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Guiding Principle#1: Promote ecologically sensitive stormwater management. <br /> Applying an ecologically-based stormwater management system <br /> will improve ecosystems by reducing both reliance on manmade <br /> infrastructure and reducing downstream runoff of contaminants. <br /> Guidin� Principle #2: Establish and maintain native ecological communities. <br /> Conserving and improving natural and semi-natural areas will <br /> provide wildlife habitat and support natural ecological functions <br /> (i.e. drainage, filtering, buffering, etc). <br /> Guidin�Principle#3: Establish and maintain ecological connections. <br /> Creating ecological connections will enhance stormwater <br /> collection and conveyance, promote ecological and wildlife <br /> corridors, and provide recreational opportunities for residents. <br /> Guiding Principle#4: Preserve and augment corridor enclosure. <br /> Maintaining and improving the extent of roadway corridor <br /> enclosures will promote community aesthetics associated with the <br /> city's rural character. <br /> Guidin� Princinle#5: Preserve views. <br /> Mitigating the visual impacts of development will also preserve the <br /> aesthetic elements of the landscape. <br /> Guiding Principle #6: Preserve and maintain landmarks and unique points of local <br /> character. <br /> Preserving distinct cultural features will maintain a familiar sense <br /> of place in the community. <br /> Development Concepts <br /> The Development Concepts presented by consultants at the third workshop serve as case studies <br /> for a new method of designing and reviewing development in the City of Orono, based on the <br /> techniques of Conservation Design. This method was developed in the Rural Oasis Project and <br /> applied to potential development sites within the city. In general, the two-part process first <br /> considers the water quality, adjacent corridor character, views, and housing types/character of a <br /> potential development site. Next, a concept design is created specifically for the site based on <br /> the findings of the initial analysis and the Guiding Principles established above. Analysis of the <br /> development site entails the assessment of both its ecological and aesthetic resources, which <br /> City of Orono DSU, Inc <br /> Draft CPA 7 August, 2005 <br />