Land Use Ordinance, Town of Richmond, Maine
LAND USE ORDINANCE, TOWN OF RICHMOND, MAINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL
A. TITLE 1
B. PURPOSES 1
C. BASIC REQUIREMENTS 1-2
D. ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT 2-3
E. VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY 4
F. CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES 4
G. REPEAL OF CURRENT ORDINANCES 4
H. AMENDMENTS 4-5
I. EFFECTIVE DATE 5
ARTICLE 2. NON-CONFORMANCE
A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1
B. NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES 1-2
C. NON-CONFORMING USES 2
D. NON-CONFORMING LOTS 3
ARTICLE 3. DEFINITIONS
A. CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE 1
B. DEFINITIONS 1-19
ARTICLE 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND LAND USE REQUIREMENTS
A. ZONING DISTRICTS 1
B. LOCATION OF DISTRICTS 1
C. UNCERTAINTY OF BOUNDARY LOCATION 1-2
D. DIVISION OF LOTS BY DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 2
E. LAND USES 2
RURAL TABLE 3
RESIDENTIAL TABLE 4
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL TABLE 7
PUBLIC, SEMIPUBLIC AND INSTITUTION TABLE 8
OTHER USES TABLE 9
F. AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 9-11
G. VILLAGE DISTRICT 11-15
H. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 15-16
I. MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL SUB-DISTRICT 17-21
J. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 21-22
ARTICLE 5. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
A. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS 1
B. AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS AND JUNKYARDS 1-3
C. STANDARDS FOR BACK LOTS 3
D. BED AND BREAKFAST 3
E. FILLING, GRADING, LAGOONING, DREDGING, OR OTHER EARTH MOVING ACTIVITY 3-7
F. DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD 7
G. GLARE 7
H. HAZARDOUS, SPECIAL AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS 7-8
I. HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS 8
J. DEMOLITION/REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE 8-9
K. HOME OCCUPATIONS 9
L. HOTELS/MOTELS AND INNS 10
M. KENNELS AND VETERINARY HOSPITALS 10-11
N. MANUFACTURED HOUSING-INDIVIDUAL UNITS 11-12
O. MOBILE HOME PARKS 13-17
P. MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS 17-20
Q. NOISE 20-21
R. OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS 21-23
S. PRIVATE ROADS 23-25
T. PHOSPHORUS CONTROL-PLEASANT POND 25-30
U. REFUSE DISPOSAL 30
V. SANITARY STANDARDS 30
W. SIGNS 31-34
X. STORAGE OF MATERIALS 34
Y. WILDLIFE HABITAT 35
ARTICLE 6. SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
A. LOT LAYOUT 1
B. STREET LAYOUT 1-2
C. STREET AND UTILITY STANDARDS 2
D. OPEN SPACE 2-3
E. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT 4-6
ARTICLE 7 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW(APPLICABILITY, WAIVERS, PRE-APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES)
A. APPLICABILITY 1-4
B. WAIVERS 4
C. PRE-APPLICATION 4-5
D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 5-9
ARTICLE 8. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
A. SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS-REQUIRED CONTENTS 1-2
B. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 2-9
C. APPROVAL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA 9-17
D. PROJECT INSPECTION FEE 18
E. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE 18-20
F. PLAN REVISIONS AFTER APPROVAL 20
G. AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED PLANS 21
H. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS, RECREATION AREAS 21
I. INSPECTION OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS 21
J. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 21
K. ENFORCEMENT 21
L. POWERS AND PROCEDURES IN ENFORCING ORDINANCE 22
M. CONFORMANCE PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT 22
N. APPEALS 22-23
ARTICLE 9. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
A. FINDINGS 1
B. PURPOSE 1
C. DEFINITIONS 1-3
D. LICENSE REQUIRED 3
E. APPLICATION; INVESTIGATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE 3-4
F. STANDARDS FOR DENIAL 5
G. STANDARDS FOR SUSPENSION; REVOCATION 5
H. AGE RESTRICTION 5
I. DISPLAY OF LICENSE 6
J. PROHIBITED SITES, SITE REQUIREMENTS 6
K. INTERIOR LAYOUT OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS 6-7
L. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES 8
M. DANCERS, AND OTHER PERFORMERS 8
N. ENFORCEMENT 8
O. SEVERABILITY 8
P. APPEALS 8
ARTICLE 10. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY (WTF) ORDINANCE
A. PURPOSE 1
B. APPLICABILITY 1
C. APPLICATION PROCESS 1-4
ARTICLE 11. SHORELAND ZONING
1. PURPOSES 1
2. AUTHORITY 1
3. APPLICABILITY 1
4. EFFECTIVE DATE 2
A. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS 2
5. AVAILABILITY 2
6. SEVERABILITY 2
7. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ORDINANCES 2
8. AMENDMENTS 2
9. DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP 3
A. OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP 3
B. SCALE OF MAP 3
C. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP 3
D. CHANGES TO THE OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP 3
10. INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 4
11. LAND USE REQUIREMENTS 4
12. NON-CONFORMANCE 4
A. PURPOSE 4
B. GENERAL 4
C. NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES 4
D. NON-CONFORMING USES 7
E. NON-CONFORMING LOTS 7
13. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS 8
A. RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8
B. LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 10
C. LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 10
D. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES/MARITIME ACTIVITIES DISTRICT 11
E. STREAM PROTECTION DISTRICT 11
14. TABLE OF LAND USES 12
15. LAND USE STANDARDS 14
A. MINIMUM LOT STANDARDS 14
B. PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES 15
C. PIERS, DOCKS, WHARVES, BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND USES EXTENDING OVER OR BEYOND THE NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE OF A WATER BODY OR WITHIN A WETLAND 18
D. CAMPGROUNDS 19
E. INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE CAMPSITES 19
F. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES 20
G. PARKING AREAS 21
H. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS 21
I. SIGNS 23
J. STORM WATER RUNOFF 24
K. SEPTIC WASTE DISPOSAL …………………………………………………………… 24
L. ESSENTIAL SERVICES 24
M. MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION 25
N. AGRICULTURE 26
O. TIMBER HARVESTING 29
P. CLEARING OR REMOVAL OF VEGETATION FOR ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TIMBER HARVESTING 39
Q. EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL 41
R. SOILS 42
S. WATER QUALITY 42
T. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE 42
16. ADMINISTRATION 43
A. ADMINISTERING BODIES AND AGENTS 43
B. PERMITS REQUIRED 43
C. PERMIT APPLICATION 43
D. PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING PERMITS 44
E. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS 45
F. EXPIRATION OF PERMIT 46
G. INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE 46
H. APPEALS 46
J. ENFORCEMENT 49
17. DEFINITIONS 50