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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY <br />Construction of the Lino Lakes Town Center/Village has started with the phase one focus on <br />public oriented service projects. This will provide the city with a defined business center near the <br />freeway interchange, an architectural example for quality and style of building design, a community <br />center for both activity and sense of identity, an environmentally sensitive urban development, and <br />planned area where residents may live and work. <br />Progress has been made with expansion of current businesses and additional new light industrial <br />and commercial projects. These changes increase tax revenue and job opportunities for residents <br />of Lino Lakes. <br />Recommendations: <br />Continue to work toward achieving a favorable balance between commercial/ <br />industrial vs. residential development and monitoring and/or changing zoning and <br />land usage to accomplish this balance. <br />• Incorporate results of the transportation plan (from Comprehensive Plan) to define <br />future transportation needs and roadway construction. <br />• Review and create more defined and extensive requirements for business buffers, <br />landscape and architectural criteria. <br />• Improve communication by delivering information in understandable terminology, <br />city's planning and decision processes, but also allowing the citizens a more <br />interactive role in that process. <br />4 <br />