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CMP Part 3B. General Lande Use Plan <br /> permitted to overburden these services at the expense of the existing users. <br /> 9. Land use standards will limit the impact of urban encroachment on Lake Minnetonka. <br /> Minimum lot width will space out docks and structural encroachments while increasing areas <br /> of natural vegetation. Lake use regulations promulgated by the Lake Minnetonka Conservation <br /> District and supplemented with City regulations if necessary will limit the number of boats per <br /> property and the amount of public waters available for private docking and boat storage. <br /> 10. 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 and retaining walls will be discouraged except <br /> when absolutely necessary to prevent erosion, in which case they will be screened with natural <br /> vegetation. <br /> Rural Land Use Policies <br /> Orono's rural area will be reserved for permanent low-density residential land use. Orono's <br /> rolling rural area is not suitable for commercial agriculture.Likewise,the delicate balance of storm <br /> water nutrient loading vs. marshland assimilative capacity precludes expansion of the urban <br /> service area without major environmental problems for Lake Minnetonka. Therefore, the ideal <br /> land use for that portion of Orono located outside of the Urban Service Area is the planned low- <br /> density rural residential land use. Commercial and industrial uses will not be permitted in the rural <br /> area. <br /> Orono's rural area provides the opportunity for quasi- agricultural land uses. Greenhouses, <br /> orchards, small hobby farms, riding stables, and recreation areas such as large golf courses and <br /> park reserves are not possible in more crowded urban areas but they are compatible with rural <br /> residential properties. Thus, the total commercial activity of Orono is broader and more varied <br /> than if the City were all urban or all rural. <br /> Rural density is limited by natural conditions.Development of rural Orono is naturally limited <br /> by a number of conditions including wetlands, steep slopes and areas of high water table, factors <br /> which influence building locations and transportation options as well as the location and spacing <br /> of on-site sewage treatment systems which rely on soil treatment of sewage effluent. <br /> The existing rural area will not be urbanized. Orono's Community Management Plan is not a <br /> staged growth plan. Municipal urban services will not be extended into the rural area or across <br /> open, rural lands. <br /> Rural land uses and densities do not require urban services. Urban services are not compatible <br /> with rural land use. Extension of certain urban services, such as extensive public road maintenance <br /> or municipal sewer or water cannot be economically justified or easily provided to developments <br /> in rural areas or at rural densities. <br /> Rural development will be subject to proven on-site sewage treatment capability. Future <br /> development in the rural area will be contingent upon the developer providing prior technical <br /> evidence that the site contains sufficient suitable land for all development, an acceptable primary <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3B, Page 11 <br />