Land Use
|
RURAL |
RP |
SD |
GP |
FD |
SP |
|
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Open space |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
|
Timber harvesting |
§ 105-9B |
§ 105-9B |
YES |
YES |
§ 105-9B |
|
|
Removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting |
CEO |
CEO |
YES |
CEO |
CEO |
|
|
Agriculture, commercial gardening |
CU |
CU |
YES |
YES |
CU |
|
|
Campgrounds |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Individual private campsites |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
|
|
Earth removal, dredging, filling² |
NO |
CU |
CU/CEO |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Mineral exploration or extraction |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Commercial outdoor recreation, excluding campgrounds |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structure |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
|
Public private rec areas involving minimal structural development |
CU |
CU |
CEO |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
|
Seasonal sale of produce and plants raised: |
Off premises |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
On premises |
NO |
CU |
YES |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Nurseries |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Commercial animal breeding or care and commercial kennels |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
RESIDENTIAL |
RP |
SD |
GP |
FD |
SP |
|
|
Single-family dwelling |
NO |
CEO³ |
CEO³ |
CU |
CEO¹ ³ |
|
|
Seasonal camps and cottages |
NO |
CEO |
CEO |
CU |
CEO¹ |
|
|
Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round |
NO |
LPI |
LPI |
LPI |
LPI |
|
|
Two-family dwelling |
NO |
CU |
CEO |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Multifamily dwelling |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Cluster (planned unit) development |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Mobile home parks |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Manufactured housing units not in parks |
NO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CU¹ |
|
|
COMMERCIAL |
RP |
SD |
GP |
FD |
SP |
|
|
Home occupations |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Garage sales |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
|
Garage sale business |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Commercial or industrial facilities |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Commercial or industrial areas requiring a shorefront location |
NO |
CU |
NO |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Gas stations, motor vehicle sales or repair, car washes |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Eating establishments |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Premises selling alcoholic beverages |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Amusement arcades |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Head shops |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Flea markets |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Automobile graveyards and junkyards in accordance with state law |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Waste processing or disposal facilities other than sanitary landfills |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Telecommunications facility |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Adult entertainment |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Retail marijuana establishments and retail marijuana social clubs |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
|
PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL |
RP |
SD |
GP |
FD |
SP |
|
|
Church, parish house or other religious building |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Municipal offices, library, museum |
NO |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Utility buildings or structures |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Under 120 sf |
NO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO¹ |
|
|
Schools (public or private) |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Nursery schools |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Facilities for scientific or nature interpretation |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
CU¹ |
|
|
Cemeteries |
NO |
NO |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
OTHER |
RP |
SD |
GP |
FD |
SP |
|
|
Piers and docks requiring permits (see definitions) |
NO |
CU |
NA |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Boathouses |
NO |
CU |
CU |
CU |
NO |
|
|
Creation of back lot [refer to § 105-19B(3)[1]] |
NO |
CU |
CU |
NO |
NO |
|
|
Signs: |
Commercial |
NO |
CEO |
CEO |
NO |
CEO |
|
Noncommercial |
NO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
|
|
Uses or structures accessory to: |
Permitted uses |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO¹ |
|
Permitted structures |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO¹ |
|
|
Conditional uses |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU¹ |
|
|
Uses similar to: |
Permitted uses |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
CEO |
|
Conditional uses |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Ponds |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
CU |
|
|
Low retaining walls |
NO |
CU |
YES |
NO |
CU |
|
|
NOTES: |
KEY
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| ¹ Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals | |||||||||||||
| ² See also § 105-39. | |||||||||||||
| ³ Additional detached dwelling units in excess of one on a single lot shall require review and approval by the Planning Board. A site plan certified by a registered land surveyor, licensed in the State of Maine, showing all existing and proposed structures, and other pertinent information relating to the possible division of land, shall be submitted to the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall determine that the property and all structures can meet the current zoning and setback requirements if the property were to be divided. |