[Amended 5-7-1991; 11-5-1991]
[Amended 5-4-1992; 6-12-2018]
All land use activities, regardless of whether they require a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer or site plan approval, shall comply with all applicable standards set forth in this article and in §§ 125-67, 125-68 and 125-69. All distances and heights in this article, unless otherwise stated, are in feet.[1]
[Amended 11-2-2010; 6-14-2011; 6-9-2015; 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Bar Harbor Gateway District largely consists of a mix
of historically significant properties, various transient accommodations,
and commercial uses, including a ferry terminal. It is situated along
Route 3 and represents the primary point of access for visitors to
downtown Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. New development, redevelopment,
and infill development shall respect the following standards to assure
that the design and use of properties within this district are compatible
to nearby properties.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers; 40,000 square feet
without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet with sewer; 150 feet
elsewhere.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 50 feet on Route 3; 25 feet elsewhere.
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(8)
Minimum area per family: 5,000 square feet with sewers; 10,000 square
feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use permit
from the Code Enforcement Officer: artist studio; child care family;
gallery; government facility; home occupation (NOTE: Home occupations
in properties with lot frontage or access on Route 3 shall be required
to obtain minor site plan approval.); multifamily dwelling I; municipal
facility; municipal school; public or private park with minimal structural
development; shared accommodations (SA-1); single-family dwelling
and two-family dwelling.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan.
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by site plan review in any
part of this district: bank; bed-and-breakfast I; bed-and-breakfast
II; bed-and-breakfast III; bed-and-breakfast IV; bed-and-breakfast
V; child-care center; commercial boat yard; commercial fish pier;
employee living quarters; ferry terminal; farmers' market; hotel;
marina; multifamily dwelling II; motel; nursing or convalescent homes
or congregate housing; parking lot; parking deck; parking garage,
also subject to Design Review Board certificate of appropriateness;
private compulsory school; professional office building; restaurant;
retail; road construction; services; shared accommodations (SA-2 and
SA-3); take-out restaurant; wind turbines, and wireless communication
facilities.
(2)
Uses
allowed by conditional use permit: public utility facility.
E.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a building permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation/essential services; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval of the
Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more.
F.
Other requirements.
(1)
Parking lots shall require buffering and vegetative screening if visible from Route 3. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4), Off-street parking.]
(2)
Lots with road frontage on Route 3 may be required to provide streetscape
improvements, such as trees, sidewalks, bike paths, benches, and/or
other related improvements as deemed appropriate by the Planning Board
in the case of major site plan, or the Planning Department in the
case of a minor site plan. Such improvements shall be exempt from
setback requirements.
[Amended 6-13-2006; 6-8-2010; 11-2-2010; 6-14-2011; 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Village Historic District consists of mostly single-family
homes and historically significant estates. New development, redevelopment,
and infill development shall respect and reflect the following standards
to assure that the design and use of properties within this district
are compatible with any nearby properties.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet with sewers; 150 feet
without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 30 feet.
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use permit
from the Code Enforcement Officer: home occupation; public or private
park with minimal structural development; multifamily dwelling I;
single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling; bonus dwelling unit;
noncommercial greenhouse, and government facility/use.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan.
(1)
Except for lots with road frontage on or access to Harbor Lane, and
only so long as the use is located in a building constructed before
June 8, 2010, the following uses shall be permitted in the district:
bed-and-breakfast I; eleemosynary; private club.
(2)
In addition to the above-noted uses, the following uses shall be
permitted for properties with road frontage or access to the Baymeath
Road, Lookout Point Road, and the Syndicate Road only: municipal schools,
museums.
(3)
In addition to the above-noted uses, road construction shall be permitted
anywhere in the district.
E.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a building permit: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation and essential services; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and which require approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more.
F.
Other requirements.
(1)
All new construction and/or changes to facades and signs shall require
Design Review Board approval if visible from a public way. Single-family
homes are exempt from this provision unless otherwise included in
Appendix A or B of this chapter.
(2)
The Planning Board shall ensure that parking for bed-and-breakfast I shall be shielded from the view of neighboring properties located to the side and rear of the property where the bed-and-breakfast is located. Shielding shall consist of vegetative screening. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]
(3)
Accessory structures shall be located in the side and rear yard of
the property.
(4)
Bonus dwelling units are exempt from the area per family requirement.
A.
Purpose. The Mount Desert Street Corridor District is part of an
important historic entry corridor into the village business district.
Existing developments of bed-and-breakfasts should be encouraged to
remain, whereas property that is redeveloped and/or infill development
should be reviewed carefully to retain the historic character of this
corridor.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 25 feet.
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum side and rear setback for accessory structures: 10 feet.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
(8)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(9)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed with a building permit or a change of use
permit from the Code Enforcement Officer: art gallery, home occupation,
museum, multifamily dwelling I, place of worship; public or private
park; shared accommodations (SA-1); single- or two-family dwelling.
(2)
Accessory
uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed if they
are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or site plan
review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory uses
are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by minor site plan approval: wind turbines,
offices, all types of schools, bed-and-breakfast I and II.
(2)
Principal uses allowed by major site plan: convalescent home; employee
living quarters; multifamily dwelling II; shared accommodations (SA-2
and SA-3); theaters.
(3)
Principal uses allowed by conditional use permit: retail; restaurants;
bed-and-breakfast III and IV.
E.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a permit, provided that the activity complies with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installations/essential services; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by a building permit and which require approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more.
