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CMP Part 3C. Housing Plan <br />income persons who cannot undertake the needed work within their means. Maintaining <br />existing neighborhoods and existing homes enables maintenance of affordability. Replacement <br />of these homes, even with higher density development, would result in substantially increased <br />housing prices. The City will promote private and subsidized public rehabilitation efforts to <br />improve the existing housing stock, to improve and maintain the neighborhoods, and most <br />importantly to improve the living conditions of the affected citizens. <br />7. The City will promote development or rehabilitation that is compatible with the existing <br />neighborhood. The City will encourage all homeowners and developers to be conscious of the <br />neighborhood, the site and the environment in the design and improvement of residential <br />properties. The City will encourage, and in many cases, require the retention of woods and <br />vegetation, open spaces, light, air and scenic views. No new development will be permitted to <br />conflict with or to adversely affect the established neighborhood character. <br />Rural Housing Policies <br />L Housing in rural Orono will be limited to single family homes at established rural <br />densities. The majority of the rural area has been zoned to require a minimum of 2 acres of <br />dry buildable land per residential lot, with an area in the northwest corner of the City <br />requiring at least 5 dry buildable acres. <br />2 The City will promote rehabilitation of existing older or substandard rural homes. <br />Rural Orono contains a significant number of older homes, which also require repair, energy <br />conservation measures or major rehabilitation. These rural owners also require the same <br />type of assistance often reserved for urban areas. Therefore, the City will promote private <br />and subsidized public rehabilitation efforts in both urban and rural housing improvements <br />programs. <br />HOUSING ACTION PLAN <br />Orono's Housing Action Plan is a set of implementation policies designed to achieve the above stated <br />Housing Goals and Planning Policies. <br />A top priority in Orono must be improving the housing conditions of persons who are presently <br />inadequately housed and eliminating substandard housing. There are deteriorated and dilapidated housing <br />units located throughout the City. Orono's Housing Action Plan is aimed principally at improving the <br />condition of Orono's older homes, both urban and rural, and improving the housing conditions of Orono's <br />many low, moderate and fixed income residents. <br />L Orono will cooperate with neighboring cities to fulfill area -wide housing needs. Most apparent is <br />the need of many senior Orono residents who desire to live in the immediate area, but who cannot find <br />available senior housing. Orono will actively participate with nearby municipalities to facilitate the <br />provision of senior housing at locations that are near to home yet also convenient to necessary <br />shopping, transportation and medical facilities. <br />2 Orono will continue to participate in housing rehabilitation subsidy programs. Many Orono <br />residents, both urban and rural, are occupying older housing that has code -related structural, safety or <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3C, Page 14 <br />