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Note: These Ecological Management•gories are not intended to directly correlate wLCCS M-34X Natural Community Quality Modifiers. Significant tree stand means a grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees with contiguous crown cover, occupying 500 or more square feet of property,which are comprised of deciduous trees six inches or larger in diameter(d.b.h.)or coniferous trees 12 feet or more in height.Additionally,those forest or woodland remnants identified as high,moderate or good quality in the Orono Natural Resources Inventory shall be considered as significant tree stands. (Ord.No.67 3rd series,§1,1-11-2010;Ord.No.94 3rd series,§9,9-24-2012) DIVISION 2.-BASIC APPLICATION AND PLAN REQUIREMENTS Sec.78-1634.-Application requirements and procedures. The developer shall follow the steps outlined below as part of the development review process: (1) Review and respond to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management as established in the Orono Community Management Plan and the recommendations contained within the Orono Natural Resources Inventory.The intent is to establish the property's ecological connections both within Orono and as part of the regional ecological system. (2) If the property exists adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, review and respond to the existing aesthetic and ecological analysis. (3) If the property is not adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study,developer shall have a qualified consultant prepare a similar analysis and submit it to the city for review. This analysis shall include the documentation of views, corridor enclosure, and landmarks through a plan analysis and photographs. Developer shall be charged a standard fee established in the city fee schedule to cover the expenses of the city in hiring a consultant to review the ecological site analysis submitted by the developer. (4) Additionally,submit a natural resources inventory of the site,including all of the following elements: a. Review of the MLCCS data pertinent to the site. b. Tree survey, including all significant individual trees greater than six feet diameter, and stands of trees, identifying tree species and size. c. Wetland inventory,including delineation reports. d. Topographic survey indicating existing drainage patterns. e. Analysis of the site based on the findings and recommendations of the Orono Natural Resources Inventory with regards to: • Conceptual greenways and open space corridors; • Existence of rare plant communities; • Potential need for proactive management and protection. (Ord.No.67 3rd series,§1, 1-11-2010) Sec.78-1635.-Basic Conservation Design Master Plan requirements and evaluation criteria. The developer shall prepare a Conservation Design Master Plan for development of the property, consisting of written and visual documentation including maps in an acceptable electronic format,addressing the following topics: (1) Consideration of the existing drainage system; (2) Establishment of a stormwater management system, using multi-cell treatment principles, and defining proposed methods of stormwater phosphorus reduction; (3) Removal of invasive species and diseased trees; (4) Protection of significant tree stands and woodlands that support scenic and/or ecological goals, including mitigation of any such stands to be impacted by development activities; (5) Protection of existing wetlands,including augmentation of buffers,mitigation of impacts,and enhancement of degraded systems; (6) Justification and mitigation of any negative impact to ecological communities."Negative impact" includes any modification to a lower level of ecological community quality,as described by the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System(M-34X Modifiers); (7) Maintenance of ecological connections through site design,as shown on the Orono Natural Resource Inventory; Page 14