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GOALS AND PO i( LE <br /> JUNE, 1980 <br /> 2 . TO RETAIN THE EXISTING URBAN-RURAL LAND USE PATTERN ON A PERMANENT <br /> BASIS. <br /> 3 . TO MAINTAIN OUR LOCAL CHARACTER AND IDENTITY. <br /> 4 . TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR MANY NATURAL RESOURCES INCLUDING ALL <br /> LAKES, CREEKS, MARSHES, WETLANDS, WOODLANDS, GROUND WATER AND <br /> STEEP SLOPES. <br /> 5. TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, LIGHT, AIR AND SOLAR ACCESS FOR ALL CITIZENS. <br /> 6. TO PROTECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. <br /> 7. TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AT DENSITIES CONSISTENT WITH <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE PLANNED LAND USE PATTERN. <br /> 8 . TO PROTECT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE CITY, PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE <br /> LEVEL OF SERVICES AT MINIMAL COST TO THE TAXPAYER. <br /> ORONO ' S PLANNING POLICIES <br /> 1. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE GUIDED TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE TH <br /> MINNETONKA WATERSHED. Lake Minnetonka has local and E LAKE <br /> regional significance as a vital ingredient in human <br /> experience and in the quality of life of all Orono <br /> residents . No development will be permitted that <br /> would have a detrimental effect on the Lake . <br /> 2 . URBANIZATION WILL NOT BE EXPANDED INTO THE EXISTING RURAL AREAS. <br /> Orono ' s CommunityManagement �� <br /> Plan is not a staged <br /> growth plan and therefore the Urban Service Area <br /> will not be expanded into the Rural Service Area . <br /> Urban services will not be expanded into the Rural ;) <br /> Service Area. <br /> 3. THE EXISTING URBAN SERVICE AREA IS FIXED. Orono ' s <br /> Urban Service Area <br /> (MUSA) is fixed by the various <br /> elements of the Community Management Plan , and is <br /> legally described as shown on Map No. 6 . <br /> 4. ADDITIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT WILLOCCUR <br /> IN <br /> SERVICE AREA. Additional urban devvelopmentYwillTHE DESIGNATED URBAN <br /> occur in the urbanized areas consistent with the <br /> capacities of the existing urban services and at <br /> limited densities consistent with all environmental <br /> constraints . <br /> I <br /> CMP 2-2 <br />