Town of Wells, ME
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2023-11-21
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The Code
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Part II: General Ordinances
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Chapter 145 Land Use
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Procedures
- Ch 5 Assessments
- Ch 10 Budget Committee
- Ch 12 Comprehensive Plan Updates
- Ch 14 Emergency Management
- Ch 20 Police
- Ch 25 Fire Chief
- Ch 40 Municipal Equipment, Sale of
- Ch 49 Personnel Policies
- Ch 53 Planning Board
- Ch 65 Town Meetings
- Ch 66 Town Property, Designation of
- Ch 67 Enterprise Funds
- Part II: General Ordinances
- Ch 80 Animals
- Ch 86 Beaches
- Ch 88 Bicycles
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Cable Television
- Ch 100 Cemeteries
- Ch 104 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 115 Fireworks, Consumer
- Ch 116 Floodplain Management
- Ch 120 General Assistance Program
- Ch 122 Groundwater Protection
- Ch 124 Harbor
- Ch 127 Hazardous Waste
- Ch 132 Historic Preservation
- Ch 145 Land Use
- Ch 145 Art I General Provisions
- § 145-1 Title.
- § 145-2 Authority.
- § 145-3 Applicability.
- § 145-4 Purpose.
- § 145-5 Conflicts with other laws.
- § 145-6 Amendments.
- § 145-7 Effective date.
- § 145-8 Repealer.
- Ch 145 Art II Word Usage and Definitions
- § 145-9 Word usage.
- § 145-10 Definitions.
- Ch 145 Art III Nonconformities
- § 145-11 Intent.
- § 145-12 Nonconforming uses.
- § 145-13 Nonconforming structures.
- § 145-14 Nonconforming lots.
- § 145-15 Nonconforming developments.
- Ch 145 Art IV Zoning Districts
- § 145-16 Establishment of districts.
- § 145-17 Zoning Map.
- § 145-18 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 145-19 Lot divided by district boundary.
- § 145-20 Overlay districts.
- Ch 145 Art V District Regulations
- § 145-21 Residential A District.
- § 145-22 Residential B District.
- § 145-23 Residential D District.
- § 145-24 Residential-Commercial District.
- § 145-25 Beach Business District.
- § 145-26 General Business District.
- § 145-27 Harbor District.
- § 145-28 Light Industrial District.
- § 145-29 Quarry Manufacturing District.
- § 145-30 Rural District.
- § 145-31 Aquifer Protection District.
- § 145-32 Resource Protection District.
- § 145-33 Shoreland Overlay District.
- § 145-34 Mobile Home Park Overlay District.
- § 145-34.1 Transportation Center District.
- § 145-34.2 College District.
- Ch 145 Art VI Town-Wide Regulations
- § 145-35 General regulations.
- § 145-36 Timber harvesting.
- § 145-37 Yard sales.
- § 145-38 Landscaping/buffers.
- § 145-39 Off-street parking.
- § 145-40 Signs.
- § 145-41 Light and glare.
- § 145-42 Erosion and sedimentation control.
- § 145-43 Stormwater management.
- § 145-44 Vision obstructions at intersections.
- § 145-45 Noise.
- § 145-46 Utility distribution lines.
- § 145-47 Utility transmission lines.
- § 145-47.1 Public transportation shelter.
- § 145-47.2 School bus shelter.
- § 145-47.3 Farm stands and food stands.
- Ch 145 Art VII Performance Standards
- § 145-48 Multifamily developments.
- § 145-49 Residential cluster development.
- § 145-50 Tent and recreational vehicle parks.
- § 145-51 Home businesses.
- § 145-52 Lodging facilities.
- § 145-53 Mineral extraction.
- § 145-54 Affordable housing.
- § 145-55 Accessory dwelling units.
- § 145-56 Restoration of recycling facilities.
- § 145-57 Temporary structures or solid waste dumpsters.
- § 145-58 Life care facilities.
- § 145-58.1 Congregate care facilities.
- § 145-58.2 Registered medical marijuana dispensaries.
- § 145-58.3 Medical marijuana cultivation and processing facilities.
- § 145-59 Elderly housing.
- § 145-59.1 Wind energy conversion systems: accessory use.
- § 145-59.2 Substance abuse treatment programs.
- § 145-59.3 Student housing and dormitory housing.
- Ch 145 Art VIII Administration
- § 145-60 Code Enforcement Officer.
- § 145-61 Building permits.
- § 145-62 Certificate of occupancy.
- § 145-63 Notice of violation; legal action.
- § 145-64 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 145 Art IX Zoning Board of Appeals
- § 145-65 Membership; qualifications; terms of office.
- § 145-66 Associate members; officers; quorum; conflicts of interest.
- § 145-67 Powers and duties.
- § 145-68 Considerations and conditions.
- § 145-69 Appeal procedure.
- Ch 145 Art X Site Plan Approval
- § 145-70 Applicability.
- § 145-71 Reviewing authority.
- § 145-72 Applications.
- § 145-73 Fees.
- § 145-74 Review and approval processes.
- § 145-75 Criteria and standards.
- § 145-76 Design guidelines.
- § 145-77 Data requirements.
- § 145-78 Appeals.
- § 145-79 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 150 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 154 Loitering and Disturbing the Peace
- Ch 165 Obscenity
- Ch 171 Property Assessed Clean Energy
- Ch 174 Impact Fees
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 177 Rest Rooms, Public
- Ch 185 Septage Effluent Disposal
- Ch 190 Shellfish Conservation Program
- Ch 196 Solid Waste
- Ch 201 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 202 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 203 Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens
- Ch 204 Taxation
- Ch 207 Towing
- Ch 212 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Regulations
- Ch 230 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 260 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A276 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wells 11-2-1993.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Board — See Ch. 53.
Building construction — See Ch. 91.
Floodplain Management — See Ch. 116.
Historic preservation — See Ch. 132.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 202.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Reviewing Authority Chart
