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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> i <br /> 1. Focuses on downtown Long Lake remaining a strong retail azea, <br /> and helps preserve owner-operated small service businesses in <br /> Long Lake which are vital to Orono and Long Lake residents. <br /> 2. Focuses on maintaini.ng a vital downtown and "sense of place" for <br /> both Long I,ake and Orono. <br /> 3. A cornpact retail area encourages pedestrian activity. <br /> 4. It is easiez� to plan, coordinate and control the development of � <br /> more compact retail area than an extended retail strip. <br /> 5. Focusing development toward Brown Road could strengthen the <br /> ability to obtain desirable development on the north side of <br /> Wayzata Boulevard east of the Otten Brothers Nursery. <br /> 6. Enables better control over the amount of retail development that <br /> occurs along Wayzata Boulevard. <br /> 7. Providea the opporiunity to generate stable jobs in office, high <br /> tsch,rnedical, etc. <br /> 8. A more compact community scale retail area matches the design of <br /> new Highway 12 with no interchanges through Long Lake. <br /> 9. Limits the impact on north/south roadways (i.e. incz�eased traffic <br /> and activity levels) as compared to the more in.tense "big box" <br /> retail uses. <br /> 10. Maintains a lower activity level in�e area west of Willow Drive. <br /> 11. Wou1d create less pressure for providing an access from new <br /> Highway 12 to the retail area. <br /> Omno's 2000-2020 CMP reguided the easterly 4 acres of this area to <br /> allow for development of senior housing. The remainder of this area <br /> should be developed with a mix of conunercial uses includi.ng retail, <br /> service and office components. Access via a service road paralleling <br /> Wayzata Boulevard is still desirable rather than direct access to Wayzata <br /> Boulevard, since traffic levels are expected to aga.in creep upward, and the <br /> long-term need for a service road may again manifest itself. For this <br /> rea.son, it is in the best interests of the City and the business community to <br /> preserve at least a partiai service zoad corridor between Bmwn Road and <br /> Willow for future use which will provide a11 properties with access options <br /> other tban direct access from Wayzata Boulevard. The City supports the <br /> � .��� <br /> City of Orono Commnnity Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-40 <br />