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in the complete destruction and removal of this blufT feature. <br />6. Shoreland Ordinance Section 10.56, Subdivision 16(1) prohibits removal of live trees <br />within the 0-75' lakeshore setback area that are 6" or greater in diameter, unless <br />permit has been issued by City staff. That code section requires replacement by an <br />equivalent number of trees of a size and nature found acceptable to City staff. <br />Section 16(1-2) prohibits intensive vegetation clearing within 75' of the shoreline and <br />on steep slopes and in bluff impact zones. Intensive vegetation clearing is defined <br />as the complete removal of trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch, strip, row or block. <br />Because virtually the entire bluff feature is within the bluff impact zone, the proposed <br />excavation in an area approximately 100' wide and 200' long would be considered as <br />intensive vegetation clearing. <br />7. The 1980 City of Orono Community Management Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") <br />contains a number of general land use and environmental protection goals and <br />policies with which the proposed land alteration would be inconsistent, as follows: <br />A. <br />B. <br />General Land Use Policy No. 6 on page 4-13 indicates that "Lake shorelines <br />will be protected from alteration. Shoreland areas whether bluff, b^ach or <br />flood plain, are sensitive environmental features with significant impact on <br />lake water quality, aesthetic values and land use function. These same factors <br />act to draw development which can be destructive if not properly regulated. <br />Natural vegetation in the shoreland areas will be preserved insofar as <br />practical and reasonable in order to retard surface runoff and soil erosion, and <br />to utilize excess nutrients. Clear cutting w'ill be prohibited ..." <br />General Land Use Policy No. 13 states "Future de\ elopments must enhance <br />the environment. Land development should respect and enhance the unique <br />natural features of the site and the general environmental assets of the <br />community. Prcser\ ation of natural views, vegetation, drainage and general <br />respect for unique site features always produce more aesthetic results and <br />lasting \ alue for the property owner and the community than does wholesale <br />alteration of the landscape or mathematical division to the highest possible <br />density". <br />Page 3 of 9