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Willow Bay Sanctuary Conservation Design Application <br /> 2. RESPONSE TO REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES <br /> Goals and Policies <br /> Conservation Design requires response to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection <br /> and Natural Resource Management, which are established in the Orono Community <br /> Management Plan, and to the recommendations contained within the Orono Natural Resources <br /> Inventory. <br /> The project is consistent with applicable Environmental Protection provisions set forth in the <br /> City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. These goals include: <br /> • Preserve marshlands, wetlands and natural drainage systems; <br /> • Manage surface water to protect the City from flooding and pollution; <br /> • Preserve native woodlands when possible; <br /> • Protect and preserve natural habitats; and <br /> • Protect land from soil erosion. <br /> The project is also consistent with applicable Policies for Natural Resource Management set <br /> forth in the City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. Relevant policies include: <br /> • Favoring natural drainageways and retention of runoff over storm sewers where feasible; <br /> • Protection and preservation of wetlands and marshlands; <br /> • Protection of lake resources, allowing reasonable access while preventing overcrowding; <br /> • Protection of lake shorelines and lake beds from alteration; <br /> • Restriction of floodplain development and alterations; <br /> • Protection of wetlands includes protection of adjacent upland buffers; <br /> • Inclusion of natural resource investigation as part of this development proposal; <br /> • Inclusion of on-site water retention facilities as part of this development plan; <br /> • Inclusion of erosion control as part of this development plan; <br /> • Application of erosion control BMPs to land alterations; <br /> • Adherence to Conservation Design principles; and <br /> • Retain natural woodlands and open space to the degree feasible. <br /> Rural Oasis Study <br /> Conservation Design requires response to the Rural Oasis Study contained in the City of Orono <br /> 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. <br /> The proposed project is located on Brown Road N, which is classified as a local public street <br /> according to the City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. The project area does <br /> not fall within or adjacent to a corridor documented in the Orono Rural Oasis Study. The nearest <br /> corridor shown in the Orono Rural Oasis Study is County Road 6, which is located about 0.4 <br /> 2 <br />