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, <br /> site analysis was conducted at potential areas of development throughout the city using <br /> MLCCS data�and fieldwork. Three potential sites for development were chosen: <br /> • County Road 6 at Old Crystal Bay Road <br /> • (Old)Highway 12 at Old Crystal Bay Road <br /> • East Hackberry Site—Willow Drive north of Watertown Road <br /> In each area the following factors were analyzed: <br /> • Ecological "off-limits"areas - <br /> • Ecological opportunities <br /> • Ecological possibilities (difference?) <br /> • Major connections <br /> • Locallandmarks <br /> • Existing land uses <br /> • Site edge character(corridor enclosure) <br /> • Key view <br /> • Critical issues (Preservation and augrnentation of views, natural areas, corridor <br /> edges) <br /> • Developable areas � � <br /> The site analysis serves as the first phase of development in the Rural Oasis project. By <br /> examining the above issues, the analysis identifies both the existing ecological and <br /> aesthetic conditions and further opportunities for their conservation arid improvement. <br /> This inventory is then used to create development concept designs appropriate for the <br /> character of each site. The analysis provides groundwork for implementing development <br /> standards and procedures that promote the goals of the city outlined earlier. <br /> Because this portion of the Rural Oasis Project is intended to set a standard process for <br /> new development in the City of Orono, it is important to show how site analysis and <br /> concept design was applied to the three development sites. The following paragraphs. <br /> describe, in detail, how the ecological and aesthetic analysis was conducted and how the <br /> Guiding Principles were implemented for each potential development site. <br /> Development Site #I—County Road 6 at Old Crystal Bay Road <br /> A parcel along County Road 6, east of the Homestead Trail, provides an excellent <br /> example of developable property with opportunities for promoting the rural character and <br /> environmental health of the city (See CPA Figure 6, 7). Using MLCCS data and an <br /> ecologist's field assessment, existing ecological factors were identified and assessed <br /> within the boundaries of the site (CPA Figure 8). These factors included the "off-limits" <br /> City of Orono DSU Inc <br /> � <br /> Draft CPA 13 August, 2005 <br />