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• <br /> CMP Part 3B. General Land Use Plan <br /> urban service area. <br /> Orono's transportation plan is tailored to the different needs of urban and rural neighborhoods. <br /> Near the lakeshore and in some rural areas, the collector roads are relatively slow speed with circuitous <br /> alignment dictated by the hills and bays rather than by commuter preference. <br /> The urban areas are provided with a typical network of city streets connecting residential and shopping <br /> areas with each other. The rural area is gridded-off with a core system of publicly maintained collector <br /> and minor arterial streets running at regular intervals. <br /> Orono's parks and open space facilities reflect different urban and rural characteristics.In the urban <br /> area, the City provides numerous small neighborhood parks and playgrounds offering centers for <br /> neighborhood activities such as swimming,skating,softball,and soccer.In addition,three larger preserves <br /> (Casco Circle, Saga Hill, and Highwood) offer substantial "natural" areas. In the rural area, a variety of <br /> City-owned parks and preserves offer a range of active and passive recreation opportunities. Large public <br /> and quasi-public recreational facilities include Three Rivers Park District lands, several golf courses, a <br /> gun club,the Luce Line state Trail,the Dakota Rail Trail,as well as two'big woods' Scientific and Natural <br /> Areas. <br /> LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES <br /> Orono's Land Use Plan is based upon the following goals and policies which in turn have been actively <br /> developed and fostered by Orono residents over the last 45 years. <br /> Land Use Goals <br /> 1. To reinforce Orono's environmental protection commitment, with special emphasis on <br /> the protection of Lake Minnetonka and Orono's other lakes. <br /> 2. To maintain the historic identity and character of the separate urban and rural <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> 3. To provide appropriate places for a variety of local residential,educational,recreational, <br /> industrial and neighborhood commercial activities. <br /> 4. To protect neighborhoods from encroachment'of incompatible land uses. <br /> 5. To coordinate Orono's land uses with that of neighboring communities. <br /> 6. To coordinate land uses and developed density with the financial and physical capabilities <br /> of the City. <br /> General Land Use Policies <br /> 1. The boundary between Orono's Urban and Rural Areas is fixed. Orono's Urban Area will not <br /> be strictly defined by the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary or future <br /> expansions of the MUSA boundary but will be fixed by this and the other elements of the <br /> Community Management Plan. Orono's defined Urban and Rural Areas are best described by <br /> the planned development types and densities. Orono's Urban and Rural areas are depicted and <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3B,Page 6 <br />