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� Dr�ft#2 11/1G/OS Note: [tems in bold italics are incomplete... <br /> Unclerlines�nd s#i#eet+ts reflect revisions from l l/2/OS PC Work Session <br /> ORDINANCE NO , THIRD SERIES <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 78 AND 82 <br /> OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS 78-1631 THROUGH 78-1640 <br /> AND SECTION 82-300 <br /> REGARDING CONSERVATION DESIGN <br /> The City Council of Orono, Mimiesota ordains as follows: <br /> SECTION 1. The Orono Zoning Code, Chapter 78 of the Orono Municipal Code, is <br /> hereby amended by adding Article XI, Sections 78-1631 through 78-1640, to read as <br /> follows: <br /> "ARTICLE XII. <br /> CONSERVATION DESIGN <br /> DIVISION 1. <br /> GENERALLY <br /> Sec. 78-1631 Purpose and Intent. The City of Orono finds that there is an intrinsic <br /> linlc between the nariiral systems and the valued scenic character that exist throughout the <br /> community. The requirements of this Conservation Design ordinance are meant to <br /> preserve and et�llance this ecological/aesthetic character by requiring: 1) protection and <br /> enhancement of drainageways and water quality; 2) protection and enhancement of <br /> ecological coilununities; 3) reinforcement and establislu�ient of ecological coruiections <br /> throughout the City; 4) augmeiltation and preservation of enclosure and buffering; 5) <br /> preservation and improvement of views; and 6) preservation or reinterpretation of local <br /> landinarks. <br /> Sec. 78-1632 Applicability. The Couservation Design Master Plaiuiing requirements of <br /> this ordinance apply to all proposed residential subdivisions or multi-unit residential <br /> developiilents greater than 5 acres in total area or guided for urban density (greater than 1 <br /> unit per 2 acres). <br /> Sec. 78-1633 Definitions. <br /> Conservation Desian - A two-phased approach to design and development that <br /> maintains or improves ecological assets, provides infrasti-�icture that works with the land, <br /> and incorporaies people's instinctive desire to experience nature. Some Conservation <br /> Design strategies include: identifying and avoiding sensitive natural Features, planning <br /> roads along contours, 111owing lots to border natural open space, integrating ecological <br /> stormwater man�gement, using smaller lots, and educating developer and btiyers about <br /> the ecological values of the landscape. The first phase entails an inventory and analysis <br /> of the potential development site's nattual features, existing land uses, and wetlaud <br /> delineation. The second phase entails analyzing the design implications of the findings <br /> from the initial phase, alternative stormwater design, and a conceptual design for road <br /> and lot layolrts. <br /> 1 <br />