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LAND USE JUNE, 1980 7 . RURAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PROVEN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT 11 CAPABILITY. Future development in the rural area will be contingent upon the developer providing prior technical evidence that the site contains sufficient suitable land for all development , an acceptable primary drainfield area , and reserved space for at least one alternate drainfield area. The zoning area requirements for rural Orono will therefore be based upon minimum areas of dry buildable land exclusive of roadways , wetlands, streams or areas of high water table . 8. RURAL DEVELOPMENT MUST BE SELF-SUPPORTING. All future development in the rural area will be required to be proven self-supporting for the intended use , especially in terms of water supply, sewage treatment and internal improvement maintenance , so as to prevent extension of costly urban services into the rural area . 9 . RURAL LAND USE DENSITIES WILL ALLOW MAXIMUM RETENTION OF PRIVATE WOODS AND OPEN SPACE. Low rural densities will accommodate homesites without affecting the traditional vistas of open fields and woods . The retention of these woodlands and marsh- lands will then assure permanent habitat for our abundant wildlife . Public open space will be provided on a large-scale or Park 11 Reserve Basis , but neighborhood or mini-parks are unnecessary because of the large amount of available privately owned and maintained 11 open space . 10. RURAL WETLANDS AND MARSHLAND WILL BE MAINTAINED AND PROTECTED FOR SURFACE WATER RETENTION AND FILTRATION. As total population in the watershed increases , the total requirement for storm water filtration will increase . Orono ' s rural land use plans will protect all of our rural wetlands and marshland for future use as retention ponds and nutrient filters including the capability of accepting recycled urban storm water for increased nutrient filtration . 11 1 CMP 4-21