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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan PC Exhibit F <br /> � 9. The ea�isfing urban area will not be expanded. Orono's Community <br /> Management Plan is not a staged growth plan. Except in limited cases, as <br /> defined by this plan, the urban service area will not be expanded into the <br /> defined rural area and urban services and facilities will not be extended <br /> into the rural area for purposes of fostering or allowing increased <br /> development density in those areas. <br /> 10. The design and density of urban development will be controlled to <br /> assure protection of light, air and solar access for neighboring <br /> properties. Requirements for minimum lot size, amounts of open space, <br /> minimum yard setbacks, and maximum building heights will be designed <br /> to assure protection of these values for all urban residents. <br /> 11. A significant amount of natural woodlands and open space will be <br /> retained on each property. Retention of the natural environment <br /> requires careful siting and preservation of trees and open space on each <br /> urban property. <br /> 12. Land use standards will limit the impact of urban encroachment on <br /> Lake Minnetonka. Minimum lot width will space out docks and <br /> structural encroachments while increasing areas of natural vegetation. <br /> Lake use regulations promulgated by the Lake Minnetonka Conservation <br /> District and supplemented with City regulations if necessary will limit the <br /> number of boats per property and the amount of public waters available <br /> for private docking and boat storage. <br /> 13. Retention of natural vegetation will limit the impact of urbanization <br /> as visible from the lake. Building heights will be limited to less than the <br /> typical tree height. Minimum green belts will be provided with <br /> prohibitions against clearcutting or excessive thinning of vegetation. <br /> Natural vegetation will be preserved on slopes and retaining walls will be <br /> discouraged except when absolutely necessary to prevent erosion, in <br /> which case they will be screened with natural vegetation. <br /> RURAL LAND USE POLICI ES <br /> 1. Orono's rural area will be reserved for permanent low-density <br /> residential land use. Orono's rolling rural area is not suitable for <br /> commercial agriculture. Likewise, the delicate balance of storm water <br /> nutrient loading vs. marshland assimilative capacity precludes expansion <br /> of the urban service area without major environmental problems for Lake <br /> Minnetonka. Therefore, the ideal land use for that portion of Orono <br /> located outside of the Urban Service Area is the planned low-density rural <br /> residential land use. Commercial and industrial uses will not be permitted <br /> in the rural area. <br /> ( <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-21 <br />