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Section 14
Section 14.   Table of Land Uses

All land use activities, as indicated in Table 1, Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone, shall conform with 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      --      Requires permit issued by the Planning Board
CEO     --      Requires permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer
LPI     --      Requires permit issued by the Local Plumbing Inspector

Abbreviations:  RP _ Resource Protection
                LR _ Limited Residential
                SP _ Stream Protection



TABLE 1.  LAND USES IN THE SHORELAND ZONE
Land Uses
SP
RP
LR
1. Non-Intensive recreational uses not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing, and hiking
yes
yes
yes
2. Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails
yes
yes
yes
3. Forest management activities except for timber harvesting
CEO
CEO
CEO
4. Timber Harvesting
CEO
CEO
CEO
5. Clearing of vegetation for approved construction and other allowed uses
CEO
CEO1
CEO
6. Fire prevention activities
CEO
CEO
CEO
7. Wildlife management practices
yes
yes
yes
8. Soil and water conservation practices
yes
yes
yes
9. Mineral exploration
no
CEO
CEO
10. Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction
no
PB3
PB
11. Surveying and resource analysis
yes
yes
yes
12. Emergency operations
yes
yes
yes
13. Agriculture
yes2    
yes2    
yes2    
14. Aquaculture
PB
PB
PB
15.
a. Principal structures and uses One and two family residential
CEO4
no
CEO
b. Small non-residential facilities for educational, scientific, or nature interpretation purposes
CEO4
CEO
CEO
16. Structures accessory to allowed uses
CEO4
CEO
CEO
17.
a. Piers, docks, wharves, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high-water line or within a wetland Temporary
CEO
CEO
CEO
b. Permanent
PB
PB
PB
18. Conversions of seasonal residences to year round residences
CEO9
no
CEO9
19. Home Occupations
PB
no
PB
20. Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses
CEO
no
CEO
21. Essential services
PB5
PB5
PB
22. Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses
yes
yes
yes
23. Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development
PB
PB
PB
24. Individual, private campsites
CEO
CEO
CEO
25. Campgrounds
no
no6
PB
26. Road and driveway construction
CEO9
no7
CEO9
27. Parking facilities
no
no6
PB
28. Filling and earthmoving of <10 cubic yards
CEO
CEO
CEO8
29. Filling and earthmoving of >10 cubic yards
CEO9
CEO9
CEO9
30. Signs
CEO
CEO
CEO
31. Uses similar to allowed uses
CEO
CEO
CEO
32. Uses similar to uses requiring a CEO permit
CEO
CEO
CEO
33. Uses similar to uses requiring a PB permit
PB
PB
PB
34. Farm Stand
no
no
CEO*
35. Mobile Vendor
no
no
CEO+
36. Marine Refueling Facilities for boats (seaplanes excluded)
no
no
PB
37. Temporary Structures
CEO
CEO
CEO

                                
1       In RP, not permitted within 75 feet of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.

2       See further restrictions regarding soil and water conservation plan in Section 15(M) below.

3       In RP not permitted in areas so designated because of wildlife value.

4       Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.
5       See further restrictions in Section 15(K)(2) below.

6       Except when area is zoned for resource protection due to flood plain criteria in which case a permit is required from the PB.

7       Except to provide access to permitted uses within the district, or where no reasonable alternative route or location is available outside the RP area, in which
        case a permit is required from the PB.

8       Not permitted within 75 feet of the normal high water mark.

9       Planning Board has 7 days to decide if Shoreland Zoning application should come before the Planning Board.

*       Subject to the provisions of Article V, Section 402.28_10 of the Zoning Ordinance.
+       Subject to the provisions of Chapter 212.


NOTE:   A person performing any of the following activities shall require a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to Title 38 M.R.S.A., Section 480_C, if the activity occurs in, on, over or adjacent to any freshwater wetlands, great pond, river, stream or brook and operates in such a manner that material or soil may be washed into them:

A.      Dredging, bulldozing, removing or displacing soil, sand vegetation or other materials.
B.      Draining or otherwise dewatering;
C.      Filling, including adding sand or other material to a sand dune; or
D.      Any construction or alteration of any permanent structure.



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