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Shoreland Ordinance Section 14

Table of Land Uses

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All land use activities, as indicated in Table 1, Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone, shall conform to all of the applicable land use standards in Section 15. The district designation for a particular site shall be determined from the Official Shoreland Zoning Map.

Key to Table 1:

Yes – Allowed (no permit required but the use must comply with all applicable land

use standards.)

No – Prohibited

PB – Allowed with permit issued by the Planning Board

CEO – Allowed with permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer

LPI – Allowed with permit issued by the Local Plumbing Inspector

Abbreviations:

RP – Resource Protection

LR – Limited Residential

SP – Stream Protection

Table 1 – Permit Stipulations: (See Chart on Pages 14 & 15)

In RP not allowed within seventy-five (75) feet horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.
Requires permit from the Code Enforcement Officer if more than one hundred (100) sq. ft. of surface area, in total, is disturbed.
In RP not allowed in areas so designated because of wildlife value.
Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.
Functionally water-dependent uses and uses accessory to such water dependent uses only.
See further restrictions in Section 15-L-2.
Except when area is zoned for resource protection due to flood-plain criteria in which case a permit is required from the PB.
Except as provided in Section 15(H)(4).
Single family residential structures may be allowed by special exception only according to the provisions of Section 16(E), Special Exceptions. Two family residential structures are prohibited.
Except for commercial uses otherwise listed in this Table, such as marinas and campgrounds, that are allowed in the respective district.
Excluding bridges and other crossings not involving earthwork, in which case no permit is required.
Permit not required but must file a written “notice of intent to construct” with CEO.

Table 1– Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone

Land Uses ___Districts__________________

SP RP LR

Non-intensive recreational use not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing and hiking	Yes Yes Yes
Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails	Yes Yes Yes
Forest management activities except for timber harvesting & land management roads.	Yes Yes Yes
Timber harvesting	Yes CEO Yes
Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting	CEO CEO 1 Yes
Fire prevention activities	Yes Yes Yes
Wildlife management practices	Yes Yes Yes
Soil and water conservation practices	Yes Yes Yes
Mineral exploration	No Yes 2 Yes 2
Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction	No PB 3 PB
Surveying and resource analysis	Yes Yes Yes
Emergency operations	Yes Yes Yes
Agriculture	Yes PB Yes
Aquaculture	PB PB PB
Principal structures and uses: A. One and two family residential, including driveways	PB 4 PB 9 CEO
B. Multi-unit residential	No No PB
C. Commercial	No No 10 No 10
D. Industrial	No No No
E. Governmental and institutional	No No PB
F. Small non-residential facilities for educational, scientific, or nature interpretation purposes.	PB 4 PB CEO
Structures accessory to allowed uses	PB 4 PB CEO
Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high-water line or within a wetland. A. Temporary B. Permanent	CEO 11 CEO 11 CEO 11 PB PB PB
Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences	LPI LPI LPI
Home occupations	PB PB PB
Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses	LPI LPI LPI
Essential services	PB 6 PB 6 PB
A. Roadside distribution lines (34.5kV and lower)	CEO 6 CEO 6 Yes 12
B. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving ten poles or less in the shoreland zone	PB 6 PB 6 CEO
C. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving eleven or more poles in the shoreland zone	PB 6 PB 6 PB
D. Other essential services	PB 6 PB 6 PB
Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses	Yes Yes Yes
Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development	PB PB PB
Individual, private campsites	CEO CEO CEO
Campgrounds	No No 7 PB
Road construction	PB No 8 PB
Land management roads	Yes PB Yes
Parking facilities	No No 7 PB
Marinas	PB No PB
Filling and earth moving of < 10 cubic yards	CEO CEO Yes
Filling and earth moving of > 10 cubic yards	PB PB CEO
Signs	Yes Yes Yes
Uses similar to allowed uses	CEO CEO CEO
Uses similar to uses requiring a CEO permit	CEO CEO CEO
Uses similar to uses requiring a PB permit	PB PB PB

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