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city, and especially in those areas adjacent to Lake Minnetonka and the wetlands, are
<br /> painfully evident. The adoption of additional regulations, rezoning of certain areas and
<br /> the creation of larger lot sizes in unsewered areas is mandatory in order to protect the
<br /> safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the city.
<br /> (5) The guiding principles of maintaining open spaces, avoiding the ill effects of
<br /> overcrowding, avoiding premature development, avoiding the future pollution
<br /> problems which are inherent in any plan to intensely develop land adjacent to wetlands
<br /> and Lake Minnetonka, and the need to change some allowed uses in order to preserve
<br /> the quality of the groundwater supplies in the area were recognized in the
<br /> comprehensive municipal plan. adopted on December 2, 1974, and the amendments to
<br /> the comprehensive zoning chapter and map adopted by the council on December 19,
<br /> 4-9-7-4-.--The-pfineiples-e-st-ablisheEl-in-the-4-97-4-eempfeheasive-munieipal-plan-were
<br /> further reinforced by the 1980 Orono Community Management Plan adopted by
<br /> Resolution No. 1338 on November 23, 1981, and the 2000 2020 Orono Community
<br /> TManagem adopted by Resolutionz o723.1 efl-Ne 'ember 13,�0Q1Tae
<br /> official zoning map has since been revised by Ordinance No. 2 2nd series, adopted
<br /> June 11, 1984; Ordinance No. 33 2nd series, adopted March 30, 1987; Ordinance No.
<br /> 64 2nd series, adopted October 10, 1988; Ordinance No. 83 2nd series, adopted April
<br /> 23, 1990; Ordinance No. 149 2nd series, adopted August 26, 1996; Ordinance No. 157
<br /> 2nd series, adopted April 11, 1997; Ordinance No. 187 2nd series, adopted May 10,
<br /> 1999; and Ordinance No. 207 2nd series, adopted October 22, 2001.
<br /> (b) Intent and purpose. This chapter is adopted for the purposes of:
<br /> (1) Protecting the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare;
<br /> (2) Dividing the city into zones and districts restricting and regulating therein the location,
<br /> construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of structures and land;
<br /> (3) Promoting orderly development of the residential, business, industrial, recreation and
<br /> public areas;
<br /> (4) Providing adequate light, air and convenience of access to property;
<br /> (5) Limiting congestion in the public right-of-way;
<br /> (6) Preventing overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating
<br /> the use of the land and buildings and the bulk of buildings in relation to the land and
<br /> buildings surrounding them;
<br /> (7) Providing for the compatibility of different land uses and the most appropriate use of
<br /> land throughout the city,preventing the destruction of the natural environmental assets
<br /> located within the city,protecting the quality of stormwater runoff, Lake Minnetonka,
<br /> Long Lake, the wetlands and marshes within the city;
<br /> (8) Providing for a more orderly transition from a rural agricultural to rural residential
<br /> environment;
<br /> (9) Providing for the administration of this chapter;
<br /> (10) Defining the powers and duties of the administrative, officers and bodies; and
<br /> (11) Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this chapter.
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