F.
Other requirements.
(1)
Design Review Board approval shall be required for all changes to existing or new facades if the subject property is listed in Appendix A or B of this chapter. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §
125-19, Bar Harbor Historic Corridor, as amended.
[Added 6-8-2010; amended 11-2-2010; [1] 6-14-2011; 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Village Residential District encompasses the well-established
residential neighborhoods that surround the traditional downtown area
of Bar Harbor. It consists mostly of single-family homes, but also
includes condominium, multifamily, and nonintensive commercial uses.
New development, redevelopment, and infill development shall respect
and reflect standards to assure the uses are compatible with any nearby
properties.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet with sewers; 40,000 square feet
without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum front setback for structures: 20 feet.
(4)
Minimum side setback for principal structures: 10 feet.
(5)
Minimum side setback for accessory, nonresidential structures: five
feet.
(6)
Minimum rear setback for principal structures: 10 feet.
(7)
Minimum rear setback for accessory, nonresidential structures: five
feet.
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 50% with sewers; 25% without sewers.
(9)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(10)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet with sewers; or
20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use permit
from the Code Enforcement Officer: government facility with road frontage
on Route 3 or Eagle Lake Road; home occupation; municipal school;
public or private park; single- and two-family dwelling; bonus dwelling
unit; multifamily dwelling I; roadside stand.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal use.
(3)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal use.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan.
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by site plan review in any
part of this district: nursing/convalescent home in a building constructed
before June 8, 2010, road construction.
(2)
Uses allowed by conditional use permit:
(a)
For properties with road frontage on or access to Route 3 or 233:
all bed-and-breakfast designations; art gallery; cabins; farmers'
market; museum; private school; professional office building; take-out
restaurant; undertaking establishment; veterinary clinic or hospital.
(b)
Employee living quarters.
F.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval of the
Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more; noncommercial greenhouse; and
wind turbine.
G.
Other requirements.
(1)
Accessory structures shall be located in the side and rear yard of
the property. Employee living quarters are exempt from this requirement.
(2)
The Planning Board shall ensure that parking lots are shielded from the view of neighboring properties by requiring parking lots to provide buffering and vegetative screening. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]
(3)
Bonus dwelling units are exempt from the area per family requirement.
[Amended 11-4-2003; 5-2-2005; 6-8-2010; [1] 11-5-2013; 6-9-2015; 6-14-2016; 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Downtown Village I District is the primary growth area
for commercial development and is part of the defining character of
the central business district. It is also the center for social and
cultural activity for both the visitor and the resident. Mixed use
developments that encourage commercial activity at the street level
are desired. New development, redevelopment and infill development
shall respect and reflect standards to assure that the uses are compatible
with any nearby properties.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 1,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 20 feet.
(3)
Minimum front setback: zero feet.
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet on any side yard that abuts a residential
or historic district; zero feet elsewhere.
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet on any rear yard that abuts a residential
or historic district; zero feet elsewhere.
(6)
Maximum allowable lot coverage: 100%, exclusive of setbacks.
(7)
Maximum height: 45 feet and within 15 feet of the front property
line, the building height shall be no more than 35 feet. Beyond 15
feet of the front property line, the building may extend to a maximum
height of 45 feet. The building shall contain no more than three stories
above mean original grade unless the following conditions are met,
in which case the building may contain a fourth story above mean original
grade:
(a)
An amount of space equal to the square footage of the floor
area that extends above 35 feet is dedicated somewhere in the building
for dwelling units only;
(b)
These dedicated dwelling units shall be rented for periods of
no fewer than 90 consecutive days; and
(c)
The building must provide a minimum number of dwelling units
(See Table 3.[2]) which qualify as affordable housing as defined or otherwise
provided.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(8)
Minimum lot area per family: 750 square feet.
C.
Allowed uses:
(1)
Uses allowed by a building permit or a change of use permit with
the Code Enforcement Officer: all retail; public information, municipal
and government uses; multifamily dwelling I; restaurants and bars;
theaters; galleries; services; shared accommodations (SA-1); professional
offices; all bed-and-breakfasts; food-processing establishment; theaters;
single- and two-family dwelling units; bonus dwelling unit; laundry
and dry cleaning; artist studio, eleemosynary institution, place of
worship; farmers market; home occupation.
(2)
Uses allowed by site plan review: employee living quarters; hotel;
motel; conference centers; multifamily dwelling II; all types of child-care
facilities, all types of schools; medical and dental clinics; banks;
automobile service stations; hospitals; parking lot; parking deck;
road construction; automobile sales lot; automobile repair garage;
retirement community; shared accommodations (SA-2 and SA-3).
(3)
Uses
allowed by conditional use permit: public utility facility.
(4)
Accessory
uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed if they
are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or site plan
review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory uses
are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of the Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation/essential services; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval of the
Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 10 cubic yards or more.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
All changes to facades and signs require Design Review Board approval.
(2)
Parking requirements. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]
(3)
Bonus dwelling units are exempt from the area per family requirement.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall
not apply to any proceedings or applications approved prior to the
effective date of 7-8-2010, or to any proceedings or applications
deemed to be "pending" within the meaning of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302
as of 7-8-2010 It also provided that it shall not apply to any application
for construction or development-related permits for any project that
received final subdivision and/or site plan approval from the Town
prior to 7-8-2010 or for which an application or proceeding for subdivision
and/or site plan approval was deemed "pending" within the meaning
of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302 as of 7-8-2010.
