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CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br /> 5. Protect the City's ground water resources from pollution and from depletion. <br /> 6. Protect the City from air, water and noise pollution. <br /> 7. Preserve, conserve, and enhance open space, light and air, including solar access for all <br /> properties. <br /> 8. Preserve a reasonable amount of native woodlands as an integral part of Orono's heritage. <br /> 9. Protect and preserve a reasonable amount of natural wildlife habitat in woodlands and <br /> wetlands. <br /> 10. Protect the land from soil erosion and the hazards of dust and siltation. <br /> 11. Preserve greenways and open space corridors. <br /> 12. Promote conservation and enhancement of the quality of surface water and wetlands <br /> throughout Orono, particularly Lake Minnetonka. <br /> 13. Ensure the preservation and enhancement of the existing "rural character" of the city. <br /> 14. Preserve Orono's night skies and minimize light pollution. <br /> General Policies For Natural Resource Management <br /> 1. Orono will promote and support the formulation and implementation of environmental <br /> protection policies by other Lake Minnetonka area municipalities and responsible <br /> government agencies. <br /> 2 Environmental protection policies will continue to be utilized in the formation of all other <br /> goals and policies in this CMP. Orono's commitment to environmental quality is carried <br /> throughout each element in this comprehensive plan, coloring the goals, policies and <br /> implementation practices in every facet of municipal responsibility. <br /> 3. Development density will be limited to a level which will not overload the natural surface <br /> water drainage and filtration system. <br /> 4. Surface water runoff will be directed through the natural drainage system. Direct runoff <br /> into the lake will be avoided and will be prohibited whenever possible. <br /> 5. Natural drainageways will be favored over artificial storm sewers. Where storm sewers <br /> are needed, all efforts shall be taken to minimize their impacts on receiving waters. <br /> 6. The wetlands and marshlands of the city will be protected and preserved as wildlife <br /> habitats, as unique open spaces, and as the only economically practical method of flood <br /> protection and storm water runoff filtration. Orono's recently updated wetland protection <br /> ordinances in concert with the additional regulatory authority of the MCWD, the MnDNR, <br /> MnBWSR and the Corps of Engineers will continue to provide an aggressive program to retain <br /> and enhance the viability of the City's wetlands. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 18 <br />