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CMP Part 2. Community Management Plan Foundation <br /> 5. Future expansions of the sewer system into the Rural Area to solve existing <br /> neighborhood sewage treatment problems or along the lakeshore to avoid or <br /> eliminate potential negative impacts on lake water quality will not result in a <br /> reclassification of those neighborhoods from Rural to Urban. Expansion of the <br /> sewer system into the Rural Area will not result in the provision of additional urban <br /> services, nor will it result in changes to allowed development densities. <br /> 6. Additional urban development will occur only in the designated Urban Area. <br /> Additional urban development will occur in the urbanized areas consistent with the <br /> capacities of the existing urban services and at limited densities consistent with all <br /> environmental constraints. <br /> 7. Additional rural development will occur in the designated Rural Area. Additional <br /> rural residential and quasi-agricultural development can occur in the rural areas without <br /> taxing the limited capacities of existing rural services. Rural development will occur at <br /> limited densities consistent with self-supporting on-site sewer and water services and <br /> with maintenance of natural amenities, open space and other rural community <br /> characteristics. <br /> 8. Natural features and sensitive environments will be protected by ordinances based <br /> upon extensive inventory, analysis and established environmental protection <br /> guidelines. Natural resource information will be used and evaluated in review of all <br /> significant land use developments. Ordinance provisions will be reasonably <br /> established, fairly interpreted and strictly enforced. <br /> 9. Historically significant buildings, places and settings will be identified and <br /> preserved. The character of Orono receives much of its identity from our unique <br /> pattern of development. Individual sites provide a glimpse into the past and are a <br /> valuable addition to Orono Character. These sites include the Orono Golf Course, and <br /> the Pillsbury Summer House. Programs will be established to identify and help <br /> preserve this heritage for future generations. Where necessary, special consideration <br /> will be made to encourage retention of significant public or private amenities. <br /> 10. Housing programs will be pursued to provide safe, affordable homes for all <br /> citizens. Housing opportunities will be provided for citizens of all ages and income <br /> levels either within Orono or within the adjacent town centers of Long Lake and Spring <br /> Park where the necessary support services for a wider range of housing opportunities <br /> are readily available.Rehabilitation programs will be identified and stressed to increase <br /> the livability and energy efficiency of the existing housing stock. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 2, Page 15 <br />