[Added 11-4-2003; amended 5-2-2005; 6-8-2010; [1] 6-9-2015; 6-14-2016; 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Downtown Village II Zone is to provide
a commercial and visual transition between the core business district
to the scenic byway of Route 3.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 1,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 20 feet.
(3)
Minimum front setback:
(a)
Ten feet for buildings up to 30 feet in height.
(b)
Twenty feet for buildings over 30 feet and up to 45 feet in
height.
(c)
Ten feet for buildings up to 45 feet in height, provided that
the portion of the building above 30 feet in height meets all three
of the following conditions:
[1]
The portion of the building which is above 30 feet
in height shall be set back no fewer than 20 feet from the front property
line;
[2]
The dedicated dwelling units shall be rented for
periods of no fewer than 90 consecutive days; and
[3]
The building must provide a minimum number of residential
units (See Table 3.[2]) which qualify as affordable housing as defined or as
otherwise provided.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(4)
Minimum side setback: zero feet.
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 20 feet for buildings on any yard that
abuts a residential district; 10 feet for accessory structures and
parking on any yard that abuts a residential district; five feet elsewhere.
(7)
Maximum height: 45 feet and: within 15 feet of the front property
line, the building height shall be no more than 35 feet. Beyond 15
feet of the front property line, the building may extend to a maximum
height of 45 feet. The building shall contain no more than three stories
above mean original grade unless the following conditions are met,
in which case the building may contain a fourth story above mean original
grade:
(a)
An amount of space equal to the square footage of the floor
area that extends above 35 feet is dedicated somewhere in the building
for dwelling units only;
(b)
These dedicated dwelling units shall be rented for periods of
no fewer than 90 consecutive days; and
(c)
The building must provide a minimum number of dwelling units
(See Table 3.[3]) which qualify as affordable housing as defined or otherwise
provided.
[3]
Editor's Note: Table 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(8)
Minimum lot area per family: 750 square feet.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Uses allowed by a building permit or a change of use permit
with the Code Enforcement Officer: all retail, public information;
municipal and government uses; restaurants and bars on lots with frontage
on Cottage Street, Main Street, Mount Desert Street or West Street;
theaters; galleries; artist studios; banks; services; shared accommodations
(SA-1); theaters; all bed-and-breakfasts; food-processing establishment;
professional office buildings; laundry and dry cleaning; artist studio;
farmers market; single-family dwelling; two-family dwelling; bonus
dwelling unit; home occupation; multifamily dwelling I.
(2)
Uses allowed by site plan review: employee living quarters;
hotel, motel; multifamily dwelling II; parking lot; parking deck;
all types of child-care facilities; all types of schools; hospitals,
medical and dental clinics; automobile service stations; redemption
centers; automobile sales lot; automobile repair garage; retirement
community; shared accommodations (SA-2 and SA-3); veterinary clinic.
(3)
Uses allowed only by conditional use permit: public utility facility.
(4)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Allowed activities:
(1)
Activities allowed without a permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; road construction
(after subdivision approval has been granted); filling/earthmoving
activity of 10 cubic yards or more; essential services.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
All changes to facades and signs require Design Review Board
approval.
(2)
Parking requirements. [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]
(a)
Transient accommodations shall provide one space per room.
(b)
Schools as the principal use on a lot shall provide one parking
space per classroom plus one space for every four employees.
(c)
Professional offices, medical clinics and hospitals shall provide
parking for the number of employees on the largest shift plus adequate
parking for visitors and patients as reviewed by the Planning Board.
(d)
Other uses shall not be required to provide parking.
(3)
Bonus dwelling units are exempt from the area per family requirement.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall
not apply to any proceedings or applications approved prior to the
effective date of 7-8-2010, or to any proceedings or applications
deemed to be “pending” within the meaning of 1 M.R.S.A.
§ 302 as of 7-8-2010 It also provided that it shall not apply
to any application for construction or development-related permits
for any project that received final subdivision and/or site plan approval
from the Town prior to 7-8-2010 or for which an application or proceeding
for subdivision and/or site plan approval was deemed “pending”
within the meaning of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302 as of 7-8-2010.
A.
Purpose. The Downtown Transitional Zone is to govern areas that are
adjacent to Downtown Village Districts to give a transition from the
commercial cores to the residential neighborhoods.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Uses allowed by a building permit or a change of use permit
with the Code Enforcement Officer: all retail; public information;
municipal uses; galleries; services; professional office buildings;
bed-and-breakfast I, II and III; single- and two-family residential;
family child-care; food-processing establishments; laundry and dry
cleaning; multifamily dwelling I; artist studio; farmers market; home
occupation.
(2)
Uses allowed by site plan review: multifamily dwelling II; parking
lot; all other types of child-care facilities; medical clinics; automobile
sales lot; automobile repair garage; retirement community.
(3)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure.
D.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation; and vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; road construction;
filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
All changes to facades and signs require Design Review Board
approval.
(2)
Parking requirements [Also see parking requirements found in § 125-67B(4).]:
(a)
Transient accommodations shall provide one space per room.
(b)
Schools as the principal use on a lot shall provide one parking
space per classroom plus one space for every four employees.
(c)
Professional offices, medical clinics shall provide parking
for the number of employees on the largest shift plus adequate parking
for visitors and patients as reviewed by the Planning Board.
