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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> 7. Lake shorelines will be protected from alteration. Shoreland areas, <br /> whether bluff, beach or floodplain, are sensitive environmental features <br /> with significant impact on lake water quality, aesthetic values and land use <br /> function. These same factors act to draw development which can be <br /> destructive if not properly regulated. Natural vegetation in shoreland <br /> areas will be preserved insofar as practical and reasonable in order to <br /> retard surface runoff and soil erosion, and to utilize excess nutrients. <br /> Clearcutting will be prohibited. In areas of soil or wave action erosion, <br /> material stone rip rap shoreline protection will be encouraged. Where <br /> determined to be feasible and practical, alternative natural methods of <br /> shoreline protection other than rip-rap will be promoted. Excavation <br /> fillin� and other �rade chanaes at or near the shoreline for the sole purpose <br /> of accommodating development will be discouraged. <br /> 8. Development or alteration of floodplains will be restricted. Most of <br /> the City's identified floodplains are located along the shoreline or within <br /> designated marshlands and will be protected by regulations applicable to <br /> those areas. In addition, where floodplains do exist on otherwise dry <br /> buildable land, construction, filling or alteration will be strictly controlled <br /> so as to avoid flow restrictions, to avoid flood level increases on other <br /> properties, and to avoid costly flood damage or pollution dangers. <br /> 9. Natural resource investigation will be required as part of all <br /> development proposals. This will include topographical information, soil <br /> analysis, drainage plans, vegetation plans, erosion control measures and <br /> similar site data related to each project, whether public or private. <br /> 10. Orono's land use plan will promote the preservation of open space, <br /> light and air. Sufficient open spaces will be provided in each <br /> neighborhood and on each lot to prevent overcrowding and to ensure <br /> adequate light, air and recreation for all residents. <br /> 11. Private stewardship of land and resources is preferable to inflexible <br /> public control. Private ownership, maintenance and stewardship of the <br /> land, including open space and many types of improvements, is favored <br /> over public ownership as being in the best and most beneficial interests of <br /> the property owner and the public. providing for more intimate, responsive <br /> and economical land management. <br /> 12. All land owners must have equal land use opportunities. No land <br /> owner should be denied the right to develop his land by any staged <br /> growth, land banking or no-growth policy, provided the development can <br /> be accomplished within the performance standards, policies and <br /> requirements of the Community Management Plan. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-18 <br />