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3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />Rural developments will be carefully screened for environmental <br />sensitivity. Most of Orono's rural land includes major or minor drainageways <br />and wetlands all intricately tied to Lake Minnetonka. Therefore, each rural <br />development will require particular care to prevent encroachment on these <br />vital resources and to ensure protection of the soil vegetation and drainage <br />patterns. In addition, consideratian will be given to protection of woodlands <br />and special open vistas having general public benefit. <br />Rural developments will be limited to the e.\tent that they can be served <br />by the existing public facilities and services. New development will not be <br />permitted if it requires the extension of urban services into the rural area. <br />Privately constructed and maintained roads and recreational facilities will be <br />favored over requirements for additional public facilities. Buildings and <br />structures must be located and designed for rural levels of police and fire <br />protection. Rural residents cannot expect the same level of services as <br />provided to the more concentrated urban areas of the City. <br />Special planning considerations are required for those rural areas <br />located on Lake Minnetonka islands. It is impossible for the City to <br />provide island residents with normal public services such as police, fire, <br />ambulance, sanitation or transportation. Therefore, all of these needs must be <br />met by the individual property owners who choose to develop land on the <br />islands. Because of these physical limitations, the City has determined that <br />private island development must be discouraged, and may be permitted only <br />in strict compliance with all applicable performance standards. <br />A <br />k <br />I