(d)
Other uses shall not be required to provide parking.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall
not apply to any proceedings or applications approved prior to the
effective date of 7-8-2010, or to any proceedings or applications
deemed to be "pending" within the meaning of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302
as of 7-8-2010 It also provided that it shall not apply to any application
for construction or development-related permits for any project that
received final subdivision and/or site plan approval from the Town
prior to 7-8-2010 or for which an application or proceeding for subdivision
and/or site plan approval was deemed "pending" within the meaning
of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302 as of 7-8-2010.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 50 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 15 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: five [feet].
(5)
Minimum side setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures: five [feet].
(6)
Minimum rear setback for principal structures: 15
[feet].
(7)
Minimum rear setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures: five [feet].
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 75%.
(9)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Child-care center
Hospital
Parking garage and parking lot
Place of worship
Road construction
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Medical clinic
Museum
Nursing/convalescent home or congregate housing
Professional office building
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees:
Home occupation
(6)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Noncommercial greenhouse
Multifamily dwelling I
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Undertaking establishment
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Medical clinic
Museum
Nursing/convalescent home or congregate housing
Professional office building
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 10%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Commercial boatyard
Commercial stable
Kennel, boarding
Municipal school
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(3)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Private school
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Bonus dwelling unit
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Kennel
Noncommercial greenhouse
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(3)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Private school
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 150 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 15 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: five [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 15 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 75%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 5,000 square feet with sewers;
20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Bank
Commercial boatyard
Commercial fish pier
Commercial stable
Employee living quarters
Ferry terminal
Hospital
Light manufacturing/assembly plant
Marina
Multifamily dwelling II
Municipal school
Parking lot
Recreational boating facility
Research facility
Research production facility
Road construction
Shared accommodations (SA-2)
Shared accommodations (SA-3)
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Lumberyard or sawmill
(3)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Commercial structure
Gift shops
Grocery stores
Laundry or dry-cleaning establishment
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Private school
Professional office building
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
Seafood market
Undertaking establishment
Upholstery shop
Veterinary clinic
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees:
Home occupation
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial art gallery or pottery barn
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Shared accommodations (SA-1)
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Lumberyard or sawmill
(3)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Commercial structure
Gift shops
Grocery stores
Laundry or dry-cleaning establishment
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Private school
Professional office building
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
Seafood market
Undertaking establishment
Upholstery shop
Veterinary clinic
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(7)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 125-25, Hulls Cove Historic,
was repealed 11-2-2010.
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet with sewers;
20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthm]oving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Campground
Cemetery
Multifamily dwelling II
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet; 10,000
square feet with sewers and 20,000 square feet without sewers for
a retirement community.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Campground
Cemetery
Mineral extraction
Mineral extraction and processing
Mobile home park
Municipal school
Place of worship
Retirement community
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Private school
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Bonus dwelling unit
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Commercial stable
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Lumberyard or sawmill
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
Veterinary clinic
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Private school
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 80,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses, not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cemetery
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 80,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Cemetery
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Kennel
Noncommercial greenhouse
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structures
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Amended 5-3-1999; 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 100 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 40 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet with sewers;
20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses, not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Automobile repair garage
Bulk oil and fuel tank storage
Commercial boatyard
Food processing and freezing (excluding slaughterhouse)
Food processing and freezing
Light manufacturing/assembly plant
Mineral extraction
Mineral extraction and processing
Newspaper or printing facility
Other processing and manufacturing facility
Research facility
Research production facility
Retirement community
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Terminal yard and trucking facility
Transportation facility
Upholstery shop
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
Warehousing or storage facility
Wholesale business establishment
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Laundry or dry-cleaning establishment
Professional office building
Repair services (other than auto)
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
CEO permit required for uses or structures with total developed area
not exceeding 2,000 square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
Municipal facility and grounds
(2)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(3)
Retirement community. Single-family dwelling and two-family dwelling
permitted only as part of a retirement community on the south side
of Crooked Road:
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Laundry or dry-cleaning establishment
Professional office building
Repair services (other than auto)
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
G.
Activity or structure requires conditional use permit. Activity or
structure requires conditional use permit before it may be commenced,
built, enlarged, or modified:
Public utility facility
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 5,000 square feet with sewers;
10,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Bank
Campground
Employee living quarters
Mineral extraction
Mineral extraction and processing
Multifamily dwelling II
Municipal school
Parking lot
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Transient accommodations (TA-7)
Transient accommodations (TA-8)
Warehousing or storage facility
Wholesale business establishment
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Professional office building
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(6)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Commercial art gallery or pottery barn
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Grocery stores
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Shared accommodations (SA-1)
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Professional office building
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot widths: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback with sewers: 25 [feet].
(4)
Minimum front setback without sewers: 50 [feet].
(5)
Minimum side setback for principal structures with
sewers: 10 [feet].
(6)
Minimum side setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures with sewers: five [feet].
(7)
Minimum side setback for principal structures without
sewers: 25 [feet].
(8)
Minimum side setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures without sewers: five [feet].
(9)
Minimum rear setback for principal structures with
sewers: 15 [feet].
(10)
Minimum rear setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures with sewers: five [feet].
(11)
Minimum rear setback for principal structures
without sewers: 25 [feet].
(12)
Minimum rear setback for accessory, nonresidential
structures without sewers: five [feet].
