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Varied enclosure: Enclosure changes rapidly along corridor, short stretches of open, edged, and tunneled corridor. � <br /> View analysis means the process of determining whether a view is positive or negative. <br /> Positive views:Views of natural areas, water bodies, established parks, wetlands, rural and historic land uses. <br /> Negative views:Views of structures, particularly multi-family residential, institutional, and comrnercial and industrial <br /> uses. Views of power lines, telephone poles and other utility infrastructure. <br /> Landmark preservation and enhancement means preserving and maintaining distinct cultural features, landmarks <br /> and unique points of local character, both natural and man-made, to maintain a familiar sense of place in the <br /> community. <br /> Ecological Management Categories: <br /> Level 1:Ecological "off-limits" areas, including wetlands and required buffers, historic drainage. <br /> Level2: Ecological opportunities, including existing degraded drainageways and existing degraded ecosystem <br /> remnants. <br /> Level 3: Ecological possibilities: Areas suitable for stormwater treatment. <br /> Note: These Ecological Management Categories are not intended to directly correlate with MLCCS M-34X Natural <br /> Community Quality Modifiers. <br /> Significant tree stand means a grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees with contiguous crown <br /> cover, occupying 500 or more square feet of property, which are comprised of deciduous trees six inches or larger in <br /> diameter(d.b.h.) or coniferous trees 12 feet or more in height. Additionally, those forest or woodland remnants <br /> identified as high, moderate or good quality in the Orono Natural Resources Inventory shall be considered as <br /> significant tree stands. <br /> (Ord. No. 67 3rd series, § 1, 1-11-2010) <br /> DIVISION 2. <br /> BASIC APPLICATION AND PLAN REQUIREMENTS <br /> Sec. 78-1634. Application requirements and procedures. <br /> The developer shall follow the steps outlined below as part of the development review process: <br /> (1) Review and respond to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection and Natural Resource <br /> Management as established in the Orono Community Management Plan and the recommendations contained within <br /> the Orono Natural Resources Inventory. The intent is to establish the property's ecological connections both within <br /> Orono and as part of the regional ecological system. <br /> (2) If the property exists adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, review and <br /> respond to the existing aesthetic and ecological analysis. <br /> (3) If the property is not adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, developer shall <br /> have a qualified consultant prepare a similar analysis and submit it to the city for review. This analysis shall include <br /> the documentation of views, corridor enclosure, and landmarks through a plan analysis and photographs. Developer <br /> shall be charged a standard fee established in the city fee schedule to cover the expenses of the city in hiring a <br /> consultant to review the ecological site analysis submitted by the developer. <br /> (4) Additionally, submit a natural resources inventory of the site, including all of the following elements: <br /> a. Review of the MLCCS data pertinent to the site. <br /> . 2 <br />