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^AND USE JUNE, 1980 7.RURAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PROVEN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPABILITY. Future develoj'ment in the rural area will be contingent upon the devf>loper providing prior technical evidence that the site contains sufficient suitable land for all development, an acceptable primary drainfield area, and reserved space for at least one alternate drainfield area. The zoning area requirements for rural Orono will therefore be based upon minimum areas of dry buildable land exclusive of roadways, wetlands, streams or areas of high water table. 8.RURAL DEVELOPMENT MUST BE SELF-SUPPORTING. All future development in the rural area will be required to be proven self-supporting for the intended use, especially in terms of water sewage treatment and internal improvement maintenance, so as to prevent extension of costly urban services into the rural area. 9.RURAL LAND USE DENSITIES WILL ALLOW MAXIMUM RETENTION OP PRIVATE WOODS AND OPEN SPACE. Low rural densities will accommodate homesites without affecting the traditional vistas of open fields and woods. The retention of these woodlands and marsh lands will then assure permanent habitat for our abundant wildlife. Public open space will be provided on a large-scale or Park Reserve Basis, bv.t neighborhood or mini-parks are unnecessary because of the large amount of available privately owned and maintained open space. 10. RURAL WETLANDS AND MARSHLAND WILL BE MAINTAINED AND PROTECTED FOR SURFACE WATER RETENTION AND FILTRATION. As total p..r ilation in the watershed increases, the totci requirement for storm water filtration will increase. Orono's rural land use plans will protect all of our rural wetlands and marshland for future use as retention ponds and nutrient filters including the capability ofrecycled urban storm water for increased nutrient filtration. CMP 4-21 .At_ _5-