(13)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(14)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(15)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet
with sewers; 20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cemetery
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Municipal school
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Commercial structure
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(7)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Commercial structure
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 80,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 10%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 80,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cemetery
Commercial stable
Municipal school
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Veterinary clinic
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Medical clinic
Nursing/convalescent home or congregate housing
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Bonus dwelling unit
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Medical clinic
Nursing/convalescent home or congregate housing
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 80,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 80,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Cemetery
Commercial stable
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Municipal school
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Veterinary clinic
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Private school
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Bonus dwelling unit
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Kennel
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Private school
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 10%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cemetery
Commercial stable
Municipal facility and grounds
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Veterinary clinic
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required.
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet, or same as nearest
adjacent upland district, whichever is greater.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 200 [feet].
(4)
Minimum front setback: 100 [feet].
(5)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 20%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 [feet].
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board approval required for
uses or structures with total developed area of more than 2,000 square
feet:
Small, nonresidential facility for educational, scientific or
nature interpretation purposes
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Small, nonresidential facility for educational, scientific or
nature interpretation purposes
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 150 [feet] for lots with frontage
on Route 3; 75 [feet] elsewhere.
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cemetery
Kennel, boarding
Multifamily dwelling II
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(3)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Commercial structure
Museum
Private school
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Kennel
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(3)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Commercial structure
Museum
Private school
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter: [Amended 11-2-2021]
Activities necessary for managing/protecting land
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Kennel, boarding
Road construction
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required.
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Kennel
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Campground
Cemetery
Commercial boatyard
Commercial stable
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Veterinary clinic
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Kennel
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Amended 11-8-2011; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet with sewers;
20,000 square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Employee living quarters
Marina
Place of worship
Road construction
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Transient accommodations (TA-7)
Transient accommodations (TA-8)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 5%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: five acres.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Home occupation
Road construction
Wireless communications facility
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Bonus dwelling unit
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Noncommercial greenhouse
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet with
sewers; 200 feet without sewers.
(3)
Minimum front setback: 100 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 40 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: not applicable.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Public utility installation
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Parking deck
Parking lot
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Parking garage. Also subject to Design Review Board certificate of
appropriateness:
Parking garage
(2)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(3)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Nonresidential facility for education and scientific purposes
Research facility
Research production facility
Residential facility for use by employees, students, trainees
or visiting scientists and academicians, such facilities being necessary
for the furtherance of the institutional mission
Small, nonresidential facility for educational, scientific or
nature interpretation purposes
Transient accommodations, nonprofit
(4)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Museum
(6)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Nonresidential facility for education and scientific purposes
Research facility
Research production facility
Residential facility for use by employees, students, trainees
or visiting scientists and academicians, such facilities being necessary
for the furtherance of the institutional mission
Small, nonresidential facility for educational, scientific or
nature interpretation purposes
Transient accommodations, nonprofit
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Museum
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 10,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses, not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Automobile repair garage
Automobile sales lot
Automobile service station
Bank
Campground
Commercial boatyard
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Employee living quarters
Food processing and freezing (excluding slaughterhouse)
Food processing and freezing
Hospital
Light manufacturing/assembly plant
Mobile home park
Multifamily dwelling II
Municipal school
Newspaper or printing facility
Parking garage and parking lot
Research facility
Research production facility
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Terminal yard and trucking facility
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Transient accommodations (TA-7)
Transient accommodations (TA-8)
Upholstery shop
Warehousing or storage facility
Wholesale business establishment
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Lumber yard only:
Lumberyard or sawmill
(2)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(3)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Municipal facility and grounds
(4)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Commercial structure
Gift shops
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Museum
Private school
Professional office building
Repair services (other than auto)
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
Seafood market
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(7)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial art gallery or pottery barn
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Grocery stores
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Shared accommodations (SA-1)
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Undertaking establishment
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
Veterinary clinic
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
Municipal facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Commercial structure
Gift shops
Liquor store
Medical clinic
Museum
Private school
Professional office building
Repair services (other than auto)
Restaurant
Restaurant, takeout
Retail business establishment not otherwise listed
Seafood market
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 15%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Campground
Cemetery
Multifamily dwelling II
Municipal school
Municipal facility and grounds
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Private school
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(6)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Shared accommodations (SA-1)
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Undertaking establishment
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Private school
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 15%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 and vacation rental-2 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Campground
Cemetery
Commercial stable
Employee living quarters
Marina
Mobile home park
Municipal facility and grounds
Municipal school
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Transient accommodations. Only from the north side of Route 3 shoreward
for 500 feet from the Trenton Town line to Jones Marsh Resource Protection
District:
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Transient accommodations (TA-7)
(2)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(3)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
(4)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(5)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(6)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
(7)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Undertaking establishment
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Lumberyard or sawmill
(3)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water.
(4)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Home occupation. Minor site plan for lots with frontage on Route
3 and Route 102 for home occupations with nonfamily members as employees;
otherwise, Code Enforcement Officer permit:
Home occupation
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that it
shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications and/or
petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 200 [feet].
(3)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet].
