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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 2407 <br />GENER, L LAND USE POLICY NO. 6 - C.M.P. 4-13 <br />6. LAKE SHORELINES WILL BE PROTECTED FROM ALTERATION. <br />Shoreland areas, whether bluff, beach or floodplain, <br />are sensitive environmental features with significant <br />impact on lake water quality, aesthetic values and <br />land use function. These same factors act to draw <br />development which can be destructive if not properly <br />regulated. Natural vegetation in shoreland areas <br />will be preserved insofar as practical and reason- <br />able in order to retard surface runoff and soil <br />erosion, and to utilize exc3ss nutrients. Clear - <br />cutting will be prohibited. In areas of soil or <br />wave action erosion, material stone rip rap ' <br />shoreline protection will be encouraged. <br />GENERAL LAND USE POLICY NO. 10 - C.M.P. 4-14 <br />10. PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP OF LAND AND RESOURCES IS PREFERABLE TO INFLEXIBLE <br />PUBLIC CONTROL. Private ownership, maintenance <br />and stewardship of the land, including open space <br />and many types of improvements, is favored over <br />public ownership as being in the best and most <br />beneficial interests of the property owner and <br />the public, providing for more intimate, <br />responsive and economical land management. <br />GENERAL LAND USE POLICY NO. 13 - C.M.P. 4-15 <br />13. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MUST ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT. <br />Land development should respect and enhance the <br />unique natural features of the site and the <br />general environmental assets of the community. <br />Preservation of natural views, vegetation, <br />drainage and general respect for unique site <br />features always produces more aesthetic <br />results and lasting value for the property <br />owner and the community than does wholesale <br />alteration of the landscape or mathematical <br />division to the highest possib:e density. <br />URBAN LAND USE POLICY NO. 11 - C.M.P. 4-19 <br />11. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NATURAL WOODLANDS AND OPEN SPACE WILL BE <br />RETAINED ON EACH PROPERTY. Retention of the <br />natural environment requires careful siting <br />and preservation of trees and open space on <br />each urban property. <br />URBAN LAND USE POLICY NO. 13 - C.M.P. 4-19 <br />13. RETENTION OF NATURAL VEGETATION WILL LIMIT THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION <br />AS VISIBLE FROM THE LAKE. Building heights will <br />be limited to less than the typical tree height. <br />Minimum green belts will be provided with pro- <br />hibitions against clearcutting or excessive <br />thinning of vegetation. Natural vegetation will <br />be preserved on slopea and retaining walls will <br />be discouraged except when absolutely necessary <br />to prevent erosion, in which case they will be <br />screened with natural vegetation. <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />