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CMP Part 4F,. Park. Open Space and Trail Plan <br />G. ORONO SPECIAL USE AREAS <br />Orono has a number of recreational or open space areas which do not fall strictly into <br />one of the categories listed above. Each of these has specific uses and conditions, and <br />each will be defined and described in a unique manner appropriate for that site. <br />Special use sites are any areas providing specialized or single -purpose recreation <br />activities such as golf courses, play fields, historic sites, marinas, conservatories, <br />arboretums, ice arenas or ski hills. These site serve the entire community and in some <br />cases neighboring communities. However, consistent with the facility, users are <br />normally specialized and represent small groups. Some special use sites (e.g. ice rinks) <br />are found within parks. Historical sites will be coordinated with the Minnesota <br />Historical Society and or other agencies and groups as appropriate, to aid in the <br />identification, interpretation and preservation of these sites. <br />Examples of special use areas include the Orono Golf Course, the Lee Carlson Baseball <br />Fields, and the historical Native American site on the Seven Nations Park property. <br />LL ORONO UNDESIGNATED OPEN SPACES <br />In addition to the parks, playfields, trails, conservation areas, lake access points <br />and special use areas noted above, the City has ownership or control of a <br />number of undesignated open space properties. These are properties that the <br />City has acquired over the years through a variety of means but which are not <br />necessarily intended to become an element of the park system. These parcels <br />include wetlands, steeply sloped or otherwise inaccessible platted lakeshore <br />corridors, parcels used for drainageways or stormwater management, etc. <br />I1 REGIONAL PARKS OPEN SPACE & RECREATION FACILITIES <br />A number of parks, open spaces and recreational facilities not owned or administered <br />by the City of Orono are located within the City boundaries. These sites and facilities <br />are of a regional nature, drawing visitors from both within and outside of the Orono. <br />Examples include: Baker Park Reserve Noerenberg Memorial Gardens, and the Dakota <br />Rail and Lake Independence Regional Trails (Three Rivers Park District); The Luce <br />Line Trail, Wolsfeld and Wood Rill SNA=s, and the Maxwell Bay Access (MnDNR); 4 <br />privately owned golf courses and country clubs, one of which is open to the general <br />public; and 5 commercial marinas providing a total of more than 400 rental boat slips <br />on Lake Minnetonka. A brief description of each regional facility is included in the <br />Park, Open Space and Trail System Inventory below. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-13 <br />