(4)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(8)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Agriculture, homestead
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Agriculture, commercial
Cemetery
Commercial boatyard
Commercial stable
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Kennel, boarding
Mineral extraction
Mineral extraction and processing
Municipal school
Place of worship
Road construction
Solar photovoltaic system, principal use (SPVS-PU)
Transient accommodations (TA-1)
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Agriculture, avocational
Bonus dwelling unit
Commercial garden, greenhouse or nursery
Driveway construction
Farmers' market
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Home occupation
Kennel
Noncommercial greenhouse
Noncommercial kennel
Noncommercial stable
Private school
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Roadside stand
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
Veterinary clinic
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Amended 11-3-2009; 6-8-2010; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 30,000 square feet per residential
dwelling unit in tidal areas and 40,000 square feet per residential
dwelling unit in nontidal areas; 60,000 square feet per governmental,
institutional, commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal
areas; 40,000 square feet for all other uses or structures.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 20 [feet] from
a point opposite Rodick Street on the northerly side of West Street
easterly to the Municipal Pier; 50 [feet] elsewhere.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 [feet] per residential
dwelling unit adjacent to tidal areas; 300 [feet] per governmental,
institutional, commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal
area; 200 [feet] for all other uses or structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: zero feet for that part of
the district situated on the north side of West Street between the
Municipal Pier and the point opposite the center line of Main Street;
15 feet elsewhere.
(5)
Minimum side setback: zero feet.
(6)
Minimum rear setback: zero feet for that part of the
district situated on the north side of West Street between the Municipal
Pier and the point opposite the center line of Main Street, provided
that structures may be built out over the water subject to site plan
review and all state and federal regulatory approvals; 15 feet elsewhere,
provided that structures may be built out over the water subject to
site plan review and all state and federal regulatory approvals.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 50% adjacent to tidal areas
and rivers which do not flow to great ponds classified GPA; 20% elsewhere.
(8)
Maximum height: 15 [feet] for structures on piers,
pilings or wharves west of the Municipal Pier seaward for 90 feet;
for structures on piers, pilings or wharves west of the Municipal
Pier and more than 90 feet offshore, the maximum height shall be no
greater than the grade level of the sidewalk on the shoreward side
of West Street, provided that transparent fencing may be installed
on a flat roof to a maximum height of four feet above said grade level;
20 [feet] elsewhere.
(9)
Minimum area per family: 30,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Cocktail lounge
Commercial fish pier
Commercial structure
Employee living quarters
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
Ferry terminal
Gift shops
Marina
Multifamily dwelling II
Municipal facility and grounds
Recreational boating facility
Road construction
Ships chandlery
Transient accommodations (TA-2)
Transient accommodations (TA-3)
Transient accommodations (TA-4)
Transient accommodations (TA-5)
Transient accommodations (TA-6)
Transient accommodations (TA-7)
Transient accommodations (TA-8)
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Restaurant
Seafood market
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Bonus dwelling unit, if served by both public water and sewer
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Restaurant
Seafood market
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 30,000 square feet per dwelling
unit with sewer adjacent to tidal areas; 40,000 square feet, or same
as nearest adjacent upland district, whichever is greater, for all
other uses and structures.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 150 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 [feet] per dwelling unit
adjacent to tidal areas; 200 [feet] for all other uses and structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(5)
Minimum side setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(6)
Minimum rear setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 20%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 [feet].
(9)
Minimum area per family: 30,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
Road construction
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Small, nonresidential facility, without structures, for educational,
scientific or nature interpretation purposes
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Amended 11-5-1996; 11-3-2009; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 30,000 square feet per residential
dwelling unit in tidal areas and 40,000 square feet per residential
dwelling unit in nontidal areas; 60,000 square feet per governmental,
institutional, commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal
areas; 40,000 square feet for all other uses or structures.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 150 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 [feet] per residential
dwelling unit adjacent to tidal areas; 300 [feet] per governmental,
institutional, commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal
area; 200 [feet] for all other uses or structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: 75 [feet] from the center of
Route 3, and 25 [feet] from the front lot line elsewhere.
(5)
Minimum side setback: five [feet].
(6)
Minimum rear setback: 15 [feet].
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 70% adjacent to tidal areas
and rivers which do not flow to great ponds classified GPA; 20% elsewhere.
(8)
Maximum height: 40 [feet].
(9)
Minimum area per family: 30,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses, not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Commercial fish pier
Commercial structure
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Employee living quarters
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
Ferry terminal
Marina
Multifamily dwelling II
Road construction
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board
approval required for uses or structures with total developed area
of more than 2,000 square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Uses or structures greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning Board/Planning
Department approval required for uses or structures with gross leasable
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Gift shops
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Bonus dwelling unit, if served by both public water and sewer
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Multifamily dwelling I
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Small, nonresidential facility, without structures, for educational,
scientific or nature interpretation purposes
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Government facility and grounds
(3)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(4)
Uses or structures less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit required
for uses or structures with gross leasable area not exceeding 2,000
square feet:
Gift shops
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Added 11-2-2010; amended 6-13-2017; 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Shoreland General Development III District seeks to
allow for corridor development that provides transient services and
other commercial services along the Town's prominent entry corridor.
Care in screening, landscaping, and building design should be taken
to respect the National Scenic Byway (Eden Street) as well as the
historic waterfront.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 30,000 square feet per residential dwelling
unit in tidal areas and 40,000 square feet per residential dwelling
unit in nontidal areas with sewer; 60,000 square feet per governmental,
institutional, commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal
areas; 40,000 square feet for all other uses or structures without
sewer.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet with sewers; 150
feet without sewers.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 feet for residential use or dwelling
unit adjacent to tidal areas; 300 feet per governmental, institutional,
commercial or industrial structure adjacent to nontidal area; 200
feet for each other use, dwelling unit or structure for all other
uses or structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: 100 feet from the center of Route 3,
and 75 feet from the front lot line elsewhere.
