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CMP Part 3B. General Land Use Plan <br /> <br /> <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3B, Page 9 <br />lands or the improvement of such facilities proportionate to the cumulative effect of such <br />density increase from multiple small developments. <br /> <br />17. No land will be permitted to be subdivided or built upon which is held unsuitable by the City <br />for the proposed use because of flood hazards, inadequate drainage, soil formations with severe <br />limitations for development, severe erosion potential, unfavorable topography, inadequate <br />water supply or sewage disposal capabilities, or any other feature likely to be harmful to the <br />health, safety, or welfare of the future residents of the proposed subdivision or of the <br />community. <br /> <br />Urban Land Use Policies <br />1. The majority of Orono's urban area will be reserved for residential land use. Many urban <br />residences will be intimately associated with the lake shoreline and will be subject to density <br />restrictions because of sensitive environmental conditions. Medium and High Density multi- <br />family residential uses will be limited to locations near existing shopping and transportation <br />services, but will not be appropriate within 1,000 feet of the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka <br />except when in close proximity to the Navarre commercial area abutting CR 15 or CR 19. <br /> <br />2. Commercial areas will be provided for neighborhood service businesses. The primary <br />function of Orono's commercial areas will be to provide those retail, commercial and <br />service businesses which are directly necessary to serve Orono's urban and rural <br />residents. Commercial development will be limited to areas where full urban services, <br />including municipal sanitary sewer and adequate transportation are available. Commercial <br />development of a regional nature (i.e. “big box” retail) which would increase traffic, <br />particularly on collector streets serving low density residential development, will be <br />discouraged. Mixed Use Residential and Commercial Development is targeted for select <br />traditionally commercial areas to provide a healthy base of customers for these limited <br />commercial areas. <br /> <br />3. Lakeshore commercial areas will be provided for public access and limited lake-user <br />services. Orono's residents and other lake users require lake access, fishing supplies, boat <br />service and boat repair facilities which are unique to our location on a recreational development <br />lake. Orono's Land Use Plan will provide locations for such special-purpose businesses where <br />appropriate from both the land use and the lakeside environmental standpoint. No use or <br />location will be permitted to adversely affect the lake quality or the public's general usage of <br />the lake. All lakeshore commercial is to be limited to areas where full urban services, including <br />municipal sanitary sewer and adequate transportation are available. <br /> <br />4. The City will encourage private unification and coordination of the existing commercial <br />areas. Unplanned strip commercial developments will be discouraged. Coordinated projects <br />designed to aesthetically enhance, unify and identify the business areas will be encouraged. <br /> <br />5. Future industrial development will be limited to the area of the existing Orono industrial <br />park. No other location in Orono combines the availability of transportation and public utilities <br />with remoteness from sensitive environmental features. In addition, this land use is consistent