04-16-2012 Planning Commission Packet

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c ' roadway experience. _ Varied enclosure: Enclosure changes rapidiy along corridor, short stretches of open, edged, and tunneled corridor. View analysis means the process of determining whether a view is positive or negative. Positive views:Views of natural areas, water bodies, established parks, wetlands, rural and historic land uses. Negative views:Views of structures, particularly multi-family residential, institutional, and commercial and industrial uses. Views of power lines, telephone poles and other utility infrastructure. Landmark preservation and enhancement means preserving and maintaining distinct cultural features, landmarks and unique points of local character, both natural and man-made, to maintain a familiar sense of place in the community. Ecological Management Categories: Level 1: Ecological "off-limits"areas, including wetlands and required buffers, historic drainage. Leve12: Ecological opportunities, including existing degraded drainageways and existing degraded ecosystem remnants. ..,�f Leve13: Ecological possibilities: Areas suitable for stormwater treatment. Note: These Ecological Management Categories are not intended to directly correlate with MLCCS M-34X Natural Community Quality Modifiers. " Significanf tree stand means a grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees with contiguous crown cover, occupying 500 or more square feet of property, which are comprised of deciduous trees six inches or larger in diameter(d.b.h.)or coniferous trees 12 feet or more in height. Additionally, those forest or woodland remnants identified as high, moderate or good quality in the Orono Natural Resources Inventory shall be considered as significant tree stands. (Ord. No. 67 3rd series, § 1; 1-11-2010) DIVISION 2. BASIC APPLICATION AND PLAN REQUIREMENTS Sec. 78-1634.Application requirements and procedures. The developer shall follow the steps outlined below as part of the development review process: (1) Review and respond to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management as established in the Orono Community Management Plan and the recommendations contained within the Orono Natural Resources Inventory. The intent is to establish the property's ecological connections both within Orono and as part of the regional ecological system. (2) If the property exists adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, review and respond to the existing aesthetic and ecological analysis. (3) If the property is not adjacent to a documented corridor in the Rural Oasis Study, developer shall have a qualified consultant prepare a similar analysis and submit it to the city for review. This analysis shall include the documentation of views, corridor enclosure, and landmarks through a plan analysis and photographs. Developer shall be charged a standard fee established in the city fee schedule to cover the expenses of the city in hiring a consultant to review the ecological site analysis submitted by the developer.