(5)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(9)
Minimum area per family: 30,000 square feet on sewers; 40,000
square feet without sewers.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use
permit from the Code Enforcement Officer: artist studio, child care,
family, gallery, government facility, home occupation (NOTE: Home
occupations in properties with lot frontage or access on Route 3 shall
be required to obtain minor site plan approval.); multifamily dwelling
I; municipal facility, municipal school; public or private park with
minimal structural development; single-family dwelling; two-family
dwelling; and bonus dwelling unit, if served by both public water
and sewer.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use
are allowed if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement
Officer or site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed.
Accessory uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority
that approved the principal structure.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan.
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by site plan review in
any part of this district: bank; bed-and-breakfast I; bed-and-breakfast
II; bed-and-breakfast III; bed-and-breakfast IV; bed-and-breakfast
V; child-care center; commercial boat yard; commercial fish pier;
employee living quarters; ferry terminal; farmers' market; hotel;
marina; multifamily dwelling II; motel; nursing or convalescent homes
or congregate housing; parking lot; parking deck; private compulsory
school; professional office building; restaurant; retail; road construction;
services; take-out restaurant; wind turbines, and wireless communication
facilities.
E.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a building permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation/essential services; and vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more.
F.
Other requirements.
(1)
Parking lots shall require buffering and vegetative screening
if visible from Route 3.
(2)
Lots with road frontage on Route 3 may be required to provide
streetscape improvements, such as trees, sidewalks, bike paths, benches,
and/or other related improvements as deemed appropriate by the Planning
Board in the case of major site plan, or the Planning Department in
the case of a minor site plan. Such improvements shall be exempt from
setback requirements.
[Added 11-8-2011; amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose. The Shoreland General Development IV District seeks to support
the historic rural village character of the Salisbury Cove area by
maintaining the existing business uses and by allowing needed maintenance,
expansion, and siting of new facilities necessary for continued economically
viable operations in this area. This area of Salisbury Cove includes
light commercial uses that have their own unique visual characteristics,
such as cabin and cottage rentals, as well as motel rentals, which
contribute to the rural village character of Salisbury Cove. Care
in buffering, screening, landscaping, rooftop gardens, and building
design should be taken to respect the rural village character for
this area of Salisbury Cove.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet for all principal uses
and all principal structures on a lot. Note: This minimum lot size
applies to the total of all principal uses and all principal structures
on a lot.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum setback from shoreline: zero for functionally water-dependent
uses; 75 feet for all other uses.
(4)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 feet per dwelling unit ; 200 feet
of shore frontage for all other principal uses. Note: For purposes
of this requirement, dwelling units do not include cabins or other
transient accommodations.
(5)
Minimum front setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum side and rear setback: 25 feet.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(9)
Minimum lot area per family: 20,000 square feet per family.
C.
Allowed uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use
permit from the Code Enforcement Officer: single-family dwelling,
two-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling I, cabins and cottages,
artist studio, home occupation, government facility and grounds, and
temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into
the water.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use
are allowed if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement
Officer or site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed.
Accessory uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority
that approved the principal structure.
D.
Uses allowed by site plan. The following uses shall be permitted
by site plan review in any part of this district: motels accessory
to cabins and cottages (with such motel providing for no more than
10 sleeping accommodations for transient uses), marina, retail (provided
the structure is no greater than 5,000 square feet in floor area),
gallery, museum, recreational boating facility, permanent pier, dock,
wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the water, and road
construction.
E.
Allowed activities.
(1)
Activities allowed without a building permit, provided that they comply with all provisions of Chapter 125: activities necessary for managing/protecting land; filling/earthmoving activity of less than 16 cubic yards; nonintensive recreation uses not requiring structures; public utility installation/essential services; and vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
(2)
Activities allowed by building permit and requiring approval
of the Code Enforcement Officer: driveway construction; filling/earthmoving
activity of 16 cubic yards or more.
[Added 6-13-2017; amended 6-12-2018; 7-14-2020; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
The Shoreland Maritime Activities District seeks to support maritime
activities related to the reuse of Bar Harbor Tax Map 231, Lot 004,
the ferry terminal for both cruise ship and ferry activities. This
district includes all land currently occupied by or suitable for active
water-dependent uses, taking into consideration:
(1)
Shelter from prevailing winds and waves;
(2)
Slope of the land within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the shoreline;
(3)
Depth of the water within 150 feet, horizontal distance, of the shoreline;
(4)
Available support facilities, including utilities and transportation
facilities; and
(5)
Compatibility with adjacent upland uses.
B.
Dimensional
standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: none.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: none.
(3)
Minimum setback from shoreline for functionally water-dependent uses:
none; minimum setback from shoreline for all other uses: 75 feet.
(4)
Minimum shore frontage: none.
(5)
Minimum front setback: 50 feet (measured from center line of Route
3).
(6)
Minimum side 25 feet and rear setback: none.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 70%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
C.
Allowed
uses.
(1)
Principal uses allowed by building permit or a change of use permit
from the Code Enforcement Officer: government facility and grounds,
and temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting
into the water.
(2)
Accessory uses that are usual and normal to a principal use are allowed
if they are typically permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer or
site plan review for the district in which the use is proposed. Accessory
uses are allowed by review of the same permitting authority that approved
the principal structure and shall include bank; farmers market; hotel;
parking deck; parking lot; professional office building; restaurant;
retail; take-out restaurant and wireless telecommunications facility.
