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CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br /> 16. Erosion control Best Management Practices shall be applied to all land alteration <br /> projects. <br /> 17. Citizen efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment will be encouraged. The <br /> City will encourage individual citizens and private groups or organizations to be pro-active in <br /> the preservation of the environment in which they live.Activities such as reforestation,prairie <br /> and wetland restoration, buckthorn removal, minimizing use of phosphorus on lawns <br /> establishment of lakeshore buffer strips and rain gardens, lake and stream trash cleanup, and <br /> other citizen-driven efforts are an important element in Orono's commitment to environmental <br /> protection. <br /> 18. Protection and preservation of greenways and open space corridors will be considered as <br /> part of the development process. The City will strive to provide connectivity between and <br /> among natural and semi- natural open spaces. Remnant natural areas will be preserved to the <br /> greatest extent possible, and will be connected where appropriate by greenways that may <br /> incorporate water resources and larger wetland systems, semi-natural communities, and <br /> restoration of degraded natural areas. <br /> 19. New development will be required to adhere to the methods of Conservation Design in <br /> order to achieve the City's environmental protection goals.New development shall adhere <br /> to the six Guiding Principles established through the Orono Rural Oasis Study,including: <br /> • Promotion of ecologically sensitive stormwater management. <br /> • Establishment and maintenance of native ecological communities. <br /> • Establishment and maintenance of ecological connections. <br /> • Preservation and augmentation of corridor enclosures. <br /> • Preservation of views. <br /> • Preservation and maintenance of landmarks and unique points of local character. <br /> 20. Preservation of Orono's dark night skies will be promoted by encouraging the use of <br /> appropriate outdoor lighting design. <br /> Urban Area Policies for Natural Resource Management <br /> 1. Land use standards will limit the impact of urban encroachment on Lake Minnetonka. <br /> Minimum lot widths will space out docks and structural encroachments while increasing areas <br /> of natural vegetation. The City will support the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District in its <br /> ongoing efforts to limit the number of boats per property and the amount of public waters <br /> available for private docking and boat storage. <br /> 2. Retention of natural vegetation will limit the impact of urbanization as visible from the <br /> lake.Building heights will be limited to less than the typical tree height.Minimum green belts <br /> will be provided with prohibitions against clearcutting or excessive thinning of vegetation. <br /> Natural vegetation will be preserved on slopes. Retaining walls will be discouraged except <br /> when absolutely necessary to prevent erosion, in which case they will be screened with natural <br /> vegetation. Changes to the topography of lakeshore lots with the intent of creating `walkout' <br /> situations will be discouraged because such land alterations result in an unnatural lakeshore <br /> character. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 20 <br />