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� CMP Part 3B. Land lise Plan <br /> defined by this plan, the ban service area will not be expanded into the <br /> defined rural area and, rban services and facilities will not be extended <br /> � o the rural a for purposes of fostering or allowing increased <br /> development density in those areas. <br /> 10. The design and densitv of urban development will be controlled to <br /> assure protection of light, air and solar access for neighboring <br /> properties. Requirements for minimum lot size, amounts of open space, <br /> minimum yard setbacks, and maximum buildin� heights will be desi�ned <br /> to assure protection of these �•alues for all urban residents. <br /> ll. A significant amount of natural woodlands and open space will be <br /> retained on each property. Retention of the natural environment <br /> requires careful sitina and preservation of trees and open space on each <br /> urban property. <br /> 12. Land use standards will limit the impact of urban encroachment on <br /> Lake Minnetonka. Minimum lot width will space out docks ancl <br /> structural encroachments while increasing areas of natural veQetation. <br /> Lake use regulations promulgated by the Lake Minnetonka Conservation <br /> District and supplemented with City rebulations if necessary will limit the <br /> number of boats per property and the amount of public waters a�-ailable <br /> for pri��ate docking and boat storage. <br /> 13. Retention of natural vegetation will limit the impact of urbanization <br /> as visible from the lake. Building heights will be limited to less than the <br /> typical tree heiQht. Minimum areen belts will be provided ��ith <br /> prohibitions against clearcutting or excessive thinning of vegetation. <br /> Natural veRetation will be preserved on slopes and retainina wa11s will be <br /> discoura�ed except �hen absolutely necessary to prevent erosion, in <br /> which case they will be screened with natural ��egetation. <br /> RliRAL LAND tiSE POLICI ES <br /> 1. Orono's rural area will be resei-ved for permanent low-density <br /> i-esidential land use. Orono's rolling rural area is not suitable for <br /> commercial agriculture. Likewise, the delicate balance of stornl water <br /> nutrient loadiny vs. marshland assimilative capacity precludes expansion <br /> of the urban service area without major environmental problems for Lake <br /> Minnetonka. Therefore, the ideal land use for that portion of Orono <br /> located outside of the Urban Service Area is the planned low-density rural <br /> residential land use. Commercial and industrial uses will not be peinZitted <br /> in the rural area. <br /> City of Orono Communit��Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-21 <br />