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PC Exhibit V <br /> Chapter 78—Zoning Regulations • <br /> Sec.78-420.-Area,height,lot width and yard requirements. <br /> (a) Height No structure or building in the RR-16 district shall exceed 2%:stories and shall not exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in <br /> section 78-1366 <br /> (b) Lots.The following minimum requirements shall be observed: <br /> Lot Lot � Front Side Side Yard Rear <br /> Area � Width Yard Yard Adjacent Yard <br /> (acres) (feet) (feet) (feet) to Street (feet) <br /> (feet) � <br /> 2 200 50 30 50 50 <br /> (Code 1984,§10.28(5);Ord.No.18 3rd series,§3,9-27-2004) <br /> ARTICLE XII.-CONSERVATION DESIGN <br /> Sec.78-1631.-Purpose and intent. <br /> The City of Orono as a result of the Rural Oasis Study conducted in 2005 finds that there is an intrinsic link between the natural systems and <br /> the valued scenic character that exist throughout the community.The requirements of this conservation design ordinance are meant to preserve <br /> and enhance this ecological/aesthetic character by requiring:(1) protection and enhancement of drainageways and water quality;(2) protection <br /> and enhancement of ecological communities; (3) reinforcement and establishment of ecological connections throughout the city; (4) <br /> augmentation and preservation of viewsheds including corridor enclosure and buffering; (5) preservation and improvement of views; and (6) <br /> preservation or reinterpretation of local landmarks. <br /> (Ord.No.67 3rd series,§1,1-11-2010) <br /> Sec.78-1632.-Appiicability. <br /> The Conservation Design Master Planning requirements of this article apply to all proposed residential subdivisions or multi-unit residential <br /> developments greater than five acres in total area or guided for urban density(greater than one unit per two acres). <br /> (Ord.No.67 3rd series,§1,1-11-2010) <br /> Sec.78-1633.-Definitions. <br /> The following words,terms and phrases,when used in this article,shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section,except where <br /> the context clearly indicates a different meaning: . <br /> Conservation design means a two-phased approach to design and development that maintains or improves ecological assets, provides <br /> infrastructure that works with the land, and incorporates people's instinctive desire to experience nature.Some conservation design strategies <br /> include:identifying and avoiding sensitive natural features,planning roads along contours,allowing lots to border natural open space,integrating <br /> ecological stormwater management, using smaller lots, and educating developer and buyers about the ecological values of the landscape.The <br /> first phase entails an inventory and analysis of the potential development site's natural features,existing land uses,and wetland delineation.The <br /> second phase entails analyzing the design impiications of the findings from the initial phase, alternative stormwater design, and a conceptual <br /> design for road and lot layouts. <br /> Minnesota land Cover Classification System (MLCCSJ means the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) displays data on <br /> natural/semi-natural and cultural cover types at the highest level of classification. The next four leveis of classification each reveal further <br /> specifications such as plant types,soil hydrology, hardcover and plant species. Using MLCCS data is the first step in producing a natural resource <br /> inventory of a development site. <br /> Orono Natural Resource Inventory means an element of the Orono Community Management Plan that displays the ecological connections <br /> within and beyond the City of Orono. <br /> Page 1 <br />