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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 />