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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />[ <br />r <br />I <br />36. Orono will promote energy conservation methods and procedures. The <br />Building Inspection Department will actively keep abreast of all new systems <br />and products and will assist all homeowners in auditing and improving the <br />energy efficiency of their homes. Orono will actively pursue and advertise all <br />available programs for energy conservation funding. <br />4r <br />53. <br />62. <br />?4. <br />Orono will subsidize land costs for certain new low and moderate income <br />housing opportunities. Zoning variance s will be granted whenever <br />reasonabl e to allow use of existing urban lots for new moderate income <br />pro^'idi <br />L <br />h ousing.-Tax*f orfeited lots will be purchase d for resale at cost to <br />min imal cost property for th e cons truction of low and moderately pneed <br />h ousing: <br />Orono wiH may encourage developers to provide a variety of housing <br />types and cost ranges. Whenever a multiple family or clustered housing <br />development is proposed, Orono will actively encourage setting aside a <br />reasonable number of units for large families and/or for low and moderate <br />income families. Orono will participate and assist developers in applications <br />for loan guarantees or other suitable forms of housing subsidy aids which <br />may be available. Orono does not hav e suitable land for extensive new <br />development and therefore will not individually pursue nc"vv construction <br />subsidy programs. In addition. Orono is philosophically opposed to rcgrcssi\ c <br />subsidy programs that place ex.^cssivc burdens or debts on future la.\payers. <br />There fore. Orono will be extremr.ly reluctan t to participate in long term or <br />open “cn ded programs such as 1 lUD Section 8\ <br />Orono will cooperate with neighboring cities to fulfill area-wide housing <br />needs. Most apparent is the need of manv etderlr senior Orono residents who <br />desire to live in the immediate area, but who cannot find available elderly <br />senior housing. Orono will actively participate with nearby municipalities tn <br />poolin g of quotas;-allocations, bonding capacity , subsidy dollars and/or staff <br />ex pertise in order to work toward jointly providing cost effective elderly <br />senior housing at locations that are near to home yet also convenient to <br />necessary shopping, transportation and medical facilities. <br />Housing construction will be subject to uniform state building code <br />requirements but will not be burdened with unnecessary zoning <br />requirements. Orono does not intend to require arbitrary minimum dwelling <br />sizes or minimum amenity installations as these artificial standards only drive <br />up the cost of housing while limiting the buyer ’s freedom of choice. Zoning <br />standards for lot area and lot density will be based strictly upon <br />environmental concerns and public facilities availability. Zoning performance <br />standards will be based upon minimum health and safety standards such as <br />fire protection and open space availability. State Building Code performance <br />CMP 3C - 26 <br />E