04-15-2019 Planning Commission Packet

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City of Orono— Conservation Design Checklist BASIC APPLICATION AND PLAN REQUIREMENTS Sec. 78-1634. Application requirements and procedures. Item Development Steps Action Item 1. Review and provide written response to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management as established in the Orono Community Management Plan and the recommendations contained within in the Orono Natural Resources Inventory. The intent is to establish the property's ecological connections both within Orono and as part of the regional ecological system. 2. Rural Oasis Study If the property exists adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, review and respond to the existing aesthetic and ecological analysis. If the property is NOT adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, developer shall have a qualified consultant prepare a similar analysis and submit it to the city for review. This analysis shall include the documentation of: a. Views, b. Corridor enclosure, c. And landmarks through a plan analysis and photographs. Developer shall be charged a standard fee established in the city fee schedule to cover the expenses of the city in hiring a consultant to review the ecological site analysis submitted by the developer. 3. Natural Resource Inventory. Include all the following elements: a. Review and document the MLCCS data pertinent to the site. b. Tree survey OK Include all significant individual trees greater than six in. diameter, and stands of trees, identifying tree species and size. Not needed because tree habitat dominated by Box Elder nearly exclusively. c. Wetland Inventory and Wetland Buffer OK Include delineation reports. d. Topographic survey OK Include existing drainage patterns e. Site Analysis Analysis of the site based on the findings and recommendations of the Orono Natural Resources Inventory with regards to: • Conceptual greenways and open space corridors; • Existence of rare plant communities;