identified in Map 3B-7 <br /> and include the fiolfowing: <br /> 1. Pro eri abutiin the north side of existing Highway 12 (Wayzata Boulevard) from • <br /> p Y g <br /> Brown Road North to Willow Drive, This area was reviewed as part of <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 in 1989, resulting in a guide plan calling for <br /> � ;y :�::..r ' r;,:=^.`, . ; f..� ';� <br /> S": '` .. .. ., , .. • <br /> . , . ' , • <br />