D.
The
following uses shall be permitted by site plan review in any part
of this district: employee living quarters; functionally water-dependent
uses, including permanent piers, wharfs and docks; commercial boat
yard; commercial fish pier; passenger terminal; ferry terminal; marina;
services.
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet, or same as nearest
adjacent upland district, whichever is greater.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 150 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 [feet] per dwelling unit
adjacent to tidal areas; 200 [feet] for all other uses and structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(5)
Minimum side setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(6)
Minimum rear setback: same as nearest adjacent upland
district.
(7)
Maximum lot coverage: 20%.
(8)
Maximum height: 35 [feet].
(9)
Minimum area per family: 40,000 square feet, or same
as nearest adjacent upland district, whichever is greater.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Road construction
(1)
Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained
from the Board of Appeals:
Driveway construction
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(2)
Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained
from the Board of Appeals:
Small, nonresidential facility, without structures, for educational,
scientific or nature interpretation purposes
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided
that it shall apply retroactively to all proceedings, applications
and/or petitions pending on or commenced after 9-6-2005, notwithstanding
the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
[Added 5-1-1995; amended 11-3-2009; 6-8-2010; 6-12-2018; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional
standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet with sewers;
40,000 square feet without sewers.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 [feet] with
sewers; 200 [feet] without sewers.
(3)
Minimum
shore frontage: 150 feet per dwelling unit adjacent to tidal areas;
200 feet for all other uses and structures, excluding functionally
water-dependent structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: 25 [feet].
(5)
Minimum side setback: 25 [feet].
(6)
Minimum rear setback: 25 [feet].
(7)
Minimum setback from shoreline: zero feet for functionally
water-dependent uses; 75 feet for all other uses.
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(9)
Maximum building coverage: 12.5%.
(10)
Maximum height: 35 feet within 250 feet of the
shoreline or upland edge of a wetland; 40 feet elsewhere.
(11)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Nonresidential facility for education and scientific purposes
Parking deck
Parking lot
Research facility
Residential facility for use by employees, students, trainees
or visiting scientists and academicians, such facilities being necessary
for the furtherance of the institutional mission
Road construction
Transient accommodations, nonprofit
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Permanent pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. Planning Board approval
required for permanent structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring
Planning Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(4)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Public or private park with minimal structural development
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or structures
accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Temporary pier, dock, wharf, breakwater. CEO permit required for
temporary structures:
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory to
uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses
[Added 5-3-2004; amended 11-3-2009; 6-8-2010; 6-12-2018; 11-2-2021; 6-14-2022]
A.
Purpose.
B.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum road frontage and lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum shore frontage: 150 feet per dwelling unit adjacent to tidal
areas; 200 feet for all other uses and structures, excluding functionally
water-dependent structures.
(4)
Minimum front setback: 25 feet.
(5)
Minimum side setback: 25 feet.
(6)
Setback from district boundary line: 25 feet;
110 feet along the eastern boundary of the district; 200 feet along
the eastern boundary of the district for student housing, as defined.
(7)
Minimum setback from Shoreline: zero for functionally
water-dependent uses; 75 feet for all other uses.
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
(9)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(10)
Minimum area per family: 20,000 square feet.
C.
Allowed activity or structure. Activity or structure allowed without
a permit, provided that it complies with all provisions of this chapter:
Activities necessary for managing and protecting the land, such
as surveying, fire protection, emergency operations, etc.
Filling/earthmoving activity of less than 10 cubic yards
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such
as hunting, fishing and hiking
Public utility installation
Vacation rental-1 provided that it be registered per Chapter 174. Short-Term Rental Registration.
D.
Activity or structure requires site plan approval. Activity or structure
requires approval through site plan review process before it may be
commenced or built:
Eleemosynary, educational or scientific institution
Museum
Parking deck
Parking lot
Pier, dock, wharf, breakwater or other use projecting into the
water
Road construction
Student housing
Wireless communications facility
(1)
Parking garage. Also subject to Design Review Board certificate
of appropriateness:
Parking garage
(2)
Accessory uses or structures. Planning Board/Planning Department
approval required for uses or structures accessory to uses or structures
requiring Planning Board/Planning Department approval:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(3)
Total developed area greater than 2,000 square feet. Planning
Board approval required for uses or structures with total developed
area of more than 2,000 square feet:
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(4)
Accessory essential services. Board/Planning Department approval
required for services accessory to uses or structures requiring Planning
Board approval:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
(5)
Wind turbine. Minor site plan review required:
Wind turbine
E.
Activity or structure requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by Code Enforcement Officer
(CEO) before it may be commenced or built:
Driveway construction
Filling/earthmoving activity of 10 cubic yards or more
Noncommercial greenhouse
Single-family dwelling
(1)
Accessory uses or structures. CEO permit required for uses or
structures accessory to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Uses or structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(2)
Total developed area less than 2,000 square feet. CEO permit
required for uses or structures with total developed area not exceeding
2,000 square feet:
Uses or small structures accessory to permitted uses or structures
(3)
Accessory essential services. CEO permit for services accessory
to uses or structures requiring CEO permit:
Essential services accessory to a permitted use or structure
F.
Activity or structure requires permit from local Plumbing Inspector.
Activity or structure requires permit issued by local Plumbing Inspector
before it may be commenced or built:
Private sewage disposal system accessory to permitted uses