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Orono, MN Code of Ordinances <br /> . PC Exhibit H <br /> ARTICL�XIL - CONSERVATION DE51GN <br /> DIVISION 1, - GENERALLY <br /> Sec. 78-1631. - Purpose and intent. <br /> The City of Orono as a result of the Rural Oasis Study conducted in 2005 f nds that there is an <br /> intrinsic link between the natural systems and the valued scenic character that exist throughout the <br /> community.The requirements of this conservation design ordinance are meant to preserve and <br /> enhance this ecologicalJaesthetic character by requiring: (1) protection and enhancement of <br /> drainageways and water quality; (2) protection ancf enhancement of ecoiogical communities; (3) <br /> reinforcement and establishment of ecological connections throughout the city; (4) augmentation and <br /> preservatlon of viewsheds Including corridor enclosure and buffering; (5) pres�!vation and <br /> improvement of views; and (6) preservation or reinterpretation of local landma�-ks. <br /> (Ord. No. 67 3rd series, � 1, 1-11-�010) <br /> Sec. 78-1632. -App[icability. <br /> The Conservation Design Master Planning requirements of this article apply to all proposed <br /> residential subdivisions or multi-unit residential developments greater than�ve acres in total area or <br /> guided for urban density(greater than one unit per two acres). <br /> (Ord, No. 67 3rd series, § 1, 1-11-2010) <br /> Sec. 78-1633. - Definitions. <br /> The foElowing words,terms and phrases,w�en used in this article, shall have the meanings <br /> ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: <br /> Conservation design means a two-phased approach to design and development that maintains or <br /> improves ecological assets, provides infrastructure that works with the land, and incorporates people's <br /> instinctive desire to experience nature. Some conservation design strategies include: identifying and <br /> avoiding sensitive natural features, planhing roads along contours, allowing fots to border natural �pen <br /> space, integrating ecological stormwater management, using smailer lots, and educating developer <br /> and buyers about the ecological values of the landscape.The first phase entails an inventory and <br /> analysis of the potential development site's natural features, existing land uses, and wetland <br /> delineation.The second phase entaifs analyzing the design implications of the findings from the initial <br /> phase, alterhative stormwater design, and a conceptual design for road and lot layouts. <br /> Minnesota Land CaverClassification System(MLCCS)means the Minnesota E.and Cover <br /> Classification System (MLCCS) displays data on natural/semi-natural and cultural cover types at the <br /> highest level of classifrcatian,The next four levels of classification each reveal further specifications <br /> such as plant types, soil hydrology, hardcover and plant species. Using MLCCS data is the first step in <br /> producing a natural resource inventory of a development site. <br /> Orono Natura/Resource Inventorymeans an element of the Orono Communitjr Management P[an <br /> that displays the ecological connections within ant� beyond the City of Orono. <br /> Corridorendosure means the nature, appearance and relative degrees of screening provided by <br /> about:blank 5/13/2015 <br />