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" CMP Part 3C. Housin Plan - <br /> Orono's housing goals as established in this Housing Plan, for <br /> sites not currently guided for such use but which may be appropriate <br /> . for such use. � . <br /> 3. Urban density residential development must occur within the <br /> • defined Urban Service Area.Orono's CommunityManagementPlan <br /> is not a staged growth plan.The Urban Service Area as defined in this <br /> ' Plan wi11 not be expanded into the defined rural area, and urban <br /> services and facilities will not be extended into the rural area for <br /> purposes of fostering or allowing increased development in those � <br /> areas. <br /> 4. Urban densify residential development will utilize ezisting or <br /> � ' planned public services and facilities.New residential development <br /> will be allowed to infill existing vacant properties within tb:e Urban <br /> Service Area consistent with environmental limitations and with the <br /> � � existing or planned capacities of water, sewer, drainage, <br /> transportation and recreational facilities. New development will not <br /> • be permitted to overburden these services at the expense of the <br /> existing users. New urban development will not be pernli.tted if it <br /> requires additional unplanned local or regional facilities capacity. <br /> 5. The City wilI promote scattered site development as opposed to <br /> large scale tract development within .the existing developed <br /> urban area. Scattered site development has less impact on the <br /> existing neighbarhoods or on the existing public faciiities�capacities <br /> than does a concentration of development at one location. In <br /> � � addition, most of Orono's existing urban neighborhoods aze a <br /> homogenous mix of newer and older hornes intermingled with an <br /> occasional vacant lot or a lazger, divisible lot. There is no single <br /> neighborhood which is in need of complete renewal or rehabilitation. <br /> Therefore,there is no need for nor any econornical way of assembling <br /> • � a lazge tract of property for single-project developrnent. <br /> 6. The City will promote rehabilitation of existing older or <br /> � substandard homes. Whereas there is no identifiable block of <br /> deteriorated housing in the City, there are a substantial number of <br /> older homes or converted cottages that are in need of zepair, energy <br /> conservation measures,or major rehabilitation.In rnany cases,these <br /> homes are occupied by low income or fixed income persons who <br /> cannot undertake the needed work within their means. Maintaining <br /> existing neighborhoods and existing homes enables rnaintenance of <br /> affordability.Replacement of these homes, even with higher density <br /> development,would result in substantially increased housing prices. <br /> Therefore, the City will promote private and subsidized public <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan Page 3C-22 <br /> September 2000/Reviscd September 2001 � <br />