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ne►�ro,�.��rst�#r—�„ryRo�r 6�r ord cr�y�rB�x�a <br /> A pa�el along County Road 6, east of the Homestead Trail, provides an excellent example of <br /> developable property with opportunities for promoting the nual character and environrnental <br /> health of the city (See CPA �igure 6, 7). Using iVII.,CCS data and an ecologist's field <br /> assessment, existing ecological factors were identified and assessed within the boundaries of the <br /> site (CPA Figure 8). These factors included the "off-limit" wetland area and corresponding <br /> natural drainage functions and ecological connections following the drainage ways east to Baker <br /> Park Natural Area and west to Wolsfeld Woods. Views and corridor enclosures were examined to <br /> assess the aesthetic resources of the development site. Edged enclosure is predominant on the <br /> western and southern edges of the site, with a saction of varied enclosure along Homestead <br /> Trail. Views of pasture land and a wooded hilLside can be seen from the southem portion of the <br /> site along Co�mty Road 6. <br /> With the existing conditions established, the consultants went on to analyze opportunities for the <br /> preservation and enhancement of these ecological and scenic features. By examining areas of <br /> ecological opporiunities such as existing drainageways from the wetland, develapment can be <br /> designed to augrnent these fi�aictions. Ecological possibilities at the site include low-lying areas <br /> south of the wetland that can be used for natural storm water management areas. Critical areas <br /> were also identified to highlight existing conditions to be considered for maintenance and <br /> improvement in future development. These areas at the County Road 6 site include the existing <br /> medium quality woodland in the southwest corner of the property, views of pastures, and the <br /> screening functions of edged corridor enclosure and a woode�l hillside on the east side of the <br /> e�sting wetland. <br /> The development concept depicted on CPA Figure 9 shows how the ecological and aesthetic <br /> analysis can be incorporated in site designs for new development. The design uses spaces <br /> identified as "developable areas" in the site analysis. Witbin these areas, Conservation Design <br /> techniques and the Guiding Principles are applied to create a cohesive and ecologically sound <br /> plan. Key features of the concept design are: the utilization of the low lying areas for natural and <br /> ecologically sound stormwater drainage areas, the enhancement and improvement af drainage <br /> ways as ecological cannections for wildlife and plant species, and the augmentatian of existing <br /> medium quality woodlands to both improve habitat and provide screening against bad viewa, the <br /> treatment of the wettand as an 'bff lirnits" area, and the preservation oF the vegetative buffer of <br /> the edged corridor. These features directly reflect the Guiciing Principles and consequen�ly the <br /> intentions of the goals descn`bed in this CPA. <br /> Development Site#2—(Old)Highway 12 at Dld Crys�tal Bay Road <br /> Development Site #2 is located between Old Highway 12 and New Highway 12, west of Old <br /> Crystal Bay Road (See CPA Figure 6, 10). An ecological assessment of the site revealed t�at <br /> there are two "off-limits" areas on the site: there are two existing wetlands, one of low quality, <br /> with general water flow between them. This existing drainage provic�es an ecological <br /> opporiunity while low-lying areas around the existing wetlands provide stormwater <br /> management potential or ecological possibilides. The larger, existing wetland in the western <br /> City of Orono DSU, Inc <br /> Draft CPA 13 August, 2005 <br />