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5. <br />6. <br />Future expansions of the sewer system into the Rural Service Area to <br />solve existing neighborhood sewage treatment problems or along the <br />lakeshore to avoid or eliminate potential negative impacts on lake water <br />quality, will not result in a reclassiflcation of those neighborhoods from <br />Rural to Urban. Expansion of the sewer system into the Rural Service Area <br />will not result in the provision of additional urban services, nor will it result <br />in changes to allowed development densities. <br />Additional urban development will occur only in the designated Urban <br />Service Area. Additional urban development will occur in the urbanized <br />areas consistent with the capacities of the existing urban services and at <br />limited densities consistent with all environmental constraints. <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />10. <br />Expansion of the MUSA to allow sewering of existing neighborhoods or <br />developing lakeshore properties within the Rural Service Area, is luil an <br />expansion of the Urban Serv ice Area. <br />Provision of municipal sewer to existing neighborhoods or developing <br />lakeshore properties within the Rural Service Area will n^i result in new <br />development or redevelopment at densities inconsistent with Rural <br />Service Area standards. Provision of municipal sewer to properties in the <br />Rural Service Area will nol result in the rezoning of neighborhoods or <br />individual properties to allow urban density development. <br />Additional rural development will occur in the designated Rural Service <br />Area. Additional rural residential and quasi-agricultural development can <br />occur in the rural areas without taxing the limited capacities of existing rural <br />services. Rural development will occur at limited densities consistent with <br />self-supporting on-site sewer and water services and with maintenance of <br />natural amenities, open space and other rural community characteristics. <br />Natural features and sensitive environments will be protected by <br />ordinances based upon extensive inventory, analysis and established <br />environmental protection guidelines. Natural resource information will be <br />used and evaluated in review of all land use developments. Ordinance <br />provisions will be reasonably established, fairly interpreted and strictly <br />enforced. <br />11. Historically significant buildings, places and settings will be identified <br />and preserved. The character of Orono receives much of its identic from <br />our unique historic developments. Programs will be established to identify <br />and help preserve this heritage for future generations. Where necessary, <br />special consideration will be made to encourage retention of significaiit publ’c <br